Simply Woman & Home

IT’S COOL to be Kind

How kind are you?

From something as simple as a smile, checking on an elderly neighbour, giving up your seat or talking to someone in need, just one small gesture can transform someone else’s life – and your own.

Tap into the helper high

Research has shown that the act of giving or helping can give you a lift yourself. It can, Shawn Achor, showed that if you perform random acts of kindness for two minutes a day for 21 days, you can retrain your brain to be more positive.

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