User blog:The Shiv/The "Be of Service" Daily

I was inspired my girlfriend to be of service as a part of my life. I decided to give myself the additional reward of checking it off as I am of service each day.

What does it mean to be of service? Basically doing anything that helps others. Here are a few things I have done:

Be an active listener and have a meaningful conversation with someone.

When at a restuarant, stack everyone's dishes together to make bussing the table easier, or depending on the restuarant, bus your own table.

Leave a big tip.

Remind a loved one to do something important.

Take out someone else's trash!

Give to those that are needy.

If you share a living space, ENJOY doing you chores, knowing it is benefiting others.

Clean up someone else's trash/spill/dog mess/dishes/etc. and be HAPPY about it.

It really is amazing when you change your perspective when doing these things. I used to be frustrated or even combative when doing a lot of these things that involved other's messes or didn't think a waitperson deserved a 20% tip or laxed when a reminder didn't have to do with myself. But now it makes me feel so good to pick up that trash, or let someone know what they are doing is making a difference in others lives, or stacking chairs after a party, etc. My bonus with HabitRPG is I make myself accountable to do something of service every day and get to check it off.