Gift of secret - 87th Day

Giving this life changing gift "The Secret - Law of attraction" book to a cousin . This book changed my life and my perspective of looking at things. I stand by this book and its principles. Love the concept and it works for me almost all the time. Hope this helps change her life too and make a difference in her life.

Helped couple of strangers on a forum - 86th Day

Today I logged in a forum on a specific field of interest to me. This specific forum is the place where I had little bit of experience in the discussion topic and I thought I can help someone. I used to follow this forum a lot, few months ago but gave up due to some personal reasons. I went back in read few posts and replied back to couple of strangers , helping them find their way out. Made sure they knew that they can come back to me if they needed any further help. It felt good and it helped me too.

Being empathetic - 85th Day

A friend seems be going through some rough times, seems like she has some issues in her life. Called her today, spoke to her for over an hour , got her to vent out everything and completely empathized with her. Made her feel in a special place and boosted her morale. Made sure she knew that she had a friend if she ever needs help and someone who completely understands what she is going through.

Fixed a carpet - 84th Day

Walking in the supermarket , saw this carpet folded over in front of the entrance door. People were walking over it or passing by it , it completely looked like a trip hazard, an accident waiting to happen.  This was the busy time too, people coming to do groceries after work , it was non stop traffic. I stopped and pulled it , straightened it up and cleared the way , before any more people walk by. Very small thing, but it was just the feeling that something could go wrong if this was not straightened up immediately.

Gave away our old TV and DVD player - 83rd Day

Gave away our old TV and DVD player to a relative who could possibly use it and enjoy some time. We have not used this TV for atleast couple of years now, if someone could make good use of it , why not. Its always nice to see people enjoy and have fun too :)

Observed Earth Hour - 82nd Day

We observed earth hour today at 8:30 pm est . We were watching a movie but we had an alarm set for that time. As soon as our alarm went off, we paused our movie, turned of TV, lights and unplugged all the electronics. One hour without technology, we just spent time singing and chatting with each other and lot of fun.

Invited relatives over - 81st Day

Invited relatives over to stay with us overnight and took care of them. Dinner, movie and made them comfortable. Made sure they felt at home and cheered them up.

Called a relative - 80th Day

Called a relative who just moved into our city and offered any kind of help needed. Checked to see how she was doing , how things were going on and offered to help. 

Being new in the city can sometimes be challenging and hard too, its always nice to help people who are still trying to get used to the new place and can gain from someone else's experience. 

Good Luck card - 79th Day

Got a good luck card for my cousin who is looking forward for some positive results on her hard work. Wishing her the best and hoping the best results for her. Card with full of love and sincere positive energy filled, I am sending this card via snail mail to her.

Gave away used clothes - 78th Day

Gave away all the used clothes to the donation collecting bins. These clothes go to 3rd world countries and help poor and needy .

Shared multimedia content - 77th Day

Shared multi media content with a friend who is not tech savvy and needed some content from us. Copied it over to her hard drive and shared it with her. 

Helped my sister pack - 76th Day

This entry is for yesterday, March 17th, 2013, I was unable to post it as I did not have much of internet access in the evening. 

My sister is going to India, so we went to help her pack and get her all ready for her trip. Did spend only couple of hours helping her but she was glad we were there to support her. Little sisters are always so cute, you want them to be strong but you want to help them too:)

Bought a BP machine for an older uncle - 75th Day

This content is for March 16th, 2013 , got delayed in posting this.
One of my uncle in India is getting older , so thought he could use a Blood Pressure machine. Got one for him and one for another cousin. These things in India are very valuable and could be handy to be careful about their health. These are the people who I miss a lot back home and would love to take care of them after my parents. As I can't be there physically, this is the way I try to compensate.

Gave best customer service - 74th Day

Helped this customer setup what she wanted and then went beyond regular support and helped her fix couple more issues. Took care of her and made sure she was comfortable. Educated her so that she can help herself in future. Stayed with her all the time until her issue was fully taken care of and till she verified she was happy. By the time I was done, she was super happy with the help provided and loved the education she received.

Helped a stranger on the bus - 73rd day

Today the bus was cramped up and there was absolutely no room to even stand properly on the bus. While I was trying to balance myself with all the pushing and people trying to get on and get off the bus, I noticed this older gentleman right in front of me barely able to hold on to the bar. He was trying really hard to stand and looked as if he was in real pain. Every 2 min, he would tightly close his eyes and would try to bare some kind of pain, you can see that he was not happy standing. I tapped on his shoulder and asked him if he wanted to sit, but he said he will manage standing. Then he started to share , that he had a cramp in his legg and it was hurting a lot . Just after that , a seat become available and I offered him to take that seat. Finally he sat and said this was very comforting for his legs. He thanked for being considerate and was happy that someone noticed his pain.

