The Kindness Box

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Tried this search - Speaking with kindness -

The AI response was as follows -

Speaking with kindness can help to improve communication, relationships, and mental well-being:

Be respectful: Maintain a calm and respectful tone of voice, and avoid name-calling or insults.

Be attentive: Listen more than you speak, and show that you are paying attention.

Choose your words: Take a moment to pause and choose the right words.

Be considerate: Consider the timing and location of your conversation, and choose a setting where both parties feel comfortable.

Be gracious: In difficult situations, start by expressing gratitude to show that you are open to listening and contributing.

Be consistent: Remain calm and consistent in your message, and don't give in to heated arguments.

Be kind to yourself: Avoid negativity on social media, and try to be kind to yourself as well as others.

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Kindness is about showing up in the world with compassion and acting for the greater good of all. While being nice is about being polite, pleasant, and agreeable and doing what we think we should, kindness goes a step beyond.

Kind humans know that life is hard, messy, and complex. Yet they understand that people are doing their best with the tools, resources, and experience they carry. Charles Glassman captured this by saying, “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.”

Why Kindness Matters

Practicing kindness for the sake of kindness is one of the greatest gifts we can give to others and ourselves.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Why Be Kind? - the AI response from my favourite search engine -

There are many reasons to be kind, including:

Mental health

Kindness can improve mental health by increasing feelings of happiness, confidence, and optimism. It can also reduce stress and anxiety, and increase the production of feel-good hormones like dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin.

Physical health

Kindness can improve physical health by reducing blood pressure and boosting the immune system. It can also slow aging and improve heart health.

Social connections

Kindness can strengthen friendships and create more meaningful relationships. It can also help people feel more included and connected to others.

Contagious

Kindness is contagious, and people who see others being kind are more likely to be kind themselves.

Positive feedback loop

The happiness people get from being kind can lead to a positive feedback loop, where the more you give, the more positive you feel.

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Chopra Law of Giving

The second principle is The Law of Giving. This idea encourages you to treat every moment as a gift, and relies on an understanding that giving expands the energy that is available to you.

The more you give, the more you have.

As you go through your day, give the gift of appreciation and love in any form that feels appropriate for you, whether it is a physical or monetary gift to a friend, loved one, or stranger, or simply the gift of a smile, positive energy, and affection.

When you give, you compound the love you feel, causing you to lead a happier and more fulfilling life.

More at this site -

What Are The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success? Lessons from Deepak Chopra - The Joy Within

An international bestseller by critically acclaimed author Deepak Chopra, The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success teaches us how to build a spiritual life in the modern world. The book outlines seven core principles you can employ every day in order to live a more spiritual life. You can apply them to...

thejoywithin.org

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Ways to cultivate goodness

What I love about my community of people is that you want to make a difference, living a meaningful life that’s filled with purpose. To do that we focus on one of the most important elements to fulfilling your potential — being wholly connected with your core values. Over time you’ll find that you refine and re-define what your core values are. In youth, you may focus on ambition. In later years, you may focus on resilience. In my list of core values, I left out one that I believe we need now more than ever: cultivating inner goodness.

By Intentionally nurturing positive qualities within ourselves, we can live more meaningfully and spread goodness outwards. And isn’t that what we need more of today? Cultivating traits like self-compassion, fairness, courage, and patience are closely associated with cultivating inner goodness. When we embody these values, they guide our thoughts, words and actions to bring out the best in others and better society as a whole.

How to Cultivate Inner Goodness — The Missing Value We Absolutely Need

Cultivating inner goodness as one of our core values makes us capable of living more meaningfully and spreading goodness outwardly to our community.

newayscenter.com

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Kindness quotes can lead you down the path of being a kinder, more compassionate person. Sometimes, we forget how big of an impact acts of kindness can have on others. So on days where you wake up a bit grumpier than usual, you might want to bookmark this page to help remind you to get back on track. Here are 130+ kindness quotes that’ll make you a nicer person.

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130+ Kindness Quotes That’ll Make You a Nicer Person

Kindness quotes can help you be a kinder, more compassionate person. Here are 130+ kindness quotes that’ll inspire your kindness.

declutterthemind.com

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Article about developing good habits -

Speak Kindly

We’ve all had those dreadful moments where we’re frustrated or mad and we say something that we live to regret. So many of the world’s problems are caused by communication errors. While we’re all imperfect, for the most part, most people are good. But sometimes our emotions get the best of us and we say things we shouldn’t.

One of the good habits you should consider developing is speaking kindly – even during tough conversations. Aim to be empathic with people who may be disgruntled, mad, or frustrated. Sometimes people take out their frustrations on you. But it’s important to remember that you have full control over your reaction of every event that happens to you.

And with that power knowing how much control you have, it’s a must to do your part in the world of spreading kindness. You can’t take back hurtful words and it’s extremely difficult to undo the damage toxic words can have on someone.

25 Good Habits for a Meaningful and Balanced Life

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Two videos from Gina Lake -

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Kindness to all – without exceptions – reflects what we know, what we do, how we act, and who we are. Furthermore, we believe that any gesture or word of kindness is a purposeful decision that each person can make for the betterment of others. Therefore, the extension of kindness among all people does, in fact, have the potential to break down boundaries in society and create a better sense of understanding, community, and acceptance. Kindness is a necessary cornerstone for peace, order, and civility.

Diversity is also a priority embedded as a core essential in everything The Be Kind People Project does in its work. We believe that we can connect with and teach students only if they clearly realize that our approach to them is authentic and based on respect for every individual. We hold ourselves and all who work with us in any way accountable to the highest standards of non-discrimination and with the expectation to be genuine representatives of the true spirit of kindness for all people.

Our Values - The Be Kind People Project

Our Values HOW WE WORK People First Student-centric Personal growth Societal give-back Inclusion Respect Relationships Matter Integrity and dignity Listen and learn Walk our talk Show gratitude Have fun Excellence Innovate Provide solutions Replicate Measure Transform Strong Infrastructure...

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