Tis the season for thinking of others and giving gifts designed to light the darkness, bringing hope for the morrow’s dawn. Here are 12 suggestions that can help you fulfill your promise to share your 1000 gifts with the world. Feel free to start them on December 25th as per tradition, or to start today!
- A partridge in a pear tree: Make a donation to your local food bank.
- Two Turtle Doves: A little money left on your gift card? Hand it to the person in line behind you.
- Three French Hens: Make a batch of chicken bone broth (or vegetable) soup for a sick friend or relative.
- Four Calling Birds: Call (not text or email) an elderly relative (or four).
- Five Gold Rings: Empty your change pocket into a Salvation Army Bell Ringer’s Kettle.
- Six Geese a-laying: Leave change in a candy machine, laundromat, parking meter or grocery cart.
- Seven Swans a-swimming: Keep travel smooth sailing for everyone by shovelling a neighbours walk.
- Eight Maids a-milking: Pay for the person behind you in the coffee line.
- Nine Ladies Dancing: Give your server an extra tip.
- Ten Lords a Leaping: Next time you feel yourself leaping to conclusions about someone, give them the benefit of the doubt.
- Eleven Pipers Piping: Pipe some frosting on a batch of cookies and drop them off at your neighbours.
- Twelve Drummers Drumming: Drum up some business… take some business cards and promote a friends small business, in person or online!