{"id":2717,"date":"2019-11-13T12:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2019-11-13T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:17:22","slug":"kindness-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/?p=2717","title":{"rendered":"Kindness for Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today is World Kindness Day.\u00a0 It is a reminder to us that kindness should be part of our everyday lives.\u00a0 Here are several reasons to show kindness everyday:<\/p>\n

~ Kindness elevates levels of dopamine in your brain which gives you a \u201chelper\u2019s high\u201d.<\/p>\n

~ Kindness makes you feel joyful and happy, which then shows on your countenance.<\/p>\n

~ Kindness reduces anxiety and depression by focusing on others creating calmness.<\/p>\n

~ Kindness slows aging, improves relationships, and benefits heart health.<\/p>\n

Doctor\u2019s research has found that kindness shares the same neural space in the brain as empathy.\u00a0 The sensation of empathy identifies needs of others, but it is kindness<\/strong> that translates that need to a<\/strong> spontaneous action to offer help<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is proof that we are much stronger when we\u2019re connected to each other than we are on our own.<\/p>\n

Kindness doesn\u2019t have to be complicated, but can come from us thinking of others in simple ways.\u00a0 I am reminded of the last day of my father-in-law\u2019s life.\u00a0 It was Christmas day of 2003.\u00a0 My husband and his dad (Jim) made a quick run to the local 7-11 for some eggnog.\u00a0 My 80-year-old father-in-law was bending down to the bottom shelf of the fridge in the store and pulling forward some milk containers\u2014facing the shelf.\u00a0 My husband said \u201cDad, we don\u2019t need milk.\u201d Jim said, \u201cI know, but someone will need milk and this will make it easier for them to reach.\u201d Kindness was such a part of his life that he thought of others way in advance. Later that day, after a family walk, Jim collapsed at the door and breathed his last breath.\u00a0 My husband shared this simple story at his funeral.<\/p>\n

I am also reminded of something my Pastor shared one Sunday.\u00a0 He was talking about people who apply for a position at the church.\u00a0 He said that before someone is to arrive, he places trash on the grounds, then watches out his office window as the candidate arrives and walks on that path to come into the building.\u00a0 Do they care enough to pick up the trash right in their pathway when no one is looking?\u00a0 If so, this shows kindness and strength of character.\u00a0 It gives them an edge when considering who will get the job.<\/p>\n

Go ahead and plan a kind act today, but practice kindness so it is a part of who you are everyday!\u00a0 Your kindness will spread to others.\u00a0 Kind acts affect 3\u2014the doer (you), the recipient, and the witness.\u00a0 All are inspired to keep kindness going, and that can be world-changing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is World Kindness Day.\u00a0 It is a reminder to us that kindness should be part of our everyday lives.\u00a0 Here are several reasons to show kindness everyday: ~ Kindness elevates levels of dopamine in your brain which gives you a \u201chelper\u2019s high\u201d. ~ Kindness makes you feel joyful and happy, which then shows on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2719,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions\/2719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}