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That’s pretty important stuff!

How to put this into practice?

The habit of kindness doesn’t have to be complicated. There are lots of little things you can do to build
kindness into your everyday life.

Like with everything else, the more time you spend looking for opportunities to be kind, the more you'll
find yourself noticing those opportunities. The more kind acts you commit, the more you will become
naturally kind.

• Smile more. This is the smallest and easiest way to begin. When you don't know what else to do for

another person, start with nothing more than a smile. Smiling often has the added benefit of lifting
your spirits. An interesting fact: People who smile, even when they don't feel like it, tend to start
smiling for real.

• Be a hero. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Maybe you're not able to save the world today, but
you can save a life by adopting an animal from a shelter. Or, if you want to think globally, you can
find ways to become involved with organizations that act to save the whales, the environment, or a
variety of other things.

Becoming an activist is a quick way to put a solid feeling of happiness into your own life while
making a positive impact on the world around you.

• Make a connection. Find small ways to let people know they’re important in your life. Bring coffee
to your coworkers. Do something nice for a friend.

• Volunteer. This takes connecting to the next level. Combine your interests with action. If you love

to create things, then help build houses for the less fortunate. If you love to sew then create lap
quilts for the elderly in nursing homes.

Not sure where to begin? Start by asking questions at places where you already spend time. Maybe
the library needs someone to read to kids. Maybe you notice they need volunteers when you are
visiting a friend at the hospital. Opening your mind to kindness, will ensure that you are ready to
spot these opportunities.

• Change your self-image. Think of yourself as a kind person. Make it part of who you are, then look
for ways to ‘prove’ that to the world around you. It’s kind of like wearing a secret identity and then

throwing off the disguise to do random acts of kindness when the opportunity presents itself.

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