Share The Love This Festive Season

Festive Season-Chispa MagazineThe festive season is the perfect time for you to make a positive difference to the world around you. Instead of focusing on your close friends and family, you should send your Christmas cheer a little further. This is a fantastic way for you to enjoy the holiday period and to feel positive about the year ahead. It is also the perfect opportunity for you to avoid any guilt from indulging in too many treats or spending too much time thinking about yourself. Below are seven ways that you can share the love this festive season.

Hand out compassion cards. If you are determined to do your bit during the holidays, you should look into The Avatar Course compassion cards. This is a wonderful chance for you to interact with people that you don’t know and to make their lives a little brighter, and it is a fantastic way for you to create a positive buzz in your local community. All you need to do is hand out your compassion cards to as many people as possible. Why not take them with you to all your Christmas gatherings? You could also include them in your Christmas cards, your party invites, or your thank you notes. The most important thing is that you spread the love as far as possible.

Have a go at volunteering. Another great idea is to have a go at volunteering. This is a real way for you to demonstrate your love for others at this special time of year. You could help at your local thrift store, serve food at a soup kitchen, or raise awareness for your favorite charity. You should also make sure that all your loved ones get involved in the process. This is especially important if you are raising a young family and want your little ones to care about more than just their presents. If you live alone, volunteering is a very social way for you to spend your time. It is also an opportunity for you to meet like-minded individuals who share your desire to make a difference. Just make sure that you enjoy your volunteering experience and choose an activity that suits your interests. Say you have a passion for music, why not try your hand at caroling for charity? This is a great way for you to help a good cause, whilst doing something that you love.

Host a large Christmas party. Hosting a Christmas party is a huge responsibility. You may already find it a struggle to cater for a small number of people. However, you should seriously consider extending your guest list. Try to include people that might not have many or limited plans this festive season. Perhaps they don’t have any family of their own, or aren’t part of a large social circle. You never know, your invite could turn their entire holidays around. If you are worried about pulling off such a large event, why not ask for help? You could encourage your guests to bring their own refreshments or ask them to help with the decorations. This is a great way for you to keep the costs low and to take some of the pressure off your shoulders.

Lookout for activities at your local community center. You should also keep your eyes peeled for exciting activities at your local community center. This is a way to get involved within your community and for you to get to know your neighbors and to find out if you can help them in any way. It is also enables you to support your community and to put your time and money towards a good cause. Perhaps you could buy tickets to a theater production or purchase items at a festive fair. The most important thing is that you enter every occasion with a broad smile and an open heart.

Buy ethical gifts. Another idea is to buy ethical gifts for your loved ones. This combines philanthropy with practicality, instead of buying gifts that may or not be liked, you can make a positive difference within the same budget. Why not lookout for charity gifts that help people in difficult situations? Even if the entire profit doesn’t go to charity, there are plenty of well-known brands that donate a percentage of their earnings to a charity. You might even find ethical gifts at smaller trade fairs. Alternatively, you could look online to find good causes that are especially important to your loved ones. This is a great way for you to show them how much you care and to give them something different to open on Christmas day.

Embrace other cultures and celebrations. At this time of year, you should also do your bit to embrace other cultures. Even if you love Christmas, it is important to remember that not everybody celebrates it. Why not step out of your comfort zone and learn about other important holidays in December? If you have young people in your family, you could use this as a teaching opportunity. Why not work together to research the different celebrations taking place over winter? Embracing other cultures, and accepting our differences is so important, and by doing so, you are demonstrating the true meaning of love for all.

Put up your Christmas lights. When it comes to decorating your home, it is vital that you don’t forget your exterior’s decor. Putting up Christmas lights really does help to spread festive cheer. It is also a great way for you to make your home appear more approachable and to welcome your guests in style. Just make sure that you have your lights on a timer or remember to switch them off. Otherwise, they will be wasting electricity and could even keep your neighbors awake. If your light display is particularly impressive, you could even set up a donations box and ask passers-by to give money to your worthy cause of choice—you could even enlist your neighbors to also join you with a lighting extravaganza, and start a new community tradition.

Photo by Toa Heftiba

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Mia Guerra

Mia Guerra

Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine
Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine, Mia Guerra is a writer at heart. Regardless the topic, she loves to investigate, encourage, and ruminate on topics that can make us better people. Aiming to live a Proverbs 31 life, Mia is ecstatic to be following her calling with Chispa. At home she is her husband's sidekick and together they are raising a God-fearing family in Atlanta.

Mia Guerra

Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine, Mia Guerra is a writer at heart. Regardless the topic, she loves to investigate, encourage, and ruminate on topics that can make us better people. Aiming to live a Proverbs 31 life, Mia is ecstatic to be following her calling with Chispa. At home she is her husband's sidekick and together they are raising a God-fearing family in Atlanta.