these suggestions are shamelessly stolen from The House of All Sinners and Saints at http://www.patheos.org/blogs/nadia-bolz-weber/house
1. pray for your enemies
2. walk, carpool, bus
3. don’t turn on the car radio
4. give $20 to a non-profit
(Sunday)
5. spend 5 minutes of silence at noon
6. look out the window and find the beauty you didn’t notice before
7. give away 5 items of your clothing
8. no bitching
9. do someone else’s chores
10. buy some $5 fast food gift cards to give away
(Sunday)
11. call an old friend
12. pray the paper
13. read Psalm 139 bible.oremus.org
14. pay a few sincere compliments
15. bring your own mug
16. educate yourself about human trafficking www.praxis.org
(Sunday)
17. forgive someone
18. internet diet
19. change on lightbulb to a CFL
20. try morning or evening prayer daily office.wordpress.com
21 ask for help
22. tell what you are grateful for
(Sunday)
23. write a thank you note for your favorite teacher
24. read Psalm 121 bible.oremus.org
25. bake a cake
26. no shopping day
27. light a virtual candle http://rejesus.co.uk/spirituality/post prayer
28. light an actual candle
(Sunday)
29 introduce yourself to a neighbor
30. invest in canvas bags for the grocery store
31. donate your old stuff to the Habitat Restore
32. donate art supplies to an elementary school
33. read John 8: 1-11 bible.oremus.org
34. worship at a friend’s church, mosque, or temple and look for the beauty
(Sunday)
35. confess a secret
36. no sugar day
37. give $20 to a non-profit
38. learn about a saint www.catholic.org/saints
39. pray for peace
40. pray for your enemies (surely you have some new ones by now) and decide which of these you’ll keep.
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