The Importance of Kindness and Its Link to Your Overall Well-Being
Kindness is free to give, but priceless to receive. And most of the time, it takes only one act of kindness to change a person’s life.
If you’ll see old people beyond their 80s and 100s, most of them are living a simple, happy, and contented life. And if you talk to them, you’ll feel how genuine and kind they are as a person.
Kindness is choosing to do something that will help others, which is motivated and made with genuine, warm feelings.
Meaning to say, you do something good without expecting anything in return. It can be as simple as giving compliments to other people that can brighten up their day, preventing yourself from saying words that could hurt other people’s feelings, helping strangers, giving alms to the poor, and visiting a friend or family.
And you may not know, but kindness is linked to your overall well-being. It positively affects your body, mind, emotional, and spiritual state. Read on to find out how.
The importance of kindness to your body’s well-being
Every time you’re being kind to someone, you feel good. This is because of the boost of endorphins, which work as your body’s natural painkiller.
The positive emotion you get from doing an act of kindness makes your brain signal your body to be motivated and strive harder, boosting your productivity and giving a positive impact to your working environment.
Kindness is also good for your heart. Acts of kindness release the hormone oxytocin (commonly known as the love hormone), that handles the release of nitric oxide in the blood vessels. This helps dilate your blood vessels, decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and heart attack.
The importance of kindness to your mental & emotional health
Seeing someone happy because you showed them kindness will give you a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. This pleasure is like a reward that lets you light up your life, allowing you to discover your self-worth.
Embracing your self-worth makes you feel content and happy. This can help create balance in your mental and emotional state, which are both significant aspects of a healthier and longer life.
Being kind to people also increases your sense of connection. Creating good social connections can help prevent bouts of loneliness, anxiety, and depression.
The importance of kindness to your spiritual well-being
Acts of kindness help you discover your true purpose in life.
This is the reason why some people find themselves doing charity work, volunteering, helping the poor, and serving their community.
Being kind to yourself, to other living creatures, and even to the environment, creates a deeper sense of being alive. Nurturing kindness can increase the positive energy within you. And when you extend kindness to others, this energy radiates from you to the universe.
Kindness and gratitude help cultivate your spiritual being. When you care for your family, friends, and other people who need help, you tend to do more of this act and not anything that can hurt or mistreat others. You’re opening yourself up to more of the good things by doing good.
Takeaways:
Acts of kindness, no matter how small they are, are never wasted. And small changes can make a big difference. Because together, we can change the world through positivity and love. We only need one act of random kindness at a time.
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