This beauty popped up on its own. My yard, our sky!
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' "
— Martin Luther King Jr.
I’m always intrigued when others do something incredibly kind without anyone knowing “who did it.”
Here are a variety of ways to anonymously share some goodness.
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Pay a needy family’s electric bill.
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Leave a basket of fresh produce on a neighbor’s doorstep.
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Donate bouquets of flowers to a food bank.
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Sneak a generous tip into a jar at a coffee shop.
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Create a scholarship for children to attend summer camp.
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Fix a broken fence for a neighbor.
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Join together with friends and spruce up a friend’s yard.
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Arrange for a cake to be delivered to your office.
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Send someone a gift card through the mail.
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Leave a cup of coffee or tea on a coworker’s desk.
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Write someone a thank you letter.
- Donate books to a new teacher.
No one will ever know it’s you! Now it’s your turn to share your ideas.
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Joseph Villa wrote on 07.18.12, 11:27am:
One of my personal favorites is paying for the order of the car behind me in the drive-thru.
Heather Villa wrote on 07.18.12, 11:39am:
I like that one! Thanks! Another favorite of mine - is paying for someone else to cross a toll bridge. Readers, I'd love to read about more ideas!
Heather Villa
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You might like to check out Smile Cards, if you haven't seen them before. (http://www.helpothers.org/cards.php) They're a kind of business card for people who do anonymous pay-it-forward good efforts for other people. Smile Cards are a project of ServiceSpace, and they've recently hit the 1 million Smile Card mark (http://www.servicespace.org/blog/view.php?id=9342).