Quote of the Day: Kindness is Free

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Let's spread KINDNESS.

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Kindness is free.
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Simple Ways to Make the World a Better Place

The world can sometimes feel like a dark and scary place, filled with so much negativity and pain. What you may not realize is that you can make a difference though and contribute to making the world a little bit better. With these simple acts that you can introduce into each day, you can make become a part of the positive changes that are possible.

Make it a Part of Every Day

The reality of positive change is that they can often come from small things and not from grand gestures. If you make a commitment to retail kindness and have it become a part of every single day, you too will make a big difference.

Small Acts of Kindness

Those little things can often have a big impact. By investing your time and energy into small acts of kindness, you can start to make a real positive change in your life and the lives of those around you. Whether you thank the person in the checkout line or gas station, wait to hold the door open for someone or stop to help someone, these little acts can become infectious.

Pay it Forward

Many people don’t realize the large impact that paying it forward can do. You can take this in a literal sense and pay for the person behind you in line or tip generously, and these small monetary exchanges can help turn around someone’s day.

Check-in With Those Around You

If you want to help make the world a better place, start within your own community. These days, many people are struggling and often doing so in silence. Giving them a call or reaching out to let them know you care can make the world of difference. If you want to help put some good into the world, make sure to check in on those around you.

If you want to make the world a better place, start with what you can control, your behaviors. Take every day as a new opportunity to spread love, compassion and caring.

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How Spreading Kindness Is Good for You

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For most people, being able to help someone makes you feel good. The act of showing kindness to another person sets off the reward system in your brain which tells you that whenever you do a certain thing, you will get a reward. Showing kindness towards others and yourself helps to meet your psychological needs as well. Everyone needs to hold within themselves the belief that they belong and are able to relate to those around them in order to be healthy and happy. Here are three ways that show how spreading kindness is good for you.

Reduces Anxiety and Fear

When oxytocin and serotonin, the “happy chemicals,” are released in your brain, it can increase your levels of trust for other people. When this happens, fear and anxiety are also typically reduced. Boosting your self-esteem and sense of satisfaction is a wonderful way to be brave and vulnerable by connecting with another human.

Promotes Longevity

Prosocial behavior, or the intent to help other people, has been found to increase a person's well-being over the course of their life. Among older adults, it has been studied that volunteering not only improves their quality of life, but that it also supports a longer one.

Increases Mood & Peer Acceptance

Kindness creates more happiness within. Something that researchers discovered is that people not only report feeling happier when they are kind to close friends and family, but that even witnessing another person display an act of wholesale kindness as well as when you are kind to yourself, can make you happier, too.

Whenever you feel the inclination to extend an act of kindness, why not do it? Not only will you make someone's day better and help them feel better about themselves, but it will also likely make you feel better. Choose kindness and spread love today and every day!

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