文譯｜101 Simple Way to Brighten up Someone

前幾天收到朋友寄來的電子賀卡，覺得裡面的項目挺有意思，尤其是其中那一項「在人家答錄機留笑話」，記得小時後打過那種把笑話錄音起來的電話；另外「半個生日」驚喜也有創意；還有想起在公司時，只要窗外有彩虹，分機電話會響個不停，大家都熱心來電提醒。

有些項目因文化不同，在台灣不實用，但大部分項目都不難做到。找個放鬆空擋挑一個人，選個項目實踐，一個小動作，卻活躍了身旁的人！＝。＝。＝。

1.打通電話給一位老朋友，雖然只是一聲招呼

2.為身後的陌生人撐著敞開的門

3.邀請她／他一起享用午餐

4.讚許她／他的外貌

5.詢問一個同事，她／他對專案的看法

6.帶些點心到工作的地方

7.在塞車時間，讓某輛行車切入車道

8.留給服務生多一點小費

9.告訴收銀員「祝你今天愉快(Have a nice day~)」

10.打通電話給父母

11.讓她／他知道你想他們

12.邀請她／他看場電影

13.讓她／他知道你的感謝

14.拜訪養老院

15.帶一個小朋友去動物園

16.為妳／你伴侶的車子加滿油

17.準備一個小禮物驚喜她／他

18.放一個感謝的留言，給下班後清理辦公室的服務員

19.寫一封信給遠方的親戚

20.告訴她／他，你前幾天想到他們

21.為陌生人快逾時的停車計時器投一個硬幣（現在應該找不到計時器了...）

22.烘培一份點心給鄰居

23.訂個花束送到她／他上班的地方

24.邀請一位朋友喝茶

25.推薦一本好書給她／她

26.捐贈衣服給慈善機構

27.搭載長輩到需要前往的地方

28.在結帳的地方，自行將採購的雜貨放入袋中

29.捐血

30.允諾一位朋友免費看護寶寶，當妳發現她／他過忙或需要片刻的休息時

31.幫你的鄰居順道掃落葉或鏟雪

32.當在場沒有任何位子剩下時空出你的位子給她／他

33.幫某人提重的東西

34.要求拜見店經理，告知滿意店裡某一項好的服務

35.在超商購物時，讓手上只有幾樣東西的人先結帳

36.給妳／你的家人一個不需要理由的擁抱

37.在車內，向你身旁的小朋友揮揮手

38.送一個感謝的留言給你的醫生

39.再說一遍你聽過某人做的好事

40.在某人的電話留言裡說個笑話

41.當某人的指導者或教練

42.免去朋友一項欠你的事物

43.在你使用完影印機時，補充紙槽內的紙張

44.告訴某人你相信他／她

45.在下雨天，分享你撐起的傘

46.告訴一位遠行的朋友，妳／你願意幫他／她看家

47.送上花束或盆栽歡迎新鄰居

48.當你外出購物時，問她／他是否需要幫忙帶些東西回來

49.邀一位小朋友玩畫板上的遊戲，並且讓他們贏

50.鼓勵一位老者告訴妳／你，她／他過去的美好事蹟

51.在壞天氣裡，計畫一個與家人的室內野餐

52.為她／他買條金魚和魚缸

53.讚賞他／她的廚藝並且要求希望能再用一份

54.和被冷落的人跳支舞

55.告訴她／他你在禱告詞裡提及他們

56.讓出小孩子們穿不下的衣服給其他的家庭

57.將妳／你果園裡多出來的蔬菜分享給與附近的鄰居

58.打電話給妳／你的另一伴，只為了告訴他／她＂妳愛他＂（你愛她）

59.提醒某人窗外有彩虹或美麗的夕陽

60.邀請某人去打保齡球

61.為某人的生日加上182天，計算出她／他的「半個生日」，並且送上一個蛋糕當作驚喜

62.關心地問及她／他的小孩

63.告訴她／他最吸引你的一項人格特質

64.為你旁邊的車子掃去車上沉積的雪

65.把使用完的購物車推回店門口

66.鼓勵她／他的夢想，不管那是多遙遠或微不足道

67.趁某位陌生人沒察覺，幫她／他的咖啡買單

68.為妳／你的伴侶放置一封情書，在他／她容易發現的地方

69.詢問一位長輩她／他的意見

70.答應幫忙外出的某人代為照顧她／他的寵物

71.告訴一位小孩，你為她／他感到驕傲

72.探訪一位生病的朋友，或送給她／他一個早日康復的祝福花籃

73.參與服務單親家庭的機構，給予失去一方家長的孩童有個學習的榜樣

74.在同事的桌上放一塊糖果

75.找個下午，帶小孩一同去公司

76.給某人一張她／他喜歡的音樂專輯

77.電郵一個朋友一些他們特別有興趣的話題

78.給某人一個自己手做的禮物

79.為某人寫首詩

80.為住家附近的消防隊或警察局烹培一個蛋糕

81.組織一個清潔社區的活動，並且在活動結束後，安排一個戶外烤肉

82.幫助一個小孩蓋一個鳥窩或他需要的一個小工程

83.詢問一位老者健康，確定她／他們無恙

84.在別人家裡用完餐，向她／他們詢問食譜

85.私下歡迎一位公司新進員工，並邀請他們外出一起用午餐

86.要求每位搭乘車的朋友繫上安全帶，表示你在乎她們

87.留最後一塊蛋糕或披薩給她／他

88.在街上見到賣檸檬水的小朋友，停下腳步並向他買一杯

89.當某人向你道歉時，原諒他們　

90.當你準備離開購物中心時，向正在找車位的人揮手告示

91.送一張舊相片給童年的玩伴

92.將你伴侶最喜歡的冰淇淋，特地留約一品脫（約半公升）在大碗裡，保存於冷凍庫

93.做一件在家裡常是另一個人已做好的家事

94.當某人告訴你一件好消息時，表現你為他們開心

95.誇讚一位同事，在專案裡的成功表現

96.在一天的尾聲，給你的伴侶一個舒適地背部按摩

97.服侍一位家人在床上用早餐

98.詢問某人近來是否瘦了

99.為了向某人表示敬意，成立一個慈善的捐獻活動

100.帶一位小朋友去看球賽

101.最後但不僅於此．．．將這些項目轉呈給十個你最親愛的朋友

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From：Yahoo Greeting eCard

＊101 Simple Way to Brighten up Someone’s Day

Call an old friend, just to say “hi.”
Hold a door open for a stranger.
Invite someone to lunch.
Compliment someone on his or her appearance.
Ask a coworker for their opinion on a project.
Bring cookies to work.
Let someone cut in during rush hour traffic.
Leave a waitress or waiter a big tip.
Tell a cashier to “have a nice day.”
Call your parents.
Let someone know you miss them.
Treat someone to a movie.
Let a person know you really appreciate them.
Visit a retirement center.
Take a child to the zoo.
Fill up your spouse’s car with gas.
Surprise someone with a small gift.
Leave a “thank-you” note for the cleaning staff at work.
Write a letter to a distant relative.
Tell someone you thought about them the other day.
Put a dime in a stranger’s parking meter before the time expires.
Bake a cake for a neighbor.
Send someone flowers to where they work.
Invite a friend to tea.
Recommend a good book to someone.
Donate clothing to a charity.
Offer an elderly person a ride to where they need to go.
Bag your own groceries at the checkout counter.
Give blood.
Offer free baby-sitting to a friend who’s really busy or just needs a break.
Help your neighbor rake leaves or shovel snow.
