Are you searching for a new holiday tradition? Here is one worth serious consideration:
Join the movement #GivingTuesday . . . start a tradition . . . make a connection and share.
The holiday season has arrived. Thanksgiving is already in our rear-view mirror and the retail frenzy has begun! Searching for your next position during this busy season can certainly elevate your stress levels. Even as you enjoyed a moment of quiet thankfulness last Thursday, you could feel your stress level increasing. You began thinking about what came next — shopping, decking the halls, holiday networking events. Or, you began to sense the New Year is almost here and you still don’t have the offer you want!
However, you can lower your stress level based on the decisions you make.
Choose to drop your stress level by helping others. Yes, that’s right; lower your stress by sharing.
Today is the second #GivingTuesday. What is it all about? It is simple.
#GivingTuesday is about giving. It’s about people making a choice to share what they have to help others.
You can learn more about this movement and follow updates @GivingTues on Twitter. Also, here is a great post where you can read more about the movement.
You can make #GivingTuesday whatever you wish. I am adding this tradition to my calendar and I invite you to join me.
Here are my Tuesday plans:
- 24 simple acts of kindness, shared within my community, to help others. Simple choices that are easy to execute.
- Sharing a smile with everyone I see. Sharing a smile takes focus and all it will cost me is a few extra muscle movements during the day.
- At the end of the day, I will be sharing a brief presentation with Habitat for Humanity. Why Habitat for Humanity? Simple. I believe having safe, affordable housing helps make a difference in the lives of others.
Will you join me on #GivingTuesday?
No preparation is needed. Just set the intention, focus and share. You can simply share a smile, a tweet or a bit of your time.
I’d love to hear what you think about #GivingTuesday and, if you elect to join the movement, what you shared.
This is a great idea, Cindy. I’d never heard of it before, but it does sound doable…
I think I would choose:
1) Share a smile with people I encounter
2) Stop and talk to my elderly neighbors (they always like company)
3) After I get trained as a volunteer at Hospice, do so on Tuesdays
Lilia, I love what you will do with #GivingTuesday. Thanks for sharing what you plan to do and for sharing what you have with others.
It really is amazing what a simple smile can do, and it’s free, easy and helps to lower your stress level and your receiver’s. What a great reminder.