On the 13th of November, the world celebrates World Kindness Day. This extraordinary day was introduced in Tokyo in 1988 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of NGOs. Celebrate this day with us and spread love, empathy, and laughter all around.
Kindness is one of the highest achievements in life and essential quality associated with humanity. In nowadays competitive world kindness often takes a backseat. That's why it is even more important to spread awareness to people about practicing kindness. Last but not least, we should show love and empathy not only to human beings but also to animals and the environment around us.
What can you do on World Kindness Day? How can you show kindness to others:
smile and be kind to people
compliment others truthfully
thank someone for the offered services
apologize for committing a mistake
send an uplifting message to your loved ones
reach out to your loved ones you haven't spoken in awhile
go the extra mile every day to make someone smile
let someone merge into traffic with a smile
help your elderly neighbors with groceries
You can watch a lovely video about how to spread more kindness around you. After this day is over, you can always make kindness the norm in your everyday life as well.
It has been scientifically proven that people who show less kindness in their behavior produce more stress hormones than the ones who do. The stress hormone cortisol decreases by 23% when people are in control of their emotions and display sweet gestures of kindness in their attitude. Other positive aspects of kindness are lower frustration, less anxiety, balanced blood pressure, and a healthy mind.