January REACT Challenge:
Take the time to write/send a letter to someone (don’t type it) this month. Too often we neglect the “old school” values of simply writing a letter to someone–something so thoughtful that can put a smile on one reader’s face, if even for a few minutes, but makes it all worth the while.
February REACT Challenge:
Share your time with someone else–visit someone in the hospital or prison or a widow, etc.
March REACT Challenge:
Tip someone very well–beyond the typical 20%. (despite whether or not you feel he/she deserves it)
April REACT Challenge:
Should the opportunity present itself, pay for someone else’s groceries, pay the toll for the person behind you, pay for someone’s gas, or buy someone’s lunch.
May REACT Challenge:
Take the time to call someone at least weekly this month and share some positive words to uplift him/her. You never know the impact it will have.
June REACT Challenge:
Give some money to a young person and allow him/her to give it away to teach him/her the value in giving.
July REACT Challenge:
Perform a spontaneous kind act that will put a smile on someone’s face. Cherish every moment you are able to bring a smile to someone and be encouraged to continue doing so.
August REACT Challenge:
Write a letter of encouragement to a young person to show him/her the value of receiving a written letter. There are so many forms of communication available to us today, but we must not neglect the impact of the written form.
September REACT Challenge:
Pick a day to fast for another person and pray for him/her on the top of every hour. We spend so much time thinking of ourselves. It is time we invest in others, even if that means praying for them and sacrificing through fasting on their behalf.
October REACT Challenge:
Give a journal to a young person and explain to him/her how beneficial it is to journal his/her experiences-good and bad-and how it can be a helpful way to get through a tough time. While it is okay to get emotional during a rough season in your life, we shouldn’t dwell in our emotions too long, but rather be productive in them.
November REACT Challenge:
Think of someone you really appreciate and reach out to that person and share your gratitude with him/her either in person, by phone, or send a card in the mail.
December REACT Challenge:
Buy a gift this Christmas for someone that you didn’t plan to buy for and seek God to place someone on your heart (whether you feel he/she deserves it or not).
Alternate Challenges:
- Not only should we be looking out for others, but we should look after our environment. With that being said, take time to pick up litter around your community.
- Take the time to surprise a neighbor in performing an outdoor chore, such as removing leaves or snow from his/her property.
- Watch a friend/family member’s child one day this month to allow the parent(s) to get a break.
- Let someone cut/over in front of you while driving at least once a day for this month.
- Perform a kind gesture toward your mailman (i.e. leave a Christmas card, gift, kind note in your mailbox). We often fail to recognize those around us that serve us daily, whether it be delivering our mail, taking out our trash at work, or serving us food. Although they get paid to do these functions, everyone can use a kind act every once in a while. Therefore, take time out of your busy schedule to show a little appreciation and hopefully put a smile on someone’s face for the holidays 🙂
- Drop off snacks/food to a local fire station.
- Commit to complimenting one person each day this month.
- Go a few days without electronics/social media and reflect on ways to be intentional about your goals, growth, etc.
- Sacrifice/fast from one meal on a day and give/buy a meal for someone else. Train your mind to think of others before yourself and to be a giver rather than a receiver.