Sharing is Caring

Sharing is the way to create and develop relationships with others and to make a contribution. It is one of the building blocks of positive shift that happen to spell BE MEASURING.

• Share simple gifts. Have ideas prepared and ready to go.
• Help a cause by giving.
• Add activities and games. See Don’t Wait, Relate to find ideas, and have some ready to share with others. Act to schedule a time to get together with family or friends.
• Reserve time to volunteer.
• Entertain. Have a special place for recipes that you like to share with others.

The following ideas for simple, inexpensive gifts are easy to share to relate with and uplift others.

Simple gifts 

• Affirmation Notes – Fav from ishouldbemoppingthefloor
• Appreciation Gifts (more @Pinterest)
• Bookmarks – Find some @Pinterest)
• Cartoons – Fav Pickles
• Coloring pages – Fav bestcoloringpagesforkids (adults too!)
• Email – Fav from gratefulness.org
• Poems – Keep a Candle Burning or Fav Edgar Guest
• Quotes – more @Pinterest
• Random Acts of Kindness – printable cards from bsuperb.com
• Recipes to entertain
• Seasonal Treats (recipes below)

A “share file” makes it easy to give simple gifts. A free downloadable pdf – a Share File with 3×5 cards includes:

• Simple Gifts
• Handy Muffins
• Appreciation Gifts
• Random Acts of Kindness
• Entertain – Menus & Seasonal Treat Recipes

Recipes for Seasonal Treats:

• Spring: Strawberry slab pie (Betty Crocker), lemon bars (Allrecipes)
• Summer: Rice Krispie bars (Kelloggs), Peanut Butter Fingers (Taste of Home).
• Fall: Apple slab pie (Pillsbury), Pumpkin pie dessert (Taste of Home).
• Winter: Cherry Cheese Danish (Taste of Home), Red Velvet Cupcakes (Betty Crocker).

Recipe for handy muffins at allrecipes.com.

Sharing is a building block of positive shift, one of the practices that have been shown by Positive Psychology to increase happiness and well-being. Sharing is caring, and caring is sharing!

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