Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Full of Grace - Generosity Day



Last year, Sasha Dichter, Chief Innovation Officer for Acumen Fund, converted his month-long "Generosity Experiment" into a global Generosity Day. The idea was simple: to celebrate Valentine's Day as a day of "sharing love with everyone, of being generous to everyone, to see how it feels and to practice saying “Yes.” Let’s make the day about love, action and human connection – because we can do better than smarmy greeting cards, overpriced roses, and stressed-out couples trying to create romantic meals on the fly."

Sasha suggests, "Give to people on the street. Tip outrageously. Help a stranger. Write a note telling someone how much you appreciate them. Smile. Donate (more) to a cause that means a lot to you. Take clothes to GoodWill. Share your toys (grownups and kids). Be patient with yourself and with others. Replace the toilet paper in the bathroom. All generous acts count!"

Do something generous today - anything - and leave a comment telling me about it.  Or if you don't want to share details, just say that you'll participate.   I will chose one name at random and send you something to thank you. 

Happy Generosity Day!






12 comments:

  1. What do I do now with the swarmy card I bought?

    I won't share what I did this morning for my love but after I read this I ran out and bought a Box of Joe and pastries for my office. It's a start.

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  2. Love it! Happy Generosity Day!

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  3. I thought this was Singles Awareness Day, but I like this better. I will look for opportunities for random acts of kindness all day.

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  4. We are having a special food basket at the pantry today. So many lonely and needy people out there. Sign me up.

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  5. What a lovely idea to make Valentine's Day a day everyone can participate in, sharing love and connections. I'm in.

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  6. In my voice class today one of the students sang a song called "Geeks in Love" as a present to the class. It was perfect. We totally cracked up. LOL

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  7. Roses are Red
    Violets are Blue
    I made a donation to
    Komen, er, no, Planned Parenthood
    In honor of You.

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  8. Just when I was feeling bad that I have no one to share Valentine’s Day with you make me realize I do. Thank you for sharing this.

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  9. Can anonymous people join? I'm late in the day but will practice generosity all day tomorrow.

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  10. I substituted for a friend so he could have a special evening out with his honey. The great thing for me was that all the kids in the class were ecstatic to see me and I got a dozen hugs!

    I came out ahead on that deal!
    Love to you, my dear...

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  11. I believe in this. I gave a wandering musician a good tip. :)

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