Inspiration Machine 23

Clockwise from left: kevin.allenjr, verhext, kevin.allenjr, Headshot London

1. Embrace the concept of paying it forward.

2. Give something of yourself to the world each day.

3. Take a photograph of your hands each day - after a year, see if you can watch them age.

4. Think of the nicest thing someone can give to you, and then give that thing to someone else.

5. Learn how to press flowers. Make a scrapbook of all the flowers given to you.

6. Keep a journal of how the sky looks every day.

7. Before it ends, decide what to name this last year. (ex. "The Year of the Small Gestures," "The Year of the Red Rose"). Let the name be representative of all that this year encompassed for you, be it through a symbol, a memory, or a motto.

8. Write a holiday wish list for your soul.

9. During this season of gift giving, remember to donate to organizations that aid those that have less than you do. (Ideas include: Unicef, Kiva, Doe, Doctors Without Borders)

10. Remember regardless the gift, it represents love.