Picked up someone's job - 31st Day

Picked up someone's job for half a day

Picked up one of my colleague's work as he was not in today and there was his work piling up. I picked up his job and stayed a little late to finish it. This will help him tomorrow , where he would not have to come to a lot of work already on his plate and everything backed up. 

A little help to one of our colleagues around and making someone's work a little easier, if it takes a little of your time, then why not.

Hand Written Letters to my parents - 30th Day

Hand Written letters

Wrote hand written letters to my mom and my dad appreciating all they did for me and thanking them for being the best parents ever. I wrote this letter in hindi, after a very long time , I am sure I have made tons of mistakes but I know they will understand every word of it. This letter was reminding them all they did for me since childhood and how their teaching became my nature. I got my "Never Give Up" attitude from my mom who always taught me to fight against any situation and to get up and keep going all the time. She taught me to be happy in any condition and things would work out for me, which they did. My dad taught me to be a good person, "Good deed a day" is actually my dad's nature, he loves to help people around and he is the person who would do anything for anyone, without giving a second thought. I am a big part of my parents character and 2 great human beings best mix :)

Thank you Mummy and Daddy , I love you a lot. 

Note: Mummy , daddy your letters will reach you very soon

Asking for forgiveness - 29th Day

Asking for Forgiveness - 29th Day

 

Ok, I have to admit, this was the toughest one up till now. I had to ask for forgiveness from an old friend of mine , which I have been postponing for very long time. It took a lot of courage to get this act together and to send the message across as I wanted to. It was not easy at all, as this friend was a very close friend and we had part ways due to my behavior. I am sure I must have hurt my friend a lot and it has been over 10 years now, it is about time.

I would have preffered a face to face forgiveness but as it was not possible, I sent a message and asked for forgiveness. I needed my closure and wanted to send this message across. I hope I get my friend back and the forgiveness I asked for.

We all are humans , we all make mistakes and knowingly or unknowingly we hurt our loved ones. Asking forgiveness with the full intention of not repeating again and making sure that you understand what you have done might have cause pain in their lives. Asking for forgiveness and then giving forgiveness both are good deeds in itself.

Donating used glasses - 28th Day

Donating prescription glasses to 3rd world countries - 28th Day

 

I have been wearing glasses for several years, I have some old pairs lying around, thought it would be nice to donate my un-used glasses which someone can bring to use. Costco accepts donations and gives away our un-used glasses to 3rd world countries for us. This was the good opportunity to donate them , so that it can be useful for someone else.

 

Paid for someone behind us - 27th Day

Paid for someone behind us in the Coffee Drive through - 27th Day

We were getting our coffee today, thought it would be a nice gesture to pay for car behind us. A small treat once in a while it would be nice to receive, specially when it is totally unexpected.

Helped someone grow - 26th Day

Helped someone grow - 26th Day

Donated money to someone in Africa, who can start his own business with help of group investment and would try to pay back once his business takes off.

I always believed in teaching someone to fish, rather than handing him a fish. So, I was against just giving away money to anyone just like that, but if this gives a kickstart to start someone's business/ career and they are going to try to payback, it made sense to me.  This website is called kiva.org , which helps people start businesses mostly in 3rd world countries with the help of group donation, and sends a track of how and when they will pay back. It just made sense logically that someone would not take your money and misuse it , but would thrive to achieve their goal and would look into paying back to people who tried to help them grow.

Flowers for a stranger - 25th Day

Flowers for a stranger:

These are the flowers I got it from a store the other day and I took a bunch this morning and gave it our bus driver thanking him for being who he is. I think it came as a surprise for him, but he accepted it and placed it right in front of him. It had pleasant smell and it would make him smile and help him de-stress himself in his peak time.

Some jobs can be stressful and it can get on to you, it is more scary if that job effects tons of people. Its a chain reaction, if a bus driver is happy, all his passengers of the day (which can be a huge number) will be happy too. If a bus driver is upset or annoyed , it can ruin tons of people's day. It is a chain reaction for everything.

Chain reaction even works for Good Deeds, check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU

Jan 25th, 2013

Called Elderly Uncle and helped a friend - 24th Day

Called an elderly uncle and helped a friend over the phone

  

Called an elderly uncle after a very long time, to see how he was feeling. He was a little upset as he had just lost his brother couple of weeks ago. When I was talking to him, thought Nizar (my husband) and I could cheer him up. Added my husband on the call and we both tried to make him smile. We even invited him to come over and have dinner with us some day. By the end of the call , he left with a big smile. 

Next , one of my friends was stuck with a task on hand and needed some technical support :) I took her call and started "Thank you for calling Dell Support, how can I help you mam" :) lol. Got her up and running and resolved her issue.

Just one call can get someone out of their troubles and make them smile. So, why wait? Pick up the phone and make a call to your loved one and make them smile today:)

Jan 24th, 2013 

Wrote a Poem - 23rd Day

Wrote a Poem:

Good Deed a Day
 
Good deed a day,
Takes all my sorrows away
 
Good deed a day,
Brings happiness and makes me say:
 
Bring a smile on someone's face,
Pull someone out of that lost maze.
 
Hold the hand for someone in need,
Share a hug and a nice good deed.
 
Spark that twinkle in your neighbor's eyes,
Take away all the sad good byes.
 
Look deep down at someone's heart,
And see their inner most hurt part.
 
Lend that shoulder and wipe those eyes,
Before some loved one dies.
 
Care and share all you can,
Be that one who is a real man.
 
Stand up and make that first move,
To really help someone, not just to prove.
 
Find all the ways to be a lot of fun,
Where you get to give a ton.
 
As giving reflects back to you,
Which will really broaden your view.
 
So why wait, lets touch the next heart you meet,

Enter that heart and make a permanent seat :)

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Wrote this poem as a message, passing it to all those who are waiting to take that one step to do good deed a day and starting a ripple effect of love, happiness and care. 

Jan 23rd, 2013

Donated food to local food bank - 22nd Day

Donated food to our local food bank:

     

Today we went to Walmart to do our groceries, I noticed there was a Food Bank Donation bin. I thought that this would be a good opportunity to donate some food to people in need. Specially in our winter, it would be nice to have soup and pasta. My husband and I, went around collected some non perishable food and then donated it to our local food bank. Hope this helps people in need and may be someone will not have to go to sleep without the basic necessity of life.

Basic necessity of life should be the right of humans, we all should have basic needs fulfilled. Lets build a city , a country, a world of people with at least basic needs met. I would like to take this opportunity to thank to the greatest power, for giving us such a great life.

Jan 22nd, 2013