National Cheer Up The Lonely Day
People from around the country make a special effort to give someone a lift on National Cheer Up the Lonely Day each year on July 11th.
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With a little more care today, you can be a shining spot in their lives if you know someone who is lonely or going through a difficult time. If they are lonely due to health problems, financial reasons, grief due to loss, or personal reasons, loneliness can be overwhelming. Use this day to remind those people in your life that need a little extra love and care. Your little act of kindness can make a huge difference to them.. At the right time, a single word or special consideration could lighten their world.
We are all lonely from time to time. When we least expect it, the gift of companionship and assistance when we least expect it will not solve our problems, but it does help, a little.
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Although visiting is the most popular thing to do on this day, here are a few other suggestions to try: Although visiting may be the most popular thing to do on this day, here are a few other suggestions to try:
- To an ailing friend, give a few extra magazines
- Watch a movie with them and then enjoy some newly popped popcorn
- Read a book out loud to your neighbor
- Set up a playlist with inspirational songs
- They're going to go for a walk with them.
- Mail a sweet or funny card
- Bake one of their favorite foods
- Call and visit on the phone
- Every day, email funny jokes to encourage them to laugh
- Play a board game
- Go for a drive
- Play 20 questions
- Watch funny YouTube videos
To post on social media, use the hashtag #CheerUpTheLonelyDay..
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This day, Francis Pesek of Detroit, Michigan, was born this day, according to our study. L.J. Pesek's daughter, L.J. Pesek, says he was "a quiet, kind, and generous man with a heart of gold." The idea came to him as a way of promoting kindness toward those who were lonely or forgotten as shut-ins or nursing homes. Mr. Pesek's birthday was July 10th.
