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However, whatever we do to help someone, they highlight that we also mustn’t lose sight of ourselves. So, it’s important to remember the other person’s feelings, and make sure what we do will help them. The act of kindness should be something that we enjoy, but at the same time we need to be mindful that we are doing something kind for another person’s benefit.

The Mental Health Foundation says that ‘kindness is choosing to do something that helps others or yourself, motivated by genuine warm feelings.’ And being kind can be anything from volunteering, raising money for charity (or other good causes), holding a door or lift open for someone, offering to take a photo of someone struggling with a selfie, or paying a stranger a compliment!īut The Mental Health Foundation also highlights that there are things we should remember when doing something out of kindness… And this is backed up by research! According to a recent study conducted in the US, people suffering with anxiety and depression saw an improvement in their symptoms after they incorporated small acts of kindness into their days.Īccording to the Mental Health Foundation, other studies have found that being kind can ‘improve your mood and increase your self-esteem and happiness’. It follows a simple framework: ‘Inspire -> Empower -> Act -> Reflect -> Share’ and creates a variety of digital resources, activities, and more to ‘help make kindness the norm® in schools, at home and at work’.īeing kind has a powerful effect, not only on the person you’re being kind to, but also for yourself. This fantastic initiative was started by The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, a small non-profit whose motto is to ‘make kindness the norm®’.Įstablished and based in the US, The Foundation was set up after ‘a reporter noted that people should stop reporting on “random acts of violence” and start ‘practicing random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty’’.

Send a thank-you note to the local fire department, police departments, or any military personnel.It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day today (Friday 17 th February), which is part of Random Acts of Kindness Week!.

It could be a sick child, an elderly person with no family, or a college student down on their luck. That means, call the florist and tell them to pick a hospital or nursing home and deliver flowers to the person the front desk thinks needs it the most.

Order a bouquet of flowers to be delivered to anyone in the hospital.

Mail a “thinking of you” card to someone you’ve not to talk to in a while.

Drop off a load of groceries at the local food pantry.

For example, offer to create a résumé for someone seeking a new job.

Put your skills to work for someone in need.

Leave a kind note for someone, no explanation is needed.

Pay for the coffee or meal of the person in front of you in line.Not only do the acts of kindness bring joy to the receiver, but they spread positive reactions to the giver, too! As a favourite celebration for many, people everywhere are enjoying doing these acts of kindness.

The movement of Random Acts of Kindness inspires people every day. It is celebrated by individuals, groups, and organisations nationwide to encourage acts of kindness. Each year on February 17th, National Random Acts of Kindness Day grows in popularity.