{"id":603,"date":"2016-10-11T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamibrumbaugh.com\/?p=603"},"modified":"2016-10-10T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:36:48","slug":"30-ways-to-focus-on-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/?p=603","title":{"rendered":"30 Ways to Focus on Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"helping-others-cartoon-pic\"<\/p>\n

Sometimes ways to help others just occur naturally. If I see a lady juggling a baby, a diaper bag, and a fussy toddler and she\u2019s approaching a door, I will instinctively open the door for her. I remember what it was like to wish I had three hands. Maybe you do, too.<\/p>\n

There are times, however, when I want to keep my eyes off myself, but I just don\u2019t have ideas bubbling through my brain on how to make a positive difference. I may not always have the time or the resources to go on a mission trip to Africa, but I can always offer a bit of sunshine. I decided that a list might inspire me when I\u2019m stumped for ideas. Maybe the list will inspire you as well.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Find someone at work or school who looks lonely and talk to them.<\/li>\n
  2. If you\u2019re sitting waiting your turn to eat at a restaurant, give your seat to someone else.<\/li>\n
  3. Compliment someone.<\/li>\n
  4. Give someone a hug.<\/li>\n
  5. Contact someone who you haven\u2019t reached in years.<\/li>\n
  6. Let a car enter in front of your car.<\/li>\n
  7. Pick up litter during your walk.<\/li>\n
  8. Offer your change to someone who comes up short in the check-out line.<\/li>\n
  9. Volunteer at a charity.<\/li>\n
  10. Actively listen to someone, even if they are talking for a long time.<\/li>\n
  11. Donate blood.<\/li>\n
  12. Try to grow extra in your garden so you can give some fresh food away.<\/li>\n
  13. Assist someone who looks lost.<\/li>\n
  14. Donate clothing or other items to a charity.<\/li>\n
  15. Visit someone who lives alone.<\/li>\n
  16. Mow someone\u2019s yard.<\/li>\n
  17. Shovel the snow out of someone\u2019s driveway.<\/li>\n
  18. Give a family member breakfast in bed.<\/li>\n
  19. Bake a treat for a neighbor or a friend.<\/li>\n
  20. Forgive anyone who has wronged you.<\/li>\n
  21. Do a chore you don\u2019t normally do.<\/li>\n
  22. Make an extra effort to orient and include someone new.<\/li>\n
  23. Send an encouraging text, email, or letter.<\/li>\n
  24. Remember to wish someone happy birthday on time.<\/li>\n
  25. Thank service men for their sacrifice.<\/li>\n
  26. Clean up after yourself.<\/li>\n
  27. Use any resources you have to help someone find a job.<\/li>\n
  28. Call someone by name.<\/li>\n
  29. Include everyone in the room.<\/li>\n
  30. Smile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Simple ideas really, but they can get your ideas flowing. Now it’s time to work in my garden so I have veggies to share. If only the squirrels and rabbits understood that I can\u2019t share with other people if they eat everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sometimes ways to help others just occur naturally. If I see a lady juggling a baby, a diaper bag, and a fussy toddler and she\u2019s approaching a door, I will instinctively open the door for her. I remember what it … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[12,75,76,77,20],"class_list":["post-603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character-quest","category-uncategorized","tag-character-quest","tag-focus-on-others","tag-helping","tag-make-a-difference","tag-positive-attitude"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=603"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamibrumbaugh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}