What if everyone took the time to do something positive every week for the world instead of just grousing every time Monday rolls around?
That's part of the philosophy behind Matthew Emmerzian and Kelly Bozza's "Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make a Difference" new book and Web site.
Every Monday Matters takes 52 creative but doable activities that can make a difference on a local level, and, collectively, on a much larger scale.
For example, Monday number 17's theme is "Register to Donate Your Organs," which in California is handled through the DMV and can be done via the Web at www.donatelifecalifornia.org/. Your organ donation could save the lives of eight people, and your tissue donation enhance the lives of another 50 people. Saving a life by donating a heart, lung, or kidney or allowing someone to see again through your cornea may be the most significant gift you ever give...and you may not even be aware you are giving it.
And another Monday assignment was to "thank a firefighter." If you missed it, and want to start now, here are the email addresses for our local firehouses that list them:
Torrance Fire Department
Redondo Beach Fire Department
El Segundo Fire Department
L.A. County Fire Department
And postal addresses for the ones that don't:
Hermosa Beach Fire Department
540 Pier Ave
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Manhattan Beach Fire Department
400 15th Street
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Add the authors' 50 other simple, effective ideas such as this to your Monday schedule -- or substitute your own -- and the power of the Every Monday Matters philosophy starts to become apparent. And maybe your Mondays won't seem so awful after all.
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