Have you ever learnt to ride a bike, play an instrument, brush your teeth ?
Have you ever increased your fitness through training, or built a muscle ?
Have you ever stopped biting your nails, given up smoking or chocolate ?
If you answered yea to any of the above then this area of the site is for you
If you want some practices to help you to be kinder to yourself, others, the world then you will find that here ......
How to Rewire Your Brain to Be More Kind Toward Others
"Every thought and action we do fires neurons in our brain. The more these neural pathways are fired, the easier it becomes to activate them. So the more we repeat acts of kindness, the easier it is to do them in the future."
The Emotion Machine, September 17 2012, by Steven Handel
Just One Thing: Feel Whole
"when you open to the whole of your experience, you have more information and can make better decisions. You perceive more fully, seeing the big picture, putting things in perspective. You free up energy that was spent pushing down your real feelings. You tune into your body, your heart. You're less fixed or attached in your views. You recognise the good things in you and around you that you'd tuned out. You feel more supported, more protected. You take things less personally."
Rick Hanson, May 26, 2014, The Greater Good
Self-compassion- A Healthier Way to Relate to Yourself
Website of Researcher Kristin Neff- see exercises to increase self compassion
How to Turn Your Brain from Anger to Compassion
Greater Good, September 04 2013, Paul Gilbert
"Attention is like a spotlight - Whatever it shines on becomes Brighter in the mind" Paul Gilbert
How to Criticise with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the four steps to arguing intelligently
"this is actually a sound psychological strategy that accomplishes one key thing: It transforms your opponent into a more receptive audience for your criticism or dissent, which in turn helps to advance discussion."
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
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Random Hacks of Kindness
A rapidly growing global initiative encompassing a community of over 5,500 innovates in over 30 countries. Making the world a better place by developing practical open source technology solutions to respond to some of the most complex challenges faced by humanity. This is done by defining problems, organising hackathons, and ensuring projects are effectively deployed.
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
Kindness Ideas - ways to integrate kindness into your life and focus on giving.
Wake-Up Project Kindness Cards
Order your kindness cards- do something kind and let someone know - to pay it forward. Also read insipring stories here about how people have already used the cards.