Print article When life becomes hectic with shopping schedules, decorating, and preparing for celebrations, these increased demands can trigger a stress response in our body manifesting as increased irritability. So how do we avoid becoming Scrooge? Acts of Kindness can help reverse irritability!
The Science Behind Kindness
In a 2019 study published in The Journal of Social Psychology, researchers found that people who performed kind acts every day for seven days experienced a significant increase in happiness. Whether people were kind to their family or to strangers, the more kind deeds they did, the happier they were. The research also showed that acting kindly can switch off stress and inflammation genes and improve physical health.
What’s even wilder is, seeing other people doing kind deeds triggers the witness’s brain circuits to mirror kindness, priming them to be kinder themselves without conscious effort-single acts of kindness may spread farther than you might think.
Simple acts like offering a smile, helping a neighbor or donating to those in need, will lead to a greater sense of Joy.
Wishing you a HAPPY Christmas and a HAPPY New Year!!
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