Pass It On!
Dr. Karen Baker

If we remember and take the time to care for our own health and wellness we will have the energy and capacity to make a difference in the lives of others – those we know and care about – and even in the lives of complete strangers.

It is so easy for our days to become focused on the demands of our job and on the needs of our families and our households; we become task oriented and forget about the importance of little things.

Small random acts of kindness or caring really do make a difference in peoples’ lives, to others in our communities that we tend to only acknowledge as blurs we pass by on the road.

Challenge yourself this month to perform one good deed a day. Here are some suggestions:

 Pick up a discarded coffee cup and put it in the recycle or trash bin.
 Hold the door for someone as you enter or exit a building.
 Smile at the driver in the car next to you or the person you pass on the street.
 Give to a food drive for the homeless.
 Compliment a stranger on their garden.
 Make an online donation to victims of a natural disaster.
 Give one of your healthy homemade muffins to a co-worker.
 Help a child choose out-grown toys to donate to a shelter.

Often the opportunity to do a good deed will simply present itself – you just need to pay attention. The amazing thing is not only will you feel good about yourself, but such behaviour is contagious. Others who benefit from your kind act are more likely to also do something nice for someone else. We can make the world a kinder and healthier place, one smile at a time.

You can make a difference… Pass it on!