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Kindness in everyday life

Writer: Laura Stembridge
Laura Stembridge
3 hours ago
1 min read

The New Economics Foundation published its Five Ways to Wellbeing in 2008: connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give. The last of these does not require money or a public gesture. It can mean noticing what would make another person’s day easier and deciding whether you can offer it.

Giving can take lots of different forms, from small everyday acts to larger commitments.

Today, you could:

  • Thank someone for something they have done for you.

  • Phone a relative or friend who needs support or company.

  • Ask a colleague how they are and really listen to the answer.

  • Offer to lend a hand if you see a stranger struggling with bags or a pushchair.

Over the next few weeks, you could:

  • Arrange a day out for you and a friend or relative.

  • Offer to help a relative with DIY or a colleague with a work project.

  • Sign up to a mentoring project, in which you give time and support to someone who will benefit from it.

  • Volunteer with a local school, hospital, care home or another organisation that needs the time you can offer.

Kindness has limits. Do not offer time, money or emotional support that you cannot safely give. A clear no can be kinder than a promise you cannot keep.

Dr Becky Lunson Southall, Chief Therapist at InsideOut®

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