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101 Ways to Make You Smile For 2008
comment 19 Comments January 5, 2008 – 5:09 am
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Zang of My Consoling Asylum tagged me with this viral infectious post! (I made a similar entry entitled The Best Things in Life which will also bring a smile thinking about our blessings in life that we often take for granted…) It’s a bit of a looong list so I suggest skimming through the best ones or go back to it again some time!

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01. Call an old friend, just to say hi.

02. Hold a door open for a stranger.

03. Invite someone to lunch.

04. Compliment someone on his or her appearance.

05. Ask a coworker for their opinion on a project.

06. Bring cookies to work.

07. Let someone cut in during rush hour traffic.

08. Leave a waitress or waiter a big tip.

09. Tell a cashier to have a nice day.

10. Call your parents.

11. Let someone know you miss them.

12. Treat someone to a movie.

13. Let a person know you really appreciate them.

14. Visit a retirement center.

15. Take a child to the zoo.

16. Fill up your spouse’s car with gas.

17. Surprise someone with a small gift.

18. Leave a thank-you note for the cleaning staff at work.

19. Write a letter to a distant relative.

20. Tell someone you thought about them the other day.

21. Put a dime in a stranger’s parking meter before the time expires.

22. Bake a cake for a neighbor.

23. Send someone flowers to where they work.

24. Invite a friend to tea.

25. Recommend a good book to someone.

26. Donate clothing to a charity.

27. Offer an elderly person a ride to where they need to go.

28. Bag your own groceries at the checkout counter.

29. Give blood.

30. Offer free baby-sitting to a friend who’s really busy or just needs a break.

31. Help your neighbor rake leaves or shovel snow.

32. Offer your seat to someone when there aren’t any left.

33. Help someone with a heavy load.

34. Ask to see a store’s manager and comment on the great service.

35. Give your place in line at the grocery store to someone who has only a few items.

36. Hug someone in your family for no reason.

37. Wave to a child in the car next to you.

38. Send a thank-you note to your doctor.

39. Repeat something nice you heard about someone else.

40. Leave a joke on someone’s answering machine.

41. Be a mentor or coach to someone.

42. Forgive a loan.

43. Fill up the copier machine with paper after you’re done using it.

44. Tell someone you believe in them.

45. Share your umbrella on a rainy day.

46. Welcome new neighbors with flowers or a plant.

47. Offer to watch a friend’s home while they’re away.

48. Ask someone if they need you to pick up anything while you’re out shopping.

49. Ask a child to play a board game, and let them win.

50. Ask an elderly person to tell you about the good old days.

51. During bad weather, plan an indoor picnic with the family.

52. Buy someone a goldfish and bowl.

53. Compliment someone on their cooking and politely ask for a second helping.

54. Dance with someone who hasn’t been asked.

55. Tell someone you mentioned them in your prayers.

56. Give children’s clothes to another family when your kids outgrow them.

57. Deliver extra vegetables from your garden to the whole neighborhood.

58. Call your spouse just to say, I love you.

59. Call someone’s attention to a rainbow or beautiful sunset.

60. Invite someone to go bowling.

61. Figure out someone’s half-birthday by adding 182 days, and surprise them with a cake.

62. Ask someone about their children.

63. Tell someone which quality you like most about them.

64. Brush the snow off of the car next to yours.

65. Return your shopping cart to the front of the store.

66. Encourage someone’s dream, no matter how big or small it is.

67. Pay for a stranger’s cup of coffee without them knowing it.

68. Leave a love letter where your partner will find it.

69. Ask an older person for their advice.

70. Offer to take care of someone’s pet while they’re away.

71. Tell a child you’re proud of them.

72. Visit a sick person, or send them a care package.

73. Join a Big Brother or Sister program.

74. Leave a piece of candy on a coworker’s desk.

75. Bring your child to work with you for the afternoon.

76. Give someone a recording of their favorite music.

