insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 125

BE CONSTANTLY CONSCIOUS
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT: SAVE ENERGY,
FEED THE BIRDS AND RECYCLE.
ENVIRONMENT
KINDNESS
Be constantly conscious: use your
travel m ug for coffee, tur n of f
your plugs overnight and step away
from standby mode; use just a
single piece of paper, better yet
go paperless for accounts and
receipts; feed the birds; recycle
and upcycle everything, even when
it takes you more time; and do all your
errands in cluster s including
volunteering to do errands for
neighbours to make less trips.
GRAND GESTURE KINDNESS
Every once in a while, try and find the time and/or
money to pull off a grand gesture of kindness.
Donate as much as you can afford to charity one
month, even gift every pound of your disposable income
to a good cause. Perhaps you could undertake a charity
event such as running a marathon, skydiving or trekking
the globe, donating all your proceeds to charity? Start a
family piggy bank and then donate all you’ve saved to
a good cause. Organise a community clean up at the
beach, woodland or playground; start a community
garden or community food bank project, plant a
tree and offset your carbon footprint.
Sponsor a stranger’s charitable endeavours – if you can
afford a donation, make one. Adopt a pet or volunteer
to foster pets waiting for their forever homes. Host a
charity or community dinner for those who are lonely
in the community. Go to a restaurant and pay for a
stranger’s dinner or pay for the shopping for the
next person in the queue. Buy gift cards and carry them
with you, give them out at random to people who you feel
need a treat or recognition of achievement.
And lastly, always remember, in a world where you can be
anything, be kind.
Volunteer more by hosting a stall at a charity fair,
giving up your time to do a charity or community group’s
admin, finance or marketing, or join the PTA and
give back to your child’s school.
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