Just as in forgiving others we do ourselves the biggest favor when we focus on doing acts of kindness, we become the real beneficiaries.

Every day for a week, keep a list of acts of kindness you do for others.  You can keep this on paper or on your iPhone or Android as an ongoing note.

Every act counts, large or small – enter it and keep a tally.

At the end of the week evaluate whether your acts of kindness increased as the days went on.  How did others receive your kind actions and just as important, how did they make you feel.

Were you happier? 

Did your self-esteem improve? 

Were you more grateful?

Often, the meaningful improvements in our lives do not come from becoming someone you are not but rather establishing a habit of being the fine person you are.

Even thinking about an act of kindness changes us for the positive.

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