Development
Kindness
Acts of appreciation
Appreciation, or acts of kindness is about recognizing the qualities in others, especially when they include supporting or helping you.
Its about valuing yourself and others.
Appreciation requires thoughtfulness and really thinking about the other people in your life.
It includes thanking and acknowledging others.
When you are kind and appreciate another person then you respect and appreciate yourself.
This helps you build stronger and more meaningful relationships through reciprocity.
Book: Happy Mind Happy Life - Dr Rangan Chatterjee 2022
One week of kindness
Perform one act of kindness every day for a week.
After you completed each act of kindness, check in with yourself emotionally.
How did it make you feel? If you feel your Core Happiness is becoming noticeably stronger, keep performing acts of kindness.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
-Go shopping for an elderly neighbor
-Cook a meal for someone outside of your immediate family
-Send a text message in the evening telling someone how much they mean to you.
-Hold the door open for a stranger
-Tell your barista how wonderful the coffee is
-Buy a coffee for the person behind you in the line
-Give your partner a foot massage
To really maximize the benefit, start a diary or journal and write down how many acts you have completed and how you felt afterwards.
Why not try this for at least one week every month?
Podcast: Dr David Hamilton -The healing power of kindness www.drchatterjee.com/104
How acts of kindness sparks a global movement
The power of kindness
Book: Happy Mind Happy Life - Dr Rangan Chatterjee 2022
It is incredible, but true: research suggests that practicing kindness may have more of an effect on health and happiness than diet and exercise. Acts of kindness sends signals to your brain that life is great. This switches it out of unhealthy stress state and into thrive state.
One study found that the more acts of kindness you carry out the happier you become. It did not matter if these acts of kindness were for loved ones or complete strangers, the effect on happiness were the same.
When you decide to give yourself away with a simple act of kindness, you’re sending a beautiful wave of happiness that will travel far into the world and deep into hearts.
Book: The keys to kindness - Claudia Hammond.
Taking kindness more seriously and valuing it more deeply.
Five keys to kindness:
-There is more kindness in the world than you think.
-Being kind makes you feel good and that's OK.
-Kindness comes from seeing other people’s point of view.
-The key to empathic kindness is to listen, truly listen.
-Remember to be kind to yourself.
Book: Listen Kathryn Mannix For it is only through humble, generous, immersive listening that we can really understand another's perspective and act in a truly kind way.
Disclaimer:
This website is for information only. It represents the unproven opinions / thoughts of various authors or collaborating partners.
This website and its content is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional medical or counselling advice.
PeaceBuilders Network and/ or associate organizations specifically disclaim any and all liability contained in or linked to this website.
A health-care professional should be consulted regarding your specific medical condition.
If you have a medical, mental health or other emergency, then reach out to the local emergency services helpline or hospital.
Copyright:
The contents of this website is subject to licencing and copyright. All rights reserved.
All webpages and all artwork has been minted as NFTs for exclusive use by PeaceBuilders Network and/ or their representatives.
No part of this website or content may be used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of PeaceBuilders Network and/ or their representatives, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.
Updated: November 2023
Related Topics
Find Other Topics
General Information
Trending TopicsFind a category...
PeaceBuilding@home Connecting Ready or Not? Our Struggles Coping Self-Reflection 7 Principles of living Conflict Life Transitions Mental Wellness Development Inner Exploration Personal Growth Community Taking Action Local PeaceBuilders Programs PeaceBuilders Network PeaceBuilders Network Book Resources General Book Resources ContactFind a topic...
Parenting & Co-parenting Love Site information Why PeaceBuilders? Accountability Collective wisdom Communication Criticism Death Defensiveness Feelings Framing Friends Jealousy Life {love} bites Meditation Re-invention Relationships Secrets & lies Self-care tools The foundation Your story Local PeaceBuilders Alone Anger management Boundaries Contempt Denial Divorce Failure Friends help friends Inter-dependence Kindness Life changes Life's Journey Loneliness PeaceBuilder David Respect Self-determination Smile More Triggers Vulnerability Bargaining Change Step 1 Compassion Conflict management Courage Depression Difficult decisions Emotional Pain Gratitude Habits Hubris Imagining Immigration Mediation New Beginnings PeaceBuilder Sam Real men do cry Relaxation time Spirituality Stonewalling Stuck Abuse / hurting Acceptance Addictions Change Step 2 Community Control Culture Curiosity Disappointment Exploring Fear Health choices Honesty / trust Local Dads Pride Responsibility Separation Success Treasures Beliefs Brainstorming Change Step 3 Grief Guilt vs Shame Happiness Hope Humility Identity Mastering Plan ahead Power Relationship Pies Resilience Self - love Self-management Storytelling Team Activity AI Belonging Change Step 4 Emotional health Forgiveness Goals Healing Justice vs Truth Life's Purpose Listening Motivation Networking Services Next steps Normalizing Older adults Our Art Collection Playing Regret Sex & Dating (again) Values & strengths Empathy Shock Stress / Anxiety VolunteeringConnect Locally
Featured Services
Wellness Together Canada
PeaceBuildersNetwork.org hopes to connect all our local communities, programs and services.
Click here to log in to the dashboard.
Log InIf you are a service manager and would like to register and manage your service, click here to create a membership account.
Create Account