... be kind and caring and thoughtful.
... respond with dignity and respect.
... muster the courage to do hard things.
... ask for help and allow yourself rest....
No-one, ever, has hated their way to happiness.
Discomfort can be motivating, but only if it first comes from a position of understanding and even, ideally, compassion.
Self-compassion, on the other hand, which includes self-kindness, combines self-care with self-inspiration.
This is what we all need to be working...
via ThoughtCatalog by Jan Bowen
When you think of kindness, do you think of someone nobly performing 50 random acts of kindness? Admirable as that is, that isn’t the only means to approach kindness. There are many ways people show kindness every day.
Kindness is simply the...
via the Greater Good
Walking to class one day, one of us (Laura) saw a young student crying and waiting for his mother to arrive—he had split his chin while playing. When Laura got to class, the other students were very upset and afraid for their...
Sometimes the world seems pretty bleak.
But sometimes the world seems truly amazing; and the people in it truly kind and caring and loving and wonderful.
That's happiness.
So for more happiness, check out these 18 amazing examples from 2015 of kindness and charity...
via PickTheBrain by Alex Karpman
This November 13 is World Kindness Day! In honor of this important holiday which fuels kindness around the world, we’ve put together a 30-day kindness challenge for you that will fuel an incredible amount of positive energy into your life. Each...
Countless studies link kindness and generosity to greater life satisfaction and happiness so here's how you can have more of all the good stuff!
via the Huffington Post by Juliana Breines
One of the best ways to increase our own happiness is to do things that make other...
Being kind to yourself isn't being selfish.
Being kind to yourself allows you to be kind to others.
You'll enjoy more happiness; and you'll be able to share and give more happiness.
Here are some thoughts and tips from an article by Amy Morin via the Huffington Post...
Check out this nice article by Patty O'Grady from Psychology Today (and note, the relevance goes way beyond the specific context of the classroom upon which this article mainly focuses)...
