Sealed In

Seed of the Week:  Collect canned goods and other food items to donate to a local food bank.

Good morning world, it's Tuesday! We apologize for not getting a seed idea of the week out to you yesterday; it's been quite a hectic holiday season! Thank you so much for joining us again and helping the good news of our project here spread. We could not make as large of a difference without you!

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The canned foods in this picture all have something in common. They all contain products which are of good use while inside the can. Their usage and longevity will remain constant while sealed inside their respective cans. Colorful labels adorn their outsides and provide helpful information about what nutritional value is inside. Quite a novel invention!

However, each of these cans have something else in common. They all have expiration dates, which means no matter how well packaged or colorful their outsides are, the contents all have a date at which they are no longer useful for anyone.

We don't want your gifts and talents to be like the contents in the expired cans. We want you to open up and share with others, especially during this holiday season. A good number of people will wake up to empty cabinets, hungry stomachs, and downtrodden situations. We must do our part to help.

For this week's seed idea, we'd like you to collect canned food items and donate them to a local food bank, shelter, or other food collection center. Help spread love during this holiday season to those who are not as fortunate as others to be anticipating a good meal. By this, we unseal the contents of ourselves and spread our goodness to others. Don't let your kindness expire.

Thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

The Gift of Love

Seed of the Week:  Find a local toy drive to donate to, or find an opportunity to visit a senior center during the holidays.

Good morning world, it's another Monday! We trust you had a great week last week, and are in more of the holiday spirit than ever before. With all of the busyness of the season, the days can go flying by! We want you to know though, that the Project Grow 365 Inc., Team has not forgot about you and are preparing some great things ahead for 2015. Stay tuned for more exciting times!

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! Anyone who has visited us before can tell you how much we love making new friends. Since we started back in October, we have made quite a few! The good news is you're right on time to join in on the fun. Take some time and check out the site, see some of our other seed ideas and organizations we have put in our Spotlight, and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com, or tweet us at @OneSeed365. If you'd like to keep up with what's going on, feel free to subscribe to our site in the "You've Got Mail!" section of the website. Come on in!

 Such a warming sight, to see presents under a well lit, decorated Christmas tree. No doubt the buyers of these well wrapped gifts took some time in deciding what to give the special recipient of these items. Images of families gathering together on Christmas morning to exchange gifts and share laughs are quite common across the globe this time of year.

What if you had nothing to look forward to on Christmas morning? What if Christmas was just another reminder to you, that you felt unloved during holidays that should bring about more joyful sentiments? This is the reality that some people will face this holiday season. Many children who are in disadvantaged situations will not feel the same warmth as many of us who enjoy our presents that morning. There are also many in our senior community who have no family to come visit them, or have not spoken with them in ages. This can be a tough time of year to deal with.

For our seed idea this week, we'd like you to find a local toy drive to donate to, or find an opportunity to visit a senior center in your area and spend some time with them. You never know how much of a difference your act of kindness will mean to someone who had not experienced any in a long time. Sure, there are many things you can buy this holiday season to show someone you care. The greatest give we can ever give this season and every day, is love.

Thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

- The Project Grow 365 Inc., Team

Forest Fires

Seed of the Week:  Get started on an idea, project, craft, business idea, or positive life change that  you've been putting off.

Good morning world, it's Monday! We trust that you had a great Thanksgiving holiday last week and enjoyed spending time with family, friends, loved ones, and even strangers! Truly there is much to be thankful for, and with one month to go in the year we realize that time is flying by.

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We're so glad that you decided to stop by and join us. We love making new friends, so feel free to take a look around the site, check out some of our other seed ideas and organizations we have put in our Spotlight, and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com. You can also find us on Twitter at @OneSeed365. Looking forward to hearing from you!

You remember that really great idea you had? The one that you wrote down and started planning for? The one you were SUPER excited about and texted your friends a.m. about how this was going to change the world? Well recently, we received a letter from that great idea. It misses you and wants to come home again!

Too often our great ideas end up with procrastination as their destination. We begin projects and either life gets in the way, or our passions are subdued because other things demand our attention at the time. Don't get me wrong, things will come up from time to time that require us to shift our priorities in another direction. We just don't want you to forget about those things inside you that need to be shared with the world.

While resolutions are great, they still have the feeling of "unfinished business" about them until they are accomplished. Instead, try declaring what you will do. Declarations carry with them a more permanent, lasting sentiment. Could you imagine if it were the Resolution of Independence instead of the Declaration of Independence? Let this be the spark that sets your determination ablaze, like how a single spark can turn into a forest fire (however, we are hoping for much less destructive outcomes).

Get started today! And as always, thanks for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

- The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

The Heart of the Matter

Seed of the Week: Use this week to be of service to others, and express how thankful you are for them.

Good morning world, it's Monday! We are ready to kick off an exciting week and we are glad you decided to stop by and join in on the fun. With such a short time before the end of the year, we want to get as much done as we can while spending times with family and friends. Here's to a safe and enjoyable holiday season ahead!

