Be a good role-model for people around you, especially the young who are feeling entitled to recieve whatever they want. If you feel the urge to donate to a desperate cause regardless of your own financial standing, you learn how to do without certain things so that you can make the donation.
Perhaps you'll watch your spending habits, or you'll be more frugal for the month. And you'll realize you don't need that much in your life to be happy. Even so, the effects of your kindness on others are purley positive and you can both bask in the joy that giving brings to those you've helped.
There's nothing wrong with feeling proud of your generosity and using that to spur you on to further acts of kindness in the future. It's a good way to start believing in yourself. Seeing the smiles, gratitude and expressions of hope on the faces of those you are kind to makes the act of giving worthwhile.
Even research suggests that giving leads to greater happiness for the giver. If everyone did their part, maybe we could all reduce the amount of crime, violence, prejudice, and suffering.
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Get the science of a meaningful life delivered to your inbox. About the Authors. Jill Suttie Jill Suttie, Psy. Yes, please! Giving can help you focus less on yourself and more on others. According to research , giving becomes addictive and the positive feelings increase your sense of self-esteem. Several studies have suggested that when you give to others, your generosity is likely to be rewarded by others down the line — sometimes by the person you gave to, sometimes by someone else.
Such exchanges promote trust and cooperation that strengthens ties, and research shows that having positive social interactions is beneficial to mental and physical health. Simply put, giving to others will make you happy and lower your stress levels. When you give, your brain releases the mood-boosting chemical, oxytocin, which also counteracts the effects of the stress hormone, cortisol.
Interestingly, the higher your levels of oxytocin, the more you want to help others.
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