CONNECT - Talk and listen, be there, feel connected
- Community fun days in parks, puppies from SPCA, sausage sizzle, games etc
- Apps
- Speaking to people on the street, initiating conversations, pop up booth
- Radio
- Events that make people take a moment out of their day, initiate conversations with other people, e.g. flash mob, unexpected street performances
- Shared interest groups, clubs, activity groups etc
GIVE - Your time, your words, your presence
- Volunteering for worthy causes
- Helping with something you’re knowledgable and/or passionate about
- Chatrooms on the internet
- Spring clean your room/wardrobe/home and give away unwanted things to charity
- Write an opinion piece for the newspaper
- Go visit a friend or family member
TAKE NOTICE - Remember the simple things that give you joy
- Street art
- The unexpected
- People watching, relaxing in public
- Getting free things
- Listening to music
- Eating something yummy!
- Sharing food with people
- Feeling valued
- Humour
KEEP LEARNING - Embrace new experiences, see opportunities, surprise yourself
- Join a shared interest group, club, activity group etc
- Buy a ticket to something you’ve never seen before
- Go out for a walk with no destination, adventuring
- Collaborate on something with people you’ve never worked with
- Take a class/workshop for something you’ve never done
- Try a new sport
- Go to the library and get out a book on a subject you know nothing about
BE ACTIVE - Do what you can; enjoy what you do; move your mood
- Go for a walk around the block
- Set small goals, write lists
- Mix things up, don’t stick to the same routine
- Journal/evaluate/say something good about your day/project etc
- Dance to some music by yourself
- Gardening
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