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We are so glad you could join us. Anyone who has been to the site before can tell you we love making new friends. Take some time, look around the site and check out some of our other seed ideas and organizations we have spotlighted. If you'd like to subscribe to our blog, you can submit your e-mail address in our "You've Got Mail!" section on the right panel. To learn more about Project Grow 365, Inc., just click on the "About Us" button, tweet us at @OneSeed365, or e-mail us at oneseed365@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Thursday marks another Thanksgiving that we will celebrate with family, friends, loved ones and even strangers. While we gather around to feast at what wonderful foods have been prepared (and we are looking forward to it!), we will laugh, tell stories, and remember times of old. Truly a joyous time will be had!

Let us take this week to truly express what it means to be thankful. We have the fortunate opportunity to not be limited to just one day of the year where we can show thanks. Thankfulness is a quality that extends from the heart, and is evidenced by the selfless acts of love we demonstrate. It is the invaluable things in life that we should also bring to our tables this year: love, peace, kindness, understanding and compassion to name a few.

Share your stories of thankfulness with us! We appreciate all that you do to help us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

It All Adds Up

Seed of the Day: Make a list of the things you are grateful for.

Good morning world, it's Friday! Are you as excited as we are that the weekend is upon us? We sure hope so! We trust you have had a good week so far and that things are continuing to go well. Had a rough week? We understand that too. Sometimes even in our best attempts to be productive or accomplish a hefty task list, things can come up to prevent us from doing so. Give it your best shot and don't let anxiety or stress get to you!

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The morning commute to work. The inbox that awaits you when you get to work. The drive back home or to a child's practice/event/recital. The rush to get dinner made, homework done, phone calls made, and heads in bed at a decent hour. We certainly have no shortage of things to get done throughout the day, and most of them require our full (or as close to full) attention as possible. What busy lives we have!

For today's seed idea, we want you to take 5-10 minutes out of your day and consider the things you are grateful for. Often we go throughout our day as a series of tasks, moving from one thing to another. When is the last time you stopped and took a few minutes just to breathe? We can be so busy at times trying to make a living, that we forget to appreciate life.

Share this idea with someone you know who may need a gentle reminder to relax, breathe, and be thankful for the small things in life. We all need positive encouragement from time to time. As always, thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

Dirty Windows

Seed of the Day: Forgive someone who is in need of your forgiveness today.

Good morning world, it's Wednesday! We trust your week is off to a great start and if not, there is no better time than the present to get things going in the right direction! While the temperature certainly has begun to drop in certain parts of the country/world, we hope you find warmth and positive energy here with us. See what's in store ahead!

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We LOVE having new visitors and friends, so feel free to check out the site, see some of our other seed ideas and spotlighted organizations, and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com or tweet us at @OneSeed365. We look forward to hearing from you!

Forgiveness might be one of the toughest things we have to deal with in life. It takes character and maturity to look beyond the emotional response to an offense and judge the heart of a person above the effect of their actions. Often in times where we feel wronged, forgiveness is the last thing that is on our minds and hearts. We feel angry, hurt, mistreated, and a myriad of unpleasant feelings can flood us at once.

Yet there is something unique about forgiveness. It not only cancels the emotional debt we feel owed as a result of being wronged, but it frees us from carrying around resentment in our lives so that we don't see others in the wrong light. If you've ever tried to look outside through a dirty window, you know that what you see isn't an accurate picture of how things really are. That's what forgiveness does for us. It cleans the windows of our lives so that we can see people how they really are, and not through the "dirty window" of anger and pain.

Do you know someone who needs to be forgiven today? Perhaps it is you that needs to apologize to mend a relationship. For today's seed idea, be willing to both admit you were wrong if necessary, or forgive someone who has hurt you. We promise that this willful, intentional change of emotion will make a difference in your life.

Thank you for helping us make a difference, one seed at at time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

Top of the Morning!

Seed of the Day: Greet people with a smile today

Good morning world, it's Tuesday! We hope your week is off to a great start so far. If not, today is the perfect day for things to turn around. If you found a parking meter to feed yesterday, thanks! We'd like to hear about it so feel free to drop us a line and tell us your story.

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We're so glad you decided to stop by and join us. Take a look around the site, check out some of our other seed ideas and spotlight organizations, and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com or tweet us at @OneSeed365. We love hearing from you so send away! Also, if you're interested in getting updates from us but don't have the time (or memory) to come to the site every day, sign up for our subscription through the "You've Got Mail!" section on the site. We promise no spam or junk mail!

Hello again and Good morning! How many times have you gone to greet someone and they responded with more excitement than you anticipated? It makes you want to join their level of enthusiasm (or wonder where they got all the energy from). In the same way, how many times have you gone to greet someone and they mutter some words of salutation in return, almost making you wish you had not spoken to them in the first place. Sometimes, people can be rude!

For today's seed idea, we want you to take to heart the picture above. As "hello" is spelled out in dominoes, the same effect can be had when we take the time to warmly greet people throughout the day. Our positive interaction can lead to a positive mood in others, more productive conversations, or just good relationship building with those around us. One small action can lead to great things!

Let us know how your seeds impacted those around you today. You never know how much the little things are appreciated. As always, thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team