I’m so glad you asked!

The month of January seems to saturate the air with hope and promises of fresh starts and new beginnings; a chance to “do it over”, and “try again”. It will do us good to forget how many times we’ve messed up or how many times we’ve tried to start anew. 

New Year’s resolutions rarely work out because we tend to give in to the naysayers. Those people who try and predict your future and tell you all these new and great changes won’t even last a week. Those people who admit defeat before they’ve even begun. 

Well nothing’s more truer than “A new year, a new you.” And even if you slip up, why wait until tomorrow to get back on track? Why not start again as soon as you realize it. 

Now that my little pep talk/rant is over on to the good stuff. Simple ways you can change the world, and it all starts by changing yourself. 

All I ask is 1 hour of your time. That’s it. I wish for nothing more and I expect nothing less. You can just take it one day at a time or a week of a month, it’s up to you.

The 1 hour challenge

How it works: log off facebook, twitter, tumblr, email, skype, the internet in general, turn your phones on silent and go do something different.

What you can do: 

• read to children
• clean your closet and donate stuff you don’t want
• volunteer at an animal shelter, homeless shelter, women’s shelter, etc
• volunteer at your church
• volunteer at a nursing home
• volunteer at a daycare
• volunteer at a rec center
• go to a toy store and buy toys that are fun and on clearance and donate them
• spend time with your family
• expand your mind by reading a book 
• play a board game with someone
• play a game outside that requires physical activity
• talk to your family
• have a deep discussion about (religion, politics, why we are here, if you had a million dollars, ways you can help the community and environment, how your family can make a difference)
• take a group of kids bowling
• join a mentoring group or start one
• talk to your principal about doing an after school (or during school) program for younger children
• go grocery shopping and drop it off at your local soup kitchen
• donate blood
• meditate
• laugh
• be a shoulder to cry on
• go for a hike or bike ride
• help a friend
• volunteer at a help hotline

As you can see from this list, there is a wide range of things you can do. 

Just know that changing the world has to start with you. 

*If you don’t know where to start drop us a line here and we’ll do everything in our power to help!