What the World Needs Now

Tell someone close to you how much you love them, even if you’re sure they already know.

Love Lifts You Up

If you have frequent flier miles you are not planning to use, give them to service members who

have been injured in the line of duty and need to be flown to proper medical treatment. This can

also enable family members to visit them. Check out fisherhouse.org to discover all you need to

know about Fisher House Foundation’s Hero Miles Program. Love has an enormous power to

heal, so sharing your unused miles stretches your love a mighty long way!

Lend an Ear

Counselors can contribute enormously to our troops when they return from their service term. I

honestly think my ex-Marine dad had PTSD. Post-traumatic stress was not even acknowledged

until long after the Vietnam War, and only through the hard work of many activists. Therapists

and mental health professionals can really help our military veterans by volunteering their own

services through the organization Give an Hour (giveanhour.org) and this is extremely helpful to

families of vets. Listening can change lives for the better in a big way.

Karma On Wheels

Slow down and let other drivers merge and go ahead of you. Allow every pedestrian to amble

across the street, the slower the better. Is that extra five minutes of driving time going to ruin

your life? No, but being a patient, safe, and nice driver will make the ride all the more pleasant

and will send a ray of goodness in your wake.

Look Up!

Put down your smartphone and make eye contact, person to person. Nowadays, I consider that

a major act of kindness and courtesy, as well.

Veg Out

Have you heard of “food desserts”? I certainly never did until reading last year in The New York Times about entire swaths of urban areas with nothing but corner stores filled with processed, packaged foods and no produce whatsoever. I started paying attention and it is true. There is something you can do about it. By making a donation to WholesomeWave.org, they will provide fresh fruits and veggies to those underserved communities. How great is that? Actually, it is even better,as Wholesome Wave obtains their organic produce from small and mid-sized farmers.

Be a Good on Your Own Block

Make a list of small things you can do around your house and place of work to conserve energy

and water, stop waste, and increase the recycling. Then start doing them!