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"Navel-gazing is always a danger at this time of year – and not just to admire
the results of a two-week assault on the fridge. Indoctrinated by “new year,
new you” messaging, we fixate on self-optimisation: one hand dredging the
Celebrations tub and the other searching online for “hot yoga near me” or
“should I read Ulysses?”
But there is another way to be better: by doing something kind. This doesn’t
mean giving money (welcome though that always is), it’s about giving your time,
empathy, support and thought – finding ways to help the people around you.
To make this list of suggestions, I explored acts of kindness given and
received, acutely needed and fondly remembered, with
Guardian readers,
charities, friends and family, marvelling at how much quietly industrious
kindness goes on around us. I hope there is something for everyone: some
require commitment; others need nothing more than the ability to boil a kettle.
But what all these acts have in common is that they will make you feel good:
research shows that being kind make us happier. So you can help others
and
feel better yourself all at once. You won’t get that kind of win-win from a gym
membership."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
