The Power of Unexpected Kindness
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The Power of Unexpected Kindness
Acts of kindness, helping others, and going out of one’s way to be of assistance to those in need can, of course, increase the well-being of others.
Harvard University • How to Flourish: Practical Activities Supported by Scientific Research
The best gifts are the unexpected ones.
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A third paper looks at a related topic: helping others. When a person needs help & all someone can do is provide a little assistance, rather than solving the entire problem, the helper is often reluctant to do anything because they think partial help will not be valued. Again, people really appreciate even small amounts of help.
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The first is that kindness can transform relationships.
Albert Wenger • The Power of Kindness
whenever I took the time to share love and compassion with someone else, the whole world was touched by kindness.