How do we give and receive kindness?
Aesop, the ancient Greek storyteller, once said,
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
In some of my previous posts I have looked at what kindness is and its power and benefits on you and the world. With that knowledge how do we give and receive kindness?
Continue reading “Give and Receive Kindness”Have you reached a point in your career where you feel it is time to move on?
This morning I participated in the Learning and Development Chat on Twitter (#LDInsight.) The question posed was a really interesting one:
“How did you decide that a career in L&D or OD was for you?”
It was fascinating to see the many and varied routes through which my many L&D/OD connections have arrived in their current roles and careers.
I shared a little of my own story. My career started in Personal and Corporate Banking in the days when human beings made lending decisions rather than computers! I initially got involved in training through my membership of an external organisation Junior Chamber International which at the time was the largest out-of-hours management training organisation for young professionals.
Continue reading “Career and Knowing If It’s Time To Move On”It’s fairly common for us to want to have a sense of belonging. When we feel we belong, we are accepted as a member of the group.
A sense of belonging is a normal human need just as our need for food and shelter is. When you feel like you belong, it can help you to feel your life has value and as a result you cope with emotional challenges better.
Sometimes though, we can lose our sense of belonging.
Continue reading “Belonging Or Lost and Alone?”You may well have been on the receiving end of random acts of kindness without necessarily realising it! Cast your mind back and consider whether there has ever been an instance where someone has helped you out of a tough situation when they could see you were having difficulty? Maybe you have had a situation where a friend simply paid you a compliment out of the blue.
A random act of kindness can be a good deed, caring word, selfless act or small gift. Even a smile can brighten someone’s day.
Something like this can really make a difference to the person on the receiving end of the fandom act of kindness but also on you. You may not be aware that this type of experience can also have a positive impact on your health and overall well-being?
Let’s take a look at some of the benefits of doing random acts of kindness.
Continue reading “Random Acts of Kindness”Are we becoming less kind? Has kindness become something we eschew these days? When we look around us, especially on Social Media these days, it can seem that life has taken us to a place where we no longer value kindness as a trait. It can feel that, kindness has been replaced with self-importance and wanting to stay impersonal. The question is why has the world become less kind?
Is it that we no longer care about others? Do we believe kindness makes us weak? Is the lack of kindness from some global change?
Some might say that kindness has become less and less important in our daily lives for several reasons.
Continue reading “Has Our World Become Less Kind?”