Years ago I published an article on 4 kindnesses a day. The idea was to work on actively performing acts of kindness. There are many reasons for this. Kindnesses improve our attitude and ego. They just simply make us feel better about ourselves. They also improve our society because kindnesses are contagious. Others act out in kindness once a kindness is bestowed upon them.
Our society needs this more then ever. We see our world turning into a polarized mess with factions everywhere warring against each other figuratively or literally. We can be better and we individually can work to change things.
My article on 4 kindnesses a day is on my site. Please search for it under parenting info. But let me see if I recall the gist of the article.
4 kindnesses a day
- to self
- to another family member
- to someone in your local community
- to someone far away who is in need
Hey, I think I remembered the principles.
Do something good for yourself. Put your airmask on before you help the person next to you.
Treat your family well.
Take care of a neighbor.
Do something for society as a whole.
Try it for a while. Don’t expect thank you’s. The more we act on this the better we all will become. We need this more now then ever!