Messing about with empathy
Day 8 – Today, wear jingle bells. Wear just one to show a little spirit and lots to show a TON of Christmas spirit. I love bells, especially little tinkling ones. I wear them on my Santa hat. I wear them on bracelets. My cats wear them. They make a pleasant sound that makes me…
Day 7 – Today, wish everyone you see a Merry Christmas. Don’t forget children and animals. Or wish everyone, “Happy Hanukkah.” Or “Happy Yule.” Or “Happy Bodhi Day.” There are so many religions in the world (I couldn’t even find a definite number), and most of them have an observance in December. Saying “Happy Holidays”…
Day 6 – Do a good deed. Good deeds are those little things that don’t have to be done, but you do anyway. Try to do three today. How often do you do a job at home and then point it out so that your spouse will thank you? How often do you grumble because…
Day 5 – Write a letter to Santa. How does he know what you want if you don’t tell him? Read them out loud when you are done so Santa can hear you. Yes, Virginia, I do believe in Santa Claus. Quantum physics makes his Christmas Eve trip work. If you want the details, check…
Day 4 – Give to the poor. Does that foodbank need some canned food? Do you have some clothes that could be donated? Donate every time you see a Salvation Army bell ringer. I thought I would find out why the Salvation Army kettles are red, but apparently, they just are. The idea of collecting…
Day 3 – Try something new. Have you ever eaten Greek food? Try it. Or try anything you’ve never done. Broadening your horizon is a present to yourself. I love trying new things. Setting up the Footle and Grok podcast has forced me to try a lot of new programs, and I haven’t mastered them…
Day 2 – Pray for peace. Try to make it a daily habit. That seems pretty self-explanatory, which is good because I have big news to share. Footle and Grok is now a podcast! That’s right. Starting today, you can listen to Footle and Grok as well as read it. Right now, the podcast is…
I’m fighting fleas right now. We’ve made progress since we fogged the house while the kittens were at the vet. They also have flea collars and have stopped scratching. I realized I know nothing about fleas. They may be a pest, but they’re still animals just trying to live and reproduce. I hope these flea…
It’s World Hello Day. Unlike a lot of odd holidays, this one was created in 1973 to promote world peace. I can get behind that. All you have to do is say hello to people, friends and strangers. I don’t say hello, but I always give a nod and a smile to people that I…
I missed an important countdown date. As of today, there are forty-nine days left in 2019. Yowser! Not even fifty. How are your goals going? I, of course, am behind on everything but my reading goal (I knocked that one out of the park.) As I always say, the year’s not over until the ball…