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Did you know that November 13 is World Kindness Day? It was introduced by the World Kindness Movement in 1998, and it’s observed in many countries around the world.
Here are some interesting facts about kindness:
According to a study published in the Journal of Social Psychology, people who performed a single act of kindness a day for ten days experienced a significant increase in overall happiness than those who didn’t.
Another study showed that remembering past acts of kindness can improve your mood and make you likely to perform more kind acts.
Practising kindness can reduce stress and have a positive impact on your mental and physical health.
How to show kindness
You can show kindness by providing support and empathy, by hearing someone, by offering help or a gesture, by feeding a hungry person or an animal, or by leaving a positive note to make someone’s day. You can also say “thank you” or explain why you appreciate someone. Even something like a smile, eye contact or a compliment can make a person feel better. Finally, saving a negative thought or word to yourself instead of hurting someone is an act of kindness too.
Let’s be kind every day, not just during special occasions. What’s your way to show kindness?
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Very interesting post & the great day!!! It’s like the ray of sunshine in our troubled world!!!
Beautiful words, thank you so much, Anastasia!
Kindness is a great way to live and some people are greater for showing others kindness.
That’s true. As long as we are trying to be kinder, we are doing good.
kindness is it’s own reward
That’s true, one of the few things like that.
dunno, I think many things are their own reward
Kindness is a wonderful thing….
I agree with you, Pamela!
I always try to help people every single day. I often regret that, but I am not going to stop!
I know you are always such a kind person! This reminds me that sometimes help has to be asked for.
It does, I have people that I have enjoyed and talked to for years, that I help without question.
I also try to help new users (first on Niume and nowhere on Virily). I can honestly say that for the most part most people welcome the help.
i just stop interacting with those that can’t accept someone else helping them.
That’s a very wise approach! Thanks for spreading kindness! 🙂
We all try! thank you for the kind words!
More kindness is much needed in the world today
I agree with you completely!
I wanted to write a post about it yesterday Elle, but decided against it as it would be published a few days later like all my other posts they have been sitting there in the pending folder and suddenly at one go they are all published.
I believe in kindness , if only everyone decided to be kind in their words and actions what a wonderful place the world would be.
I agree with you about kindness! I hope you become a verified member soon so you can post whenever you feel inspired, you deserve it!
Happy World Kindness Day to you, I hope people who went out today did an act of kindness, I was home all day working on my PC
Thank you so much! 🙂 Sometimes we forget we can be kind on the internet too.
I do try to be kind to everyone and I try to have a short memory for those who have been unkind to me.
That’s a very wise approach!
For me everyday should be a kindness day.
That’s an awesome approach!
I didn’t know there was a day of kindness. Very nice it would be if they were friendly all the days. The world would be nicer and people happy
I agree with you completely.
I did not know this, Happy Kindness Day to you!
Thank you so much, Carol!
I didn’t know that. Kindness is always great both to me and from me to others.
Yes, indeed. Both parties benefit from it after all.
But I really didn’t know that 13. 11 is a day of kindness …. then I have to be especially kind to you today, my dear Ellie…I always try to be friendly
You are always kind to me! 🙂
Thanks for the nice words, dear Ellie … that’s nice to hear