Kindness is the act or the state of being kind, being marked by good and charitable behavior, pleasant disposition, and concern for others. It is known as a virtue, and recognized as a value in many cultures. Research has shown that acts of kindness does not only benefit receivers of the kind act, but also the giver, as a result of the release of neurotransmitters responsible for feelings of contentment and relaxation when such acts are
When we think of the act of kindness, often we refer to how we treat others, or the way others treat us. Have you ever considered an act of kindness to yourself? How you think, respond to issues, how you feed your body and how you stay healthy?
Each day when you wake, do you talk to yourself with kindness, or with malice and frustration? When you look in the mirror do you appreciate your good health or do you say mean things about your state of being?
When you eat, do you feed your body with foods to help nourish it, or food which will harm it?
Hey, we are all human and those pesky thoughts come in before we even have the opportunity to stop them. Here’s the trick, when you DO have the awareness that they are starting to control you, you can turn them in to kind words. This too, goes for how you eat. When you go on a binge, ripping the cupboards apart just to find that old box of Oreos waaaaay in the back, chow the whole thing down then beat yourself to a pulp…is that kind?
Try a different perspective this week and look at the way you treat your body and mind. Some of us won’t allow others to speak to us with nearly the same amount of anger that we talk to ourselves. Look at the food you are choosing and consider if the meal is nice or well, disease ridden?
Be Kind!