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Do genealogy work with
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Donate to a charity of this person’s choice
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Write a nice comment on social media for
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Lend your favorite book to
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Make a custom Christmas playlist for
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Share your favorite recipe with
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Take a funny picture with
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Buy groceries for
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Babysit for
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Build this person up.
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Your mom
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Your next neighbor
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A cashier
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Your best friend
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Your boss
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Your employee
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A trucker
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Your crush
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A new acquaintance
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Someone you haven’t talked to in years
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A sibling
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An old friend
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A grandparent
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Your BFF
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A cousin
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A former teacher
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A mentor of yours
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Someone sitting alone
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Your mail carrier
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A healthcare worker
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A delivery person
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Someone wearing blue
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A teenager
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Your spouse
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Someone you talked to yesterday
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A high school classmate
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A childhood friend
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Someone you’ve seen around, but never talked to
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Someone you don’t understand very well
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Someone different than you
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An acquaintance
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Someone who believes differently than you
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A janitor
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A friend of a friend
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A customer service worker
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Someone you’ve forgiven
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Someone younger than you
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Someone older than you
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Someone at the gas station
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Someone walking on the street
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Anyone of your choice
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Someone wearing white
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Someone wearing a hat
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Someone who seems lonely
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A random stranger
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Someone you love
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Someone who loves you
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Someone with a disability
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Someone who makes you happy
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The next person to text you
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When:
Before you go to bed
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Before you turn on the TV today
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Right after you wake up next
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Next time you go to the store
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Before Christmas
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On Christmas day
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In the next 5 minutes
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Before you get on social media
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Before you enter another building
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Within the next week
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