6/14 Whole Life Wednesday

Kim's shirt says it all. 
How did our last weekly lifestyle challenge go for you? Did you find it difficult to limit your social media use to just once a day?
This week's lifestyle challenge is to practice intentional acts of kindness. The instructions are simple:

1. Each day, perform a simple act of kindness toward anyone in your world — friend, family member, acquaintance, or stranger.
2. The acts have no size requirement. Small acts are as important as grand gestures.
3. The acts need not cost any money.

The Whole Life Challenge folks think this is an important healthy lifestyle practice because:

"It’s easy to feel like you’re disconnected from the world — like nobody actually cares about each other or the things that matter to you. It’s as if everyone is left to take care of things alone.
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It doesn’t have to be this way. In truth, it’s impossible to get by in the world without the often-unseen thoughtfulness of others. Much of what makes our lives better are the small demonstrations of care that people express through their everyday actions: the held door, help with a flat tire, a quarter for the parking meter, or even just leaving the kitchen as clean as it was found.

This week’s practice is an exploration in being the person to take those actions, to put forth those small, but intentional acts of kindness. By putting your attention on what others need, you’ll be contributing to the kind of world you want to live in — a place where needs are met through connection and mindfulness.
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The good news is you get to live in that world, too! It’s been our experience that the more you act with intentional kindness, the more you also see it happening all around you."

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