Take Action to Make Our World Beautiful Again

Have you lot e'er wondered how you lot can make the world a better place?

Or have you lot ever stressed over non being able to make Plenty of a deviation, and that you should be doing more than?

Here's a reminder that YOU matter and that it's the pocket-sized things that count.

One time upon a time I wanted to change the world.

I was so eager make a divergence, to help others, to make people happy, I felt like I just wasn't doing plenty.

Constantly feeling inadequate and comparing myself to all the amazing change makers I was surrounded by (and they were and still are INCREDIBLE), I wearied myself in comparisons and feelings of inadequacy and FOMO. Truth is I was a huge people pleaser, ever putting others before myself and my family unit. Simply that'southward a story for another day…

Just truth was until I took intendance of myself I was no good to anyone. The world even.

And so I realised my mistake.

No disrespect to the big thinkers, idea leaders and game changers, but personally, I was aiming too high and had missed the betoken completely.

Babe steps. Small-scale changes. Daily moments of kindness. LITTLE things. Those are what mattered.

When I started focussing on myself, on being the well-nigh authentic and real person I could be. Someone who was healthy (both physically and mentally), doing what she loved with people she loved, and who wasn't overdoing it past people pleasing and existence something she wasn't – that was when I realised I could make a deviation in the world in my own way.

Hither's fifty Minor Ways You lot Can Help Make the World a Better Place

1. Donate your time, skills or money to a crusade
2. Create a bee and bird friendly garden
3. Tell someone they did a good task. Amend withal, tell their boss!
4. Don't listen to, or participate in, gossip (on or offline)
5. Requite gifts without the expectation of anything in return
6. Prefer a rescue pet
7. Cook someone a hearty meal, either in person or get out it on their door footstep
8. Decrease your ecological footprint
9. Ask someone how they are, and give them your full attention – practice active listening
10. Share your knowledge with someone
11. Declutter, reuse, recycle or donate
12. Smile and say hello to everyone you pass on the street
13. Travel respectfully
14. Please pick upwards your canis familiaris poop (my personal pet peeve!)
15. Requite an elderly person some of your time – sit, talk, listen
16. Sprinkle kindness similar it's confetti
17. Share your own story of survival (because we've all fought our own battles that will strike a chord with someone else in the world). Here's role of mine
18. Don't litter
19. Treat everyone the way you would like to be treated. All of the time
20. Alive mindfully
21. Donate blood or plasma
22. Listen without passing judgement
23. Express gratitude often. Personally, I similar to make gratitude a habit!
24. Look subsequently those you beloved and tell them that yous love them frequently
25. Give upwards your seat to someone on the motorcoach or railroad train
26. Bulldoze patiently. It's non a race. And put away your telephone. Y'all don't need it when y'all drive!
27. Permit someone else their time to shine
28. Acquire more than about other cultures, faiths, ideas, languages, people, history
29. Be more considerate of others, whether you lot know them or not
30. Mentor someone for free
31. Write someone a thank you note (it could fifty-fifty be bearding!)
32. Don't buy trashy magazines or click on click-bait headlines
33. Help someone conduct their shopping numberless to the car
34. Ditch fast fashion and comprehend the slow fashion movement
35. If someone makes a mistake, gives you lot the wrong coffee, forgets to add sauce to your hot domestic dog, don't chide them. Tell them its ok. Everyone makes mistakes!
36. Spend less time online
37. Support your local music scene – become out to see some live bands or muso'south perform
38. Step through life with honesty and integrity
39. Read and tell positive stories, stories of hope, resilience and love
40. Spoilers aren't cool, and then don't be a dick i.e. telling someone the stop of Curiosity Terminate Game of Game of Thrones before they've had a chance to see it – not cool! (another of my pet peeves)
41. Focus on the positive
42. Accept fun. There's way as well much seriousness in the world, and past yous leading the way, others might only have fun likewise!
43. Spend 'unplugged' fourth dimension with your kids. Give them 100% of your attention
44. Requite hugs (with permission, of course!)
45. Create fine art. Pigment, sculpt, write a poem, produce a beautiful song. Share it with the globe… or just 1 special person
46. Instead of driving, walk, ride or catch the bus
47. Exist a positive role model to kids / people younger than you
48. Don't estimate others. Remember, you accept no idea what is really going on in someone'south life until you have walked in their shoes
49. Decrease your utilise of plastic
50. Do what you beloved. That alone will inspire others.

Just remember about it – if we all did 1 small-scale affair, even if it was but every now and and so, imagine the impact nosotros could have on the earth!

*Thanks to everyone who contributed ideas on how they would make the world a improve identify in a small way!

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