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Can Simple Acts of Kindness Strengthen Your Mental Health?

February 14

Acts of Kindness Strengthens Mental Health

Acts of Kindness and Mental Health

Simple Acts Of Kindness. We have all heard of the person in the drive-thru that paid for the order of the people behind him. What about the child who took her teacher flowers as a way of saying thank-you for the supportive words before her test? Or the manager who brought in popsicles as a way of breaking up the stress of the day?

So often we get focused on all of the negative things that are happening around us – in our workplaces, our families and in the global village that we live in, that we forget to notice the good things that are happening or the acts of kindness offered by others.

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Simple acts of kindness strengthens our mental health, builds our resiliency and makes us happier. Beverly Beuermann-King Click to tweet

Research suggests that kindness improves mental health by promoting feelings of happiness.

Receiving, giving, or even witnessing acts of kindness increases the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood. Acts of kindness help build support systems which are crucial during challenging times and further boost our resiliency. Kindness fosters a caring community and the sharing of resources, as well as bringing purpose and meaning to life.

Little simple acts of kindness strengthen mental health.

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Beverly’s Hot Tip for Building Resiliency and Promoting Random Acts Of Kindness Week:

  • Be more attentive to the positives: the great and awesome things that are happening around you
  • Say thank you to those you count on. It helps to put a smile on someone’s face as well as your own
  • Put together “the perfect surprise” for someone special
  • Hold the door for a stranger
  • Send a hello email or text to a family member or friend you hardly ever see
  • Do a task for someone who needs help
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Listen to a friend.

Be Kind

Finally, during this week, find ways to be a kinder yourself: talk positively, acknowledge your accomplishments and forgive your mistakes.

Giving, receiving and seeing these simple acts of kindness strengthen mental health.

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Additional Resources:

Make A Friend Day

National Hand Holding Day

Social Wellness

International Friendship Week

Girlfriend’s Day

Family Day

Friendship Day

Cheer Up The Lonely Day

What You Think Grows Upon You

World Kindness Day

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Written By Beverly Beuermann-King

Building Resiliency Through Stress and Mental Health Strategies.
For over 20 years, Beverly has used her S-O-S Principle™ with teams who want to control their reactions to stress, build resiliency against life’s challenges and live full and flourishing lives. Beverly works with teams and leaders to shift from stressed out to resilient, enabling them to be more engaged, productive and healthy.

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