(Photo Copyright Terrah Lozano – Santa Fe, NM USA
Small random acts of kindness go a long way. But how?
There have been studies done that show both the giver and recipient of kindness feel emotions of happiness and naturally have elevated seratonin levels. (Of course, you can also achieve the same effects with drugs such as Prozac, but then that wouldn’t be natural would it?)
You’re probably like, “I could have told you that without a study.”
Well, the interesting part is that any person simply WITNESSING the act of kindness is positively affected as well.
Imagine that! – Acts of kindness are contagious, just as a yawn or a laugh.
We can create an abundance of happiness naturally in our own bodies by simply observing acts of kindness. We can also perform and receive acts of kindness to affect others and make them and ourselves happy.
Think of a time when you witnessed a true act of kindness; a puppy being rescued or a child being loved. Most of us can’t help but smile by just watching the act and we want to mimic that act in some way.
The side affect of this “natural drug” called kindness is more happiness. What a thought!