The daily writing prompt asks – Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

I really loved last year’s answer to this question in a post I did called – Too Many Holidays Already where I came up with 4 great holiday ideas.

But being another year has passed I’m sure I could add a few more.

Hold a Hand Day – I see so few people holding hands anymore. It’s good for the spirit. It doesn’t have to be anything forced. Just something a friend or significant other would hopefully do naturally. But in our day-to-day rush seems to be forgotten except for those first falling in love.

Visit an Elderly Person Day – It’s not any one day of the year but everyone must devote one day to visiting and spending time with an elderly person. Helping them, making them laugh, letting them tell stories, eating a meal together. If you don’t know one visit a nursing or assisted living facility.

Those taking care of an elderly person should get that day off when someone takes their place.

Sit on Your Roof Day – There have been a few times in my life where I’ve sat on a roof. All those times I’ve been troubled. For some reason that helped. It either relaxed me, gave me time to think and changed my perspective. Maybe it would do something positive for others. Good thing I don’t feel inclined to do that now, I’m too old to be climbing ladders that high.

Share a Skill/Be a Mentor Day – I thought of this because my granddaughter was saying yesterday, she might like to play basketball. My heart almost exploded with joy as I taught her a few things about dribbling and set up the basement hoop. Throughout my career and life, I always shared what little knowledge I had.

As I went through my 5 + decades of work. I noticed there were fewer mentors along the way. Probably due to several factors. Some companies started to set things up where people were competing against one another instead of as a whole team.

So take a day and pass along some wisdom, knowledge, skill, and make someone’s life better.

View others ideas for holidays here