Hello and welcome to the Mindful Kind podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the

Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at Rachelcable.com. Each week this podcast will bring

meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress and live more mindfully in the modern world.

Hello and welcome to episode 294 of the Mindful Kind podcast. I hope you're feeling happy,

healthy and energetic this week, wherever you are in the world. And if you're not feeling

that great, I have an awesome tip to share

with you. Kindness can be incredibly powerful, potentially giving you a boost in morale, self-esteem,

happiness, satisfaction and general well-being. Kindness can also ease stress and anxiety,

which I know a lot of people, myself included,

have been experiencing more often than usual this year. It's been a particularly challenging

and uncertain time for so many and if there's something that can support us emotionally and

create a positive change in the world as well, then I think that's a great thing.

So kindness can allow us to experience multiple benefits and it can be potentially

helpful for other people too.

That's why I'm really excited to share a really simple but effective way to be kinder this week

and potentially the week after that and the week after that. The great news is this

kind act won't necessarily have to cost you any money and it doesn't have to take much time either.

So are you ready for the tip to help you be kinder this week? Share kind statements with others.

Now I know you might be thinking, come on, Rach,

that's pretty obvious, but I think a lot of us easily forget to say really kind and impactful

things to other people. When was the last time someone told you something really kind,

something that made you smile and feel loved and cared for. And when was the last time

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