Category: Kindness

The Benefits of Helping Others: Why Kindness Matters

Helping others is often seen as a selfless act, but it can benefit both the person giving and the person receiving. Kindness can increase happiness, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve physical health. When we help others, we also tend to form stronger relationships and a sense of community, which can lead to a greater understanding of purpose and fulfillment.

Studies have shown that acts of kindness often release positive hormones like serotonin and oxytocin, which can positively impact mental health. Volunteering or donating to a cause can provide a sense of accomplishment and boost self-esteem. Helping others can also lower stress levels by promoting a sense of connection and social support.

Not only does helping others benefit our well-being, but it can also have a ripple effect on society as a whole. Acts of kindness often inspire others to do the same, creating a more compassionate and supportive community. So, next time you have the opportunity to lend a helping hand, remember that kindness matters and can positively impact yourself and those around you.

Being a Professional

You are a professional at whatever you do to earn a living. It is the thing you get paid to accomplish. You are proud of your work and strive to be the best you can be. Another thing you need to do; be kind.

It is easy to get an idea that everything revolves around you. Hint: it does not. At any given time, a billion things are going on around the world, and no matter how important we think we are, in the larger scheme of things, we are each a tiny part of a significant puzzle.

Throughout your busy day, take time. Take time to know the name of who takes out your garbage and how their family is. Take the time to let people who help you see that they are appreciated and essential to you. Do you want to be vacuuming your room floor at work? Or take out your garbage?

When you care for all those who help you, imagine the customer service that you are then providing to your customers. One person always works to support another. And it will show in you for everyone you meet.

To be the best that you can be is more than just nuts and bolts and understanding cause and effect. In getting to the point where you are the best you can be, you bring an entire team with you. You bring all those who support you.

Thank you for being with me today. I hope to be with you again tomorrow.

Our True Wealth

Last night we had a drawing in a lottery for 1.6 billion dollars. And today, someone woke up being $1.6 billion richer.  No one knows yet who that person was, although we do congratulate them. It is a beautiful thing to be blessed with life-changing money, and we hope that the money helps people to change for the better.

I would like to mention, money plays a very minimal part in what makes us wealthy. Wealth is measured, not in what comes into a person as far as money, land and other tangibles. Real wealth is viewed as what we pass along and is mostly intangible.

Our real wealth is what we give to others. It is usually those things money cannot buy. A smile or a kind nod to a stranger, a hug to somebody who is sad, or taking time to listen to someone who has something to say, are all internal wealth measurements.

What we have in the bank gathers very little interest in comparison to the little things that we do for others every day. You may not see the benefit you accumulate on your actions, yet I can assure you that as these actions take place in the hearts of many, interest grows. And, you will find out in time, the interest you gather in the hearts of others will be shared from their hearts to even others.

It only takes one or two who are sharing goodness to make a whole block, neighborhood, or even an entire city wealthier than it ever imagined. Please remember that things are only things. Whether it is the school or a city or a state, or just the block we live on, it takes people to make things worthy and wealthy.

I just realized I’m a people. And you know I bet you are one too. I wish us both good health and good inner Wealth.

Thank you for being with me today, I hope to be with you again tomorrow.