Show notes
This week is all about small and simple! Kristy shares research and her personal philosophy that when we make the effort to do small and simple things, we can have a BIG impact on others and that will in turn make a difference in our own lives. She also offers three easy tools we can put into action right away to help us start making a difference in the world and reaping the joy that comes with small acts of goodness. Pinkie swear, they really are simple!RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: 1. Happy to Help? A Systematic Review and Meta-anaylsis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor 2. Just 7 Days of Small Acts of Kindness Will Make You Happier, Oxford Research Reveals 3. Why Random Acts of Kindness Matter to Your Well Being4. Happy People Become Happier Through Kindness: A Counting Kindness Intervention5. 100 Birds Taught Me To Fly6. Mother Theresa's Words“Kind words can be short and easy to speak. But their echos are truly endless.”7. “Nourish what makes you feel confident, connected, contented. Opportunity will rise to meet you.”- Oprah Winfrey CHAPTER MARKERS: 2.27- Study on using random acts of kindness to treat physical, emotional, and social problems 3:40- Pay it Forward5:10- Story of Rachel and the tomato plants 9:45- Ideas to get motivated to do small and simple acts of kindness that make a big difference. 10:22- IDEA #1 Be a CopycatKeep an inspiration journal and actTake notes on people we meet to recall laterNote others' important events on our calendar15:15- Angie story to never suppress a generous thought 19:00- IDEA #2 Let Creativity Work in You19:32- Ashley Mae Hoiland's Be Brave Story22:45- Ashley Mae Hoiland's GROW Story24:19- Identifying and using our natural gifts to serve 27:45- IDEA #3 Celebrate the Small29:02- Angie's story of losing a high school friend, and how kind words helped pull her through31:14- Other ideas to practice small and simple acts of kindness36:55- Our two requests this week:Share our podcast with someone who may need more kindness in their lifeShare with us your small and simple ideas to act in kindness
