A while back I posted about Making Australia Happy, a series shown on the ABC late last year. The series followed 8 Australians on their journey to improving their level of happiness. It looked at whether it was possible to actually teach ourselves to be happy.
The study looked at things like positive psychology, mindfulness, physical activity and diet.
What I found really interesting in the study was just how much mindfulness, through random acts of kindness, helped to increase the participants level of happiness.How do you feel when you do something for someone else? How about when you see the look on someone's face when they open a thoughtful gift you have given them? Or when you give them a compliment when they have been feeling pretty down on themselves?
Here are some great ROK ideas for you, showing just how easy it can be to do something nice for someone else. I challenge you to give at least one a go today and see how it makes you feel!
- send flowers to someone you care about
- make something yummy to bring in to work to share with your workmates
- stand up for someone on the bus or train (and they don't have to necessarily be elderly or pregnant!)
- say hello to a stranger who crosses your path on the street, or in the lift
- put a coin in an expired parking metre
- tip the barista making your take-away coffee
- write a thank you note for your parents/partner/friend, expressing your gratitude for all they do for you
- shout your co-worker a coffee
- say 'I love you' to someone you care about
- give money to the homeless person you pass on your way to/from work
- clean out your wardrobe and give your clothes to charity
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