Random Acts of Kindness Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Benefits of Kindness

Kindness is good for our wellbeing and increases the following:
  1. Oxytocin: Seeing kindness produces oxytocin, which helps lower blood pressure and improves our overall heart health. Oxytocin also increases self-esteem and optimism.
  2. Energy: Studies show that people often report feeling stronger and more energetic after helping others, and calmer and less depressed, with increased feelings of self-worth.
  3. Pleasure: Emory University research shows when you are kind to someone, your brain’s pleasure and reward centers perk up, as if you were the recipient of kindness—not the giver. This is called the “helper’s high.”
  4. Serotonin: Kindness stimulates the production of serotonin- a feel-good chemical that calms you down and makes you happy.

Kindness Printables

Kindness at Work

Take kindness to the next level by bringing it to work. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation offers a Kindness Workplace Assessment, Workplace Challenge, Kindess Pledge, 7 Steps to Kindness, and other workplace resources. Get the resources here!

How to Share this Holiday on Social Media

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation provides social media assets you can download to help spread kindness during this holiday. They have premade profile and post images for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tiktok, X / Twitter and YouTube. They also have a fun image you can post that shows 7 ways to make kindness the norm during this holiday.


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