Would you take the shirt off your back for someone else?
What is Kindness?
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see– Mark Twain
The conscious act of engaging others in a positive way without asking whether those individuals deserve to be treated kindly.
- Compassion
- Respect
- Generosity
Who Does Kindness Benefit?
- Giver
- Receiver
- Witnesses
When you are kind you may experience the following physical responses: increased energy, better weight control, stronger immune system, healthier heart, better sleeping habits and the following emotional responses: happier outlook, decreased sense of loneliness, decreased feelings of depression, sense of calmness and relaxation.
“Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind” – Eric Hoffer
Challenges for You to Think About and To Do
- What simple acts of kindness can you do to make your home life happier and more positive?
- How many simple acts of kindness can you think of to make your workplace more positive?
Some examples of acts of kindness
- Speak softly
- Do other’s chore
- Really listen
- Praise
- Make a favorite meal
- Share the remote
- Smile
- Open a door
- Pick up lunch
“Kindness is just a matter of choice—an attitude you carry with you that you can make a difference, however small, in someone else’s life.”
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