365 Acts of Affection
A daily practice for living with more care, presence, and integrity.
365 Acts of Affection is a simple, values-led practice: one small act each day, shared quietly, designed to be lived rather than performed.
This is not a challenge or a productivity tool.
It’s an invitation to practise affection — in ordinary moments, in real life.
Each act is intentionally small and human — a pause before replying, eye contact that lasts, returning when the mind wanders.
Like anything we want to improve at, affection grows through practice. Daily repetition builds the muscle memory of care — in how we listen, respond, and show up for ourselves and others.
You can begin anywhere.
Miss a day. Return. Start again.
Affection isn’t something we achieve.
It’s something we practise — one small act at a time.
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This week, we begin with Presence, within the theme The Self.
Before change, before action, before connection with others, we come home to ourselves.
Presence asks us to notice where our attention goes — and to practise returning. Not perfectly, not constantly, but gently. Again and again.
These acts are small by design. They don’t ask for more time, only more attention.
Begin where you are. Miss a day. Return. This is a practice.
Week 1
Presence
Theme
The Self
This week, we turn toward Connection, within the theme The Heart.
Connection isn’t something we manufacture.
It’s something we allow — through presence, through warmth, through attention that doesn’t rush to fix or fill the space.
Before performance.
Before problem-solving.
Before response.
Connection begins in how we meet one another — moment by moment.
Week 2
Connection
Theme
The Heart
Week Three invites us to slow down and settle.
Grounding is about creating steadiness through small, deliberate acts — finishing one thing before starting another, keeping a quiet promise to yourself, choosing steadiness over urgency.
This week reminds us that care has a shape, boundaries are supportive, and perfection often steals rest.
Before courage, before action, we root.
Week 3
Grounding
Theme
The Roots
Week Four invites us to speak — gently, clearly, and with intention.
Courage shows up through small, deliberate acts — saying the true thing kindly, asking for what we need without apology, choosing honesty over ease, letting our voice be heard even briefly.
This week reminds us that truth can be held with care, needs are information, and not every yes is respectful.
Before change, before alignment, we choose courage.
Week 4
Courage
Theme
The Flame
Week 5
Continuity
Theme
The Lineage
Week Five invites us to remember that nothing begins with us.
Continuity is about recognising what shaped us, who came before us, and the quiet inheritance we carry — lessons given, work laid down, care extended across time. It asks us to notice whose shoulders we stand on, and how we carry what’s been entrusted to us.
This week reminds us that we are not starting from zero. That what we pass on matters. That how we act today becomes part of someone else’s tomorrow.
Before urgency, before reinvention, we honour the line.
Week 6
Reverence
Theme
The Sacred
Week Six invites us to pause — not because we are tired, but because presence matters.
Reverence shows up through small, deliberate acts — breathing before responding, letting a moment arrive before acting, treating something ordinary as meaningful, moving through the day with intention rather than reaction.
This week reminds us that stillness is something we can choose. That meaning grows where attention rests. That how we move changes what follows.
Before speed, before noise, before the next thing — we choose reverence.
