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Seven days of sevā

An optional, ungated week of service and reflection. No streaks, shame, points, or sign-in.

Volunteers sorting donated food at a food bank in San Diego — Volunteers sorting donations at a food bank, San Diego, 2015. Image: Kyle Carlstrom, U.S. Navy, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

How to use this

Print it, copy it, ignore the order, skip a day. This is not a challenge brand. It makes no health claims.

Day 1 — Notice. Look at one place where care already moves: a kitchen, a bus stop, a group chat. Write what you see. Do not score yourself.
Day 2 — Ask consent. If you want to help someone, ask first. A no is a complete answer.
Day 3 — Offer. Name one concrete offer. Keep it small enough to finish.
Day 4 — Give. Do the thing. Stay inside the boundary you named.
Day 5 — Rest. Service that never rests becomes extraction, including of yourself.
Day 6 — Reflect. What felt clean? What felt like a performance? No points.
Day 7 — Continue or stop. Choose one practice to keep, or none. Stopping is allowed.

Optional participation afterward: iGift.com. Optional reading: Sevā guide.

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Sources

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