Ep. 541 [BONUS] Kindness is Contagious and We Need it Now More Than Ever (from What Really Matters Podcast)

This Bonus post is a cross-over episode from the What Really Matters Podcast.

In this episode I’m sharing research by Dr. Jonathan Haidt that demonstrates the ripple effects transmitted from each and every act of kindness. When other people see us being kind it changes them. And this moment in time–when people are feeling overwhelmed, polarized, frightened, and uncertain–is exactly when kindness is needed. 

"Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,

you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing."

from the poem Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

This episode includes:

• How we collectively know deep sorrow at this time in history
• Apples: a simple story of kindness becoming contagious
• Dr. Jonathan Haidt’s research findings about kindness
• Noticing the effects of kindness on others
• The Kindness Walk as a practice
• Invitation to share your kindness stories with me at info@eoluniversity.com

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