Jan 20

The Movement      What Does It Mean To Be The Change?       Definitions       Examples of Acts of Change

• Help someone carry their groceries
• Tell the truth
• Hold the door for a stranger, even if   you’re in a hurry
• Ask for help when you need it
• Tip generously

• Write thank you letters to people you love
• Visit a friend or relative you haven’t seen for a while
• Let someone in on the freeway
• Pick up litter, even if you didn’t drop it
• Pay the toll for someone behind you
• Stop smoking
• Create a meal for your family
• Enroll others in Be The Change
• Call just to say “I love you”
• Share a poem or a book with a friend
• Consciously smile at everyone you see
• Choose to care for rather than hurt yourself
• Rest
• Drive the speed limit
• Be a designated driver
• See the good in everything, and point it out!
• Eat lunch with someone new
• Give an unexpected gift
• Appreciate someone for a job well done
• Offer your point of view without trying to change   someone else’s mind
• Organize an outing with friends
• Plant a tree
• Dance
• Buy lunch for a homeless person

Because we are all valuable parts of our human family, contributions to ourselves can be some of the most significant Acts of Change. Remember, we must love ourselves before we can love others!

• Be vulnerable
• Vote
• Read to a child
• Keep your word
• Say hello to someone you would normally ignore
• Volunteer at a homeless shelter
• Say you’re sorry
• Welcome someone’s tears
• Do a task or chore that you wouldn’t normally do
• Share the beauty of a sunset
• Listen to someone, give them the gift of listening
• Hug a friend
• Visit a retirement home
• Sing
• Draw
• Exercise