kindness

The Difference Between Being Kind and People-Pleasing

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The Difference Between Being Kind And People Pleasing

The difference between being kind and people-pleasing is not the action itself, it is where the action comes from. A kind act can be given freely and withheld freely without much cost to the giver, while a people-pleasing act carries a quiet dread at the thought of not doing it. I spent two decades watching

Why Small Acts of Kindness Matter More Than You Think

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Small Acts Of Kindness

I spent two decades watching what people remembered about each other at the end of life, and it was almost never the large gestures. Small acts of kindness carry a kind of weight that does not match their size, and there is a real psychological mechanism behind that, not just sentiment. The giver gets a