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!

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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!

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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.

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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

The Value of Change

Seed of the Day: Help someone who may need some "change" by adding a coin to their parking meter if it's about to expire.

Good morning world, it's Monday! Ready to kick off another great week? We sure are! We trust you had an enjoyable weekend and are ready to be productive citizens in the workplace. With the holidays approaching and the year end just around the corner, there is much to get done. Don't let it overwhelm you though, just take your time and plan ahead for success. You can do it!

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There are few things that incite panic more quickly than coming out to your metered parking space and seeing that time has expired before you could return. Madly dashing to the front of your car, you hope that the parking meter patrons have graciously overlooked this fault and not given you a brightly colored invitation to hand over your hard earned money to the city. Should you be fortunate enough not to receive such a fine, you gladly get in your car and take off.

How much more would someone else appreciate you stepping in to help them in a similar situation? For today's seed idea, we'd like you to (where applicable) add some change to a parking meter about to expire, should you come across one. While the person you are helping may not realize that you have done such a kind deed, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you assisted them. Sure, it may only be a quarter, dime or nickel that you deposit, but you can't but a price on positive change.

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

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

Healthy Habits

Seed of the Day: Choose a healthier snack or meal option today.

Good morning world, it's Friday! We're so glad you decided to join us today. If you are excited as we are about it being Friday, then we hope you contain your excitement long enough to join in on the fun we are having here. The weekend is upon us, so get up and get moving!

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We love having new friends stop by and check out all the great things we are participating in. Feel free to take a look around the site, check out some of our Spotlight organizations, learn more about Project Grow 365, Inc. and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com or tweet us if you're so inclined at @OneSeed365. Looking forward to hearing from you!

We do lots of seed ideas around serving others and helping out as needed. We realized though that we don't want to overlook taking care of one more special person, you! The hectic work week can often leave us with little time to prepare healthy meal options, grabbing something from the fast food drive-thru on our way to another meeting, practice, or event to attend. Busy lives we lead!

While we can't make healthy meals for everyone (although it would be awesome if we could), for our seed idea today we'd like to choose a healthier meal or snack option. Get into the habit of having a healthier choice available when you get hungry throughout the day. Prepare meals for the week on the weekend and bring your lunch with you to work. Keep dried fruit or nuts at your desk to fight of those mid-morning or mid-afternoon hunger pangs. Re-fuel your body with things that will help it run at optimum performance!

Keep up the great work! Thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team

Bundle Up!

Seed of the Day: Donate a new or gently used coat to your local goodwill or clothing drive location.

Good morning world, it's Thursday! The weekend is just over the horizon so hang in there! We trust your week has gone well so far, and that you have been able to be productive in all that you had to accomplish. Be sure to rest when you can, the world needs you at 100% and part of that is maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Besides, we don't want you to burn out too quickly and not have a chance to participate in all the fun we are having here!

If this is your first time to the site, welcome! We trust that in any language, you feel right at home here with us. Take some time to check out the site, check out our Spotlight section, and drop us a line at oneseed365@gmail.com or tweet us at @OneSeed365 on Twitter. Nothing makes our day more than hearing from you!

With the impending winter season upon us, we decided for our seed idea today to invite you to donate a new or gently used coat to your local goodwill store or clothing drive location. While many of us will enjoy the warmth of a heated home this winter, there are many who will not have such a luxury to go to on those chilly nights ahead. Also, there are families  that cannot afford new winter coats, and have young children who may be in need of some protection from the elements this year. Someone needs your help!

This opportunity provides you with the chance to not only share the warmth of a new coat, but the warmth of one individual actively caring about the needs of someone else. Thank you for helping us change the world, one seed at a time.

-The Project Grow 365, Inc. Team