Gave away bus tickets - 72nd Day

I had some spare bus tickets which I used to keep for emergency as I have bus pass mostly. Realized my friend who usually takes car , took the bus to meet up with me. I gave away my bus tickets to her to use, hope it helped her.

Truly listening - 71st Day

Called up a friend and met up with her for coffee. Took time to thank her for all that she did for me and I was a true listener today. I was fully listening and was present in her conversation without being judgemental and without assuming things. I was with her completely , letting her know that she meant a lot to me. She was a little upset but atleast sharing made her feel a little light and more happier after the conversation. 

Listening is an art . Listening and being there for someone without being judgemental is the best thing you can do to them. 

Helped a homeless person - 70th Day

After leaving work when I was walking down the street towards my bus stop, I saw a homeless person asking for some change. I see him all the time but never did anything, as I was always against it. I believe people should earn their own money with their hard work. Oh well, not sure what struck me today, I wanted to help this homeless person and gave all the change I had in my pockets. Hope he can feed himself atleast one meal and have a good night sleep.

Give up watching TV for a month - 69th Day

I have been getting into this bad habit of watching TV and ignoring important things in life. Today I decided to stop watching TV for a month that is from March 11th, 2013 to April 11th, 2013. In this spare time when I used to watch TV, I am going to concentrate on good things and how I can change different aspects of my life and help anyone I can in any way I can.

Helped a friend deliver furniture - 68th Day

One of our friends needed to get his furniture from IKEA but did not have a bigger car to move his stuff. We offered our car and helped him move his stuff home. 

Offered a friend to use our garage - 67th Day

My husband's friend wanted to work on his shelves and needed some room to get his work done. My husband and I offered our garage for him to use for his work . I also took care of his little one for some time when they were busy getting the raw material in the garage  and gave some freshly made food for his wife.

Things and spare places that can be used and re-used to help someone, is a great way of sharing and making optimum utilization of resources. 

Tipped generously my hair stylist - 66th Day

Today when I went for my hair cut, I genuinely took interest in my stylist's talks and listened to her say about her dream wedding. She did a great job and I thanked her dearly. When it was time for tipping , I generously tipped her for her to make sure, she did a great job and how much I appreciate her work. 

I was always against tipping, I used to think people should get paid for what they do what is the point of tipping them, but I think I felt like I wanted to tip her and felt it right to do it. I do not have a valid argument but sometimes it feels right to do things, then go with your gut feeling and do it.

Recycled every bit of it - 65th Day

I usually recycle paper , cardboard , plastic and bottles but today I recycled every small bit of it .Made sure nothing that could be recycled goes in garbage, everything separated to be recycled properly. Paper and plastic in recycle bins. 

Recycling to make our planet a better place to live in . If everyone recycled in the world we would leave a little smaller carbon footprint in this world for our kids.

Waved at a little boy - 64th Day

This morning while going to work, I saw this little boy going to school all by himself . I looked out of my car and waved at him good bye , until he noticed. When he noticed, he looked at me , smiled and waved back. This got a smile on his face and I loved his expression .Just a simple wave can make someone smile, loved it.

Commented 3 different people on facebook - 63rd Day

Commented people on facebook. Today when I logged in on facebook, picked up 3 different people on facebook and liked their pics and wrote genuine comments on their pictures. Expressed loved and happiness for them and mention genuinely how lovely they looked. 

Being genuine is the true way to compliment someone, as when you are not genuine and making things up, even a toddler can catch that, so be genuine and say it with a loving heart.

Wished an aunt over video chat - 62nd Day

 

Wished an aunt at midnight who lives in a different country and as we could not be there physically, we wished her via Google Hangout. We even burnt a candle here and she blew it over our video chat call. We sang the birthday song for her and made here super happy, she was actually in tears of joy. 

Technology these days could really do wonders, I love how it binds people even if we are far far away from them. No reasons, no excuses, we can just do it.

Complimented a stranger - 61st Day

Today when we were shopping , I saw this sales girl who was always smiling even when she was frustrated with all the customers trying to annoy her. I saw she was being really patient and nice to everyone in the store. I stood there for almost about half an hour checking clothes but all throughout she was just being a sweetheart.

I went to her and told her what a nice person she was and I told her I was really touched with her attitude of smiling all the time even when it was tough for her to do. I even told her that she has an art of being so jolly and charming with any kind of situation and She smiled and said , I don't see a reason to be upset for anything, that actually in turn made my day.

Recorded a video for a cousin's wedding - 60th Day

Recorded a personal video message for a cousin's wedding and sent it to her as we cannot attend her wedding. Gathered all the cousins and relatives and did a combined video. It is just a special personalized thing to do , when you are far far away , but you still  want to make them feel you are part of it.

Making someone's big day a special one when you are so far away , using technology breaking all the barriers, another way of doing a good deed.