One Mindful Act

There is enough food in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life. World hunger organizations estimate that over 1 billion people around the world are chronically hungry. Every 5 seconds a child dies of hunger. It costs just 25 cents to fill a cup of food.

If you buy lattes at a coffee shop a few times a week, have a regular coffee one of those days and donate the extra money. The $2 difference feeds 8 people struggling with hunger.
Bring your own snacks to a children's event. A couple of dollars feeds 8 people in some areas of the world.
If there is free parking a few blocks away, park free, walk and donate the few dollars for parking. Three dollars feeds 12 people that day in need of food.
When eating out, once in a while skip that extra side of guacamole, fries, dressing etc... A $1.50 donation feeds 6 people struggling with hunger.
If you are surprised by multiple sale items at the market, pass one of those savings on. 50¢ feeds 2 people in need.
If you find a quarter you could pass it on to someone hungry.
If you go out to dinner a few times a week, eat in one of those evenings and donate the money to feed a family. A $50 dinner can feed a family for almost month in another country.
If you go out to the movies once a week, stay in one week and rent a movie and then donate that money to those in need. $20 can go a long way to feed people in impoverished areas.
If you get a weekly manicure or pedicure, skip a week and donate that money. You can then have friends over for a girls spa night and do each others’ nails.
Go veggie for a month and use the money you saved on meat to donate to a family in need.
Drink water one entire day a week and donate your soda/juice/cocktail money to a hungry child.
If you usually eat lunch out, bring your lunch to work once a week and donate that money to feed a family in need.
For birthdays and holidays, make gifts and donate the money you saved on retail gifts to feed the hungry.
Buy recycled and vintage and donate the money saved to those in need.
Grow your own food and donate the money saved to feed others.
Don’t give up anything and donate a little bit anyway...every dollar can make a difference.
Buy a mindful tee and help promote the idea. The sale of every t-shirt will feed 10 people struggling with hunger. The sale of each piece of jewelry will feed 20 to 30 people.
Tell your friends and family about one mindful act.
The ideas are endless...what’s your mindful act?