{"id":488,"date":"2021-11-09T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T13:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=488"},"modified":"2021-11-13T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T13:01:52","slug":"ripples-of-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Ripples of Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Do-things-for-people-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Do-things-for-people-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Do-things-for-people-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Do-things-for-people-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have recently been reading a lot about the benefits of kindness.&nbsp; I have noticed that a lot of what we do (or don\u2019t do) for others comes down to this one simple concept. I have noticed, with gratitude, the many kind acts that I see others doing from one day to the next.&nbsp; And I have noticed that those who do kind things for others often seem happier than those who don\u2019t.&nbsp; Did you know that studies have shown that the practice of kindness benefits the health and well-being of the giver just as much as the receiver?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thing I love about kindness is the ripple effect.&nbsp; When you do something kind for someone, often they, in turn, do something kind for someone else\u2026and so it goes, one tiny ripple leads to the next and then the next.&nbsp; Who knows how this ripple of kindness will spread or the difference one act can make?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have also put a lot of thought into this because sometimes, the act of doing good things for people makes a person feel vulnerable\u2026 it opens one up to the possibility of rejection and this can feed a person\u2019s insecurities and fears. We are hard-wired to protect ourselves emotionally, and sometimes this means we don\u2019t take risks, especially when we think we may be rejected or criticized. But over time, I have realized that the practice of kindness is actually a demonstration of strength, not weakness.\u00a0 For it takes a strong person to be able to risk rejection and face the consequences regardless of the outcome.\u00a0 And I have found that, although it feels like you are taking a chance on people, kindness rarely results in rejection.\u00a0 And when it does, it really says something about the other person, not about you.\u00a0 <strong>So I challenge you \u2026 do something kind for someone today for no other reason than because of who you are\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Ripples of Kindness<\/strong>\r\nBy Krista Longeway\r\n\r\nOne pebble\r\nDropped from my palm\r\nWarmed by sunshine\u2019s happy glow\r\nFalls to join the rocks below\r\n\r\nOne ripple\r\nDisturbs the calm\r\nTiny waves that interlace\r\nSpread across the water\u2019s face\r\n\r\nOne kindness\r\nA soothing balm\r\nEach small act can quickly grow\r\nSpreading further than we know\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently been reading a lot about the benefits of kindness.&nbsp; I have noticed that a lot of what we do (or don\u2019t do) for others comes down to this one simple concept. 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