Altruistic August

Let's create a wave of kindness to spread around the world.  

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Set an intention to be kind to others (and yourself) this month
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Send an uplifting message to someone you can't be with
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Be kind and supportive with everyone you interact with
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Ask someone how they feel and really listen to their reply
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Spend time wishing for other people to be happy and well
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Smile and be friendly to the people you see today
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Give time to help a project or cause you care about
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Make some tasty food today for someone who will appreciate it
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Thank someone you're grateful to and tell them why
10
Check in with someone who may be lonely or feeling anxious
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Share an encouraging news story to inspire others
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Contact a friend to let them know you're thinking of them
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No plans day! Be kind to yourself so you can be kind to others too
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Take an action to be kind to nature and care for our planet
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If someone annoys you, be kind. Imagine how they may be feeling
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Make a thoughtful gift as a surprise for someone
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Be kind online. Share positive and supportive comments
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Today do something to make life easier for someone else
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Be thankful for your food and the people who made it possible
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Look for the good in everyone you meet today
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Donate unused items, clothes or food to help a local charity
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Give people the gift of your full attention
23
Share an article, book or podcast you found helpful
24
Forgive someone who hurt you in the past
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Give your time, energy or attention to help someone in need
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Find a way to 'pay it forward' or support a good cause
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Notice when someone is down and try to brighten their day
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Have a friendly chat with someone you don't know very well
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Do something kind to help in your local community
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Give away something to help those who don't have as much as you
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Thanks to Peter Harper for coming up with the original calendar idea.

Many thanks also to the generous volunteers who have translated the calendars into other languages, including Lira Sejdini (Albanian), Billy Sisay (Amharic), Hamad Alarafati (Arabic), Leyla Iskandarova (Azerbaijani), Faria Mahbub (Bengali), Stiliyana Stoyanova (Bulgarian), Yun You, Chun Fat Huang & Guan Li Ming (Chinese), Suzana Kurtusic (Croatian), Gabriela Macova (Czech), Pia Lihme Petersen (Danish), Martine De Ruiter (Dutch), Siiri Saas (Estonian), Jaione Andueza Intxaurrondo (Euskera), Kirsi Paldanius (Finnish), Laurence De Olivera & Cécile Brevet (French), Tobias Polzin, Gunnar Kolley & Rika Tjakea Schütte (German), Ella Movshovitz (Hebrew), GopiKrishan Bali & Arti Kanwar (Hindi), Eva Fekete (Hungarian), Ingibjörg Loftsdóttir & Líney Árnadóttir (Icelandic), Lisa Samadikun (Indonesian), Andrea Magnabosco (Italian), Narumi Isoda (Japanese), Yoonji Kim (Korean), Kai Berdishaliev (Kyrgyz), Eva Viksna (Latvian), Joana Butenaite & Janina Sabaite (Lithuanian), Anastasija Gonchevska (Macedonian), Davaa Amgalanbaatar & Gunsenkhorol Battumur (Mongolian), Helle Marie Ottesen Hammervol (Norwegian), Lidia Golba (Polish), Ernesto Matos, Edson José Cortiano & Heide Castro (Portuguese), Iris Mihaila (Romanian), Yulia Ratnikova, Alexey Manichenko (Russian), Jasminka Begic (Serbian), Eric R. Maunze & Simone (Shona) Katka Makara (Slovak), Ana Resnik (Slovenian), Vicenç Rul.lan & Victòria Picó (Catalan & Spanish), Naima Skillingshage (Swedish), Ali Gülüm, (Turkish), Kate Rudenko & Tetiana Demydko (Ukranian), Chieu Anh Nguyen Hoang (Vietnamese) and Caron Lyn Williams, Mererid Davies (Welsh).

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