Chronicle Books - One Good Deed a Day

This book could not have been created without the thoughtful contributions of Ayako Akazawa, Christina Amini, Laura Bagnato, Sarah Billingsley, Mia Blankensop, Michelle Clair, Catherine Cole, Jenna Cushner, Albee Dalbotten, Sandy Davis, Guinevere de la Mare, Emily Dubin, Julie Hamilton, Holden Hardcastle, Kristen Hewitt, Brooke Johnson, Jennifer Kong, Kerri Kyle, Suzanne LaGasa, Ben Laramie, Laura Lee Mattingly, Alyson Pullman, Ariel Richardson, Kim Romero, Lindsay Sablosky, Jason Sacher, Leigh Saffold, Emilie Sandoz, Jenifer Savasta, Shannon Sawtelle, Sara Schneider, Lisa Tauber, Jen Tolo Pierce, Amy Treadwell, Jodi Warshaw, Bridget Watson Payne, Beth Weber, April Whitney, Sarah Williams, Lorraine Woodcheke, Kate Woodrow,Susan Woodrow, and Lynda Zuber Sassi.

Maybe youre motivated to prioritize your health and finally schedule that annual physical. Or perhaps your focus is on others today, and you choose to walk around your block picking up trash or call your parents to tell them what you appreciate most about them. All the actions in this journal are manageable enough to be accomplished in a day. And each one of these seemingly simple measures has the power to set off a chain reaction of kindness. Good deeds never go unnoticed. In fact, they tend to have a ripple effect.

Your kind smile can compel someone to hold the door for a stranger, motivating that stranger to reach out to an old friend, who decides to donate much-needed funds to a charitable cause. Wherever you choose to start, commit to completing that action before the day is through, and mark your page with the ribbon marker. Take a moment to notice the effect your good deed hason you, on the people you love, or on complete strangers. When you get home, check it off with the date of completion and jot down some notes about what you did. What reactions did you get? How did doing that good deed make you feel? Would you ever do it again? By journaling, even just a line or two, youll solidify that fleeting moment of satisfaction our good deeds deliver. And perhaps, upon reflection, youll be motivated to do another good deed tomorrow, and the next day, and the next