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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
Benefits of Mindfulness: Mindful Living Can Change Your Life
Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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Hi, and welcome to your Daily Mindfulness.
Today, I'm going to talk about
the power of doing one kind act.
So you know, as we go about daily
life, we're often very absorbed
in our own concerns, our own
task list and our own desires.
So sometimes we really don't give
too much thought to what other
people might be going through
or what they might want or need.
Perhaps we feel we're just too
busy to really take the time to
notice those people around us.
But if we can open up our circle
of concern a little bit, we find
that there are many opportunities
to be kind to others sprinkled
throughout every single day of life.
Sometimes it might be the simplest gesture
of letting another car in on a busy
road, smiling at a stranger, offering
your seat to someone on public transport
when they look like they need it.
Other times it might be dropping
over to a friend's house who's been
feeling down or offering support
to a neighbor who needs a hand.
I think we often underestimate
the power of our kind acts.
But it's important to remember that
even the smallest act of kindness
can mean the world to somebody else.
So I recall a time in my own life
where I had just gone through a
breakup and I was really incredibly
heartbroken and shaken up.
I was having a hard time just getting work
done, and I was feeling kind of lonely.
And there was one particular
day that was really hard.
And I heard a knock at the door and
opened the door and a girlfriend
of mine had turned up with a
smoothie and a bunch of flowers.
Another time I was on a train and
someone, at one of the, the train
kind of jolted and someone behind
me spilt their very hot coffee down
one side of my face and my shoulder.
And it was actually, I was in a lot
of pain and they just walked away.
But a stranger who watched all
of this, I was stuck in my seat.
I couldn't move, and a stranger
who saw this, went and got some
ice and gave it to me with a smile.
And both of these gestures,
I've never forgotten.
In, in a moment of pain, it
was like their kindness wrapped
my pain in love and soothing.
These kind acts reminded me of the
goodness and beauty in the world and
lifted my mood and reminded me that
everything was going to be okay.
An act of kindness like these can
strike right to the heart of someone
and have a ripple effect that
extends far beyond just that moment.
In fact, the research shows that
receiving acts of kindness makes
us more likely to be kind in turn.
So you really never know just
how far one kind act can spread.
As Amelia Earhart once said, "A
single act of kindness throws out
roots in all directions and the
roots spring up and make new trees."
So my invitation for today.
Try looking for opportunities
to be kind to others.
Be a little more attentive to the
people around you and extend your
circle of concern to them and see
if you can do at least one kind act.
I hope you enjoy this practice.
And I think you'll find that the kindness
that you share always ends up being a
gift that we also give to ourselves.
So thank you for your practice
and your presence here with us.
And let's begin to settle in
now, but today's meditation.
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