77. Email a friend some information about a topic they are especially interested in.

78. Give someone a homemade gift.

79. Write a poem for someone.

80. Bake some cookies for your local fire or police department.

81. Organize a neighborhood cleanup and have a barbecue afterwards.

82. Help a child build a birdhouse or similar project.

83. Check in on an old person, just to see if they’re okay.

84. Ask for the recipe after you eat over at someone’s house.

85. Personally welcome a new employee at work and offer to take them out for lunch.

86. While in a car, ask everyone to buckle up because they are important to you.

87. Let someone else eat the last slice of cake or pizza.

88. Stop and buy a drink from a kid’s lemonade stand.

89. Forgive someone when they apologize.

90. Wave to someone looking for a parking space when you’re about to leave a shopping center.

91. Send a copy of an old photograph to a childhood friend.

92. Leave a pint of your spouse’s favorite flavor of ice cream in the freezer with a bow on it.

93. Do a household chore that is usually done by someone else in the family.

94. Be especially happy for someone when they tell you their good news.

95. Compliment a coworker on their role in a successful project.

96. Give your spouse a spontaneous back rub at the end of the day.

97. Serve someone in your family breakfast in bed.

98. Ask someone if they’ve lost weight.

99. Make a donation to a charity in someone’s honor.

100. Take a child to a ballgame.

And last, but not least…

101. Forward the list to at least 10 of your friends, or post to your blog and tag the ones who tagged you with it (that’s a sure way to make one smile! )…

I’d like to make the following people smile with some link love :-)

My Consoling Asylum | The Chronicles of a Pinay Dreamer | Digital Guide for Techie Ladies | My Emotional Recycle Bin | Snippets of a Quaint Quill | Stacie’s Blog | The Zen Bitch Speaks | Joan Joyce Says… | Bituwinfish Unwritten | Ink blots Life Unravelled | Linky Love | Pulse by Em Dy | Comics Mix | Ansichtskarten and more | Blogs That Follow | Literary Ek-Ek | Jesie Blog Journey | Malawika | Julia Aquino Blog | Thinking Out Loud | Not a Lawyer | Being Human | PJ Bacolod | 100% Batangueno | Jericho Central | Soapbox Spectacle | Filipina Images | Cyberpunk’s So-called Life | Tech at Hand | No Need For ink | I am Rozeh | Potpourri | Prudence and Madness| Modern Musings | Webbyman | Flygirl | Warmstone | Waliz Diary | Mental Stimulation | JMom | Pusang Maganda | A Linux Sysad Blog |

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19 Responses to “ 101 Ways to Make You Smile For 2008 ”

  1. thanks for linking back! happy new year!

    By Zang (1 comments.) on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply
  2. Thanks for the link love :)

    By Dexter (1 comments.) on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply
  3. you’re most welcome Zang and Dexter! Happy New year! :-)

    By Eam on Jan 6, 2008 | Reply
  4. Hey there, thank you so much for the link love :)

    By Ann (1 comments.) on Jan 7, 2008 | Reply
  5. HI Ann. You’re welcome! :-)

    By Eam on Jan 9, 2008 | Reply
  6. great advice for new year :) ..its cool that u live in the us.permanently live there now?or study there

    By nUUr (1 comments.) on Jan 10, 2008 | Reply
  7. Hi nUUr! just got lucky i guess… i live here in the US permanently now. thanks for checking out this blog! happy 2008! :-)

  8. hi! I hope its ok that I post this in my blog as well =)

    By cathy (1 comments.) on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
  9. blog hopping and a nice site you’ve got here. keep it up and thanks for visiting my site too!

    By VeRTiTO (1 comments.) on Jan 15, 2008 | Reply
  10. Ika nga ng Beatles, all we need is love. I believe that we need more positivity in our country. And these are simple but effective ways to make that happen. Let’s spread the love! :-)

    By lestercavestany (2 comments.) on Jan 31, 2008 | Reply
  11. nice list:)

    By hiro (1 comments.) on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
  12. Hi there! You have an interesting blog. I’ll add you to my list and hope you’ll add me to yours too… see u around!

    By jona (1 comments.) on Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
  13. Hello Jona! Thanks. I just added you on my blog roll too… :-)

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