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TRY THIS:
You stayed late at work to finish a project. The sink is full of coffee mugs, and you grab the chance to make the office nicer by washing every one.

But, do the higher good. Wipe up the sink and make everything neat. Take your good deed and add one percent.

WHY IT HELPS:
It is a fundamental axiom of Torah thought: Our existence is purposeful.

G-d put us in this world for a reason. Otherwise you would have remained in some spiritual realm. Or something like that.

Wherever you find yourself, no matter what the situation there is a good deed, a Chessed, you can do to enhance that space. It won't fall in your lap. Hunt for it. Be inventive. Create it.

And when you're beginning the Chessed, Remember To Remember, you're drawing down from the highest spiritual places, Kedushah (holy energies), that G-d put there just for you to draw from.

You're drawing Kedushah from the highest point of origin down to this lowest of worlds. That makes big waves.

DEEPER MEANINGS:
When G-d created humanity, and the scope of human behaviors, He nested in them two opposing inner drives: The desire to "Give" and bestow good upon others, and the desire to "Take", and bestow good things only upon one's self.

The faculty of Giving is a sublime thing, and makes us outwardly focussed, aware of those around us, and interested in their betterment and happiness.

To contrast, the faculty of Taking creates a selfish person who desires to draw to himself all his heart desires. Our Sages tell us this is the root of the evils in the world.

Be clear: These two inner drives are the roots of all character traits and behaviors. There is no middle ground. Your inner orientation is devoted to either Lovingkindness & Giving or Grasping & Taking.

Do you have a hunch where you stand?

This website, and its 10 Easy Things to do put you in the role of the outwardly focussed do-gooder. No sissies here. We're all grown ups, serious about life, and deeply concerned that the world situation needs strong injections of good deeds based on Torah wisdom to draw Kedushah, healing holy energies to this world.

Wanna help avoid a World War? Forget becoming a world famous diplomat. Begin here, fixing the social fabric of this planet on a grassroots level. Think holy thoughts as you do holy deeds.

Paraphrased from Strive for Truth, Michtav M'Eliyahu, Discourse on Lovingkindness.