Positively Impacting People
with Something Positive

Letter on Vision of Ghosting It Forward

We want to share with you an idea on Ghosting It Forward as a creative project to positively impact people with something positive during the weeks leading up to Halloween. Lifebushido is involved with charitable projects and creative projects, and Ghosting It Forward is one of many creative ideas to share positivity with those around us.  

Concept

Pay It Forward is a book and movie with an idea of doing three good things to three other people and then asking them to do the same and Pay It Forward.

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcwG-2owow  and  http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/  for more on Pay It Forward...

Ghosting It Forward is a neighborhood tradition of leaving a surprise package on a neighbor's front doorstep. This can be a gift of candy, a pumpkin, a bottle of wine, a personal note, or some other small gift along with a ghost drawing on a single piece of paper and instructions on how to 'Ghost' the next person. The instructions tell you to put a copy of the ghost drawing on your front door, so everyone knows you have been 'Ghosted' and then make copies of the ghost drawing and instructions and 'Ghost' three other people in your neighborhood.

See http://fall.about.com/od/halloween/a/ghostedletter.htm to read an article about 'Ghosting'.

Pay it Forward + Ghosting = Ghosting it Forward

Ghosting It Forward is taking Pay It Forward + Ghosting + a few extra ideas and share Ghosting It Forward with both neighbors and friends in other cities to spread the word.

We recommend that you 'Ghost' two neighbors anonymously and send via email to one friend.

Of course, if you get excited by the idea, you could have fun and 'Ghost' three people every day until Halloween! It is very fun and exciting to gradually see your entire street and neighborhood with the ghost drawing on everyone's front door.

Ever been Ghosted?

Ghosting is done a week or more before the big day. All you need is some Halloween candy or a small gift, three brown paper lunch bags, three copies of the "You've Been Ghosted" letter and three copies of the ghost picture. Put the candy or gift, one letter and one picture in each of the brown paper bags. When it's dark, sneak over to a neighbor's house with an adult, leave the bag on their porch, ring the bell and run away. Don't let them see you. Your Ghosted neighbors will in turn, Ghost two more people. Before you know it, it will spread throughout the neighborhood, and maybe the entire city!