First 10 days...where to start?

Assalamualaikum wr wb.

Everyone must be learning about the importance of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, doing a good deed in these 10 days is more rewarding than any other time of the year. Once you read those emails of listen to the teachers telling you about the importance of these days you must be making a list in your head of the good deeds you want to do, some might be confused about where to begin...

You see A book of Hadith like Riyadh-as-Saliheen is very helpful because the chapters in such books take you step by step on how to get closer to Allah. Every Hadith book begins with sincerity and for the past month you have received e-mails regarding sincerity from this e-mail add. I myself was wondering where should I begin from and remembered the second chapter of Riyadh-as-Saliheen... Repentance. What is better than seeking forgiveness for the past sins before doing a good deed?

Repentance is something that is loved by Allah(SWT). He is over joyed when His slave accepts his/her mistakes and turn to Allah seeking His mercy.
It is narrated from the Prophet(S) "Verily Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a person who rides the camel in a waterless desert and there is upon (the camel) his provision of food and drink also, and it is lost and he, having lost all hopes, lies down in shade and is disappointed about his camel; and all of a sudden he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of its reins and then out of boundless joy blurts out: 'O Lord, You are my slave and I am Your lord.' He commits this mistake out of extreme joy."
Can you imagine how much Allah loves us and how He wants us to go to paradise and not be deluded by Shaytaan....no one gets this happy when we seek their forgiveness. So why waste anytime make Allah happy. Repent to Allah with sincerity the moment you close this email. We all need His forgiveness if we want to enter Paradise. The Prophet (S) used to seek forgiveness more than 70 times a day. What about us?

May Allah allow us to see our mistakes and allow us to turn to Him in repentance all the time, and may He allow us to do many great deeds. Ameen

wasalam