Offer your seat to someone when there aren’t any left.
Help someone with a heavy load.
Ask to see a store’s manager and comment on the great service.
Give your place in line at the grocery store to someone who has only a few items.
Hug someone in your family for no reason.
Wave to a child in the car next to you.
Send a “thank-you” note to your doctor.
Repeat something nice you heard about someone else.
Leave a joke on someone’s answering machine.
Be a mentor or coach to someone.
Forgive a loan.
Fill up the copier machine with paper after you’re done using it.
Tell someone you believe in them.
Share your umbrella on a rainy day.
Welcome new neighbors with flowers or a plant.
Offer to watch a friend’s home while they’re away.
Ask someone if they need you to pick up anything while you’re out shopping.
Ask a child to play a board game, and let them win.
Ask an elderly person to tell you about “the good old days.”
During bad weather, plan an indoor picnic with the family.
Buy someone a goldfish and bowl.
Compliment someone on their cooking and politely ask for a second helping.
Dance with someone who hasn’t been asked.
Tell someone you mentioned them in your prayers.
Give children’s clothes to another family when your kids outgrow them.
Deliver extra vegetables from your garden to the whole neighborhood.
Call your spouse just to say, “I love you.”
Call someone’s attention to a rainbow or beautiful sunset.
Invite someone to go bowling.
Figure out someone’s “half-birthday” by adding 182 days, and surprise them with a cake.
Ask someone about their children.
Tell someone which quality you like most about them.
Brush the snow off of the car next to yours.
Return your shopping cart to the front of the store.
Encourage someone’s dream, no matter how big or small it is.
Pay for a stranger’s cup of coffee without them knowing it.
Leave a love letter where your partner will find it.
Ask an older person for their advice.
Offer to take care of someone’s pet while they’re away.
Tell a child you’re proud of them.
Visit a sick person, or send them a care package.
Join a Big Brother or Sister program.
Leave a piece of candy on a coworker’s desk.
Bring your child to work with you for the afternoon.
Give someone a recording of their favorite music.
Email a friend some information about a topic they are especially interested in.
Give someone a homemade gift.
Write a poem for someone.
Bake some cookies for your local fire or police department.
Organize a neighborhood cleanup and have a barbecue afterwards.
Help a child build a birdhouse or similar project.
Check in on an old person, just to see if they’re okay.
Ask for the recipe after you eat over at someone’s house.
Personally welcome a new employee at work and offer to take them out for lunch.
While in a car, ask everyone to buckle up because they are important to you.
Let someone else eat the last slice of cake or pizza.
Stop and buy a drink from a kid’s lemonade stand.
Forgive someone when they apologize.
Wave to someone looking for a parking space when you’re about to leave a shopping center.
Send a copy of an old photograph to a childhood friend.
Leave a pint of your spouse’s favorite flavor of ice cream in the freezer with a bow on it.
Do a household chore that is usually done by someone else in the family.
Be especially happy for someone when they tell you their good news.
Compliment a coworker on their role in a successful project.
Give your spouse a spontaneous back rub at the end of the day.
Serve someone in your family breakfast in bed.
Ask someone if they’ve lost weight.
Make a donation to a charity in someone’s honor.
Take a child to a ballgame.

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