Hi everyone, it's Rosie. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Monday.

So I recently gifted a headspace app subscription to my aunt, and she really liked it. Mostly

because she's been stressed out and needs something to calm her mind. My aunt takes care of my

90-year-old Abuelita, and she has her own health issues. When she told me one of my meditations

made her feel better, I just got this amazing feeling. You know that warmth that comes with helping

others? All this got me thinking about how being of service to others can bring us happiness.

So today, let's talk about why it's important to do little things for those around us, and

how we can make us feel good too. When I think of giving back, I think back on a situation that

happened recently. I was preparing for a talk I was going to give at a local school here in Los Angeles,

and one of my friends happened to ask me what I was going to talk about. I kind of told her I

wanted to just talk about mindfulness and how it can help during a stressful time of midterms or

exams. She then asked me how much I was getting paid. When I told her that I was doing it for free,

her mouth dropped. She could not believe that I was doing this for free because the school is in a

nice part of town, and it just kind of rubbed me the wrong way. It just bumped up against me.

My intention anytime, I give a talk whether it's at a school on the west side or school on the east

side. There's somebody who feels unseen, unheard, and insignificant. I think about doing this just as

something that I want to do. It's something that makes me feel good. I love getting the random

thank you card from one of the kids that is now a little bit older and going to college, or a random

DM from somebody who was moved by something that I said. That reminds me of why I took this path in

the first place. So if you want to feel happier and do some small and easy things to incorporate

acts of service into your day, here are some tips. One thing that means a lot to people that we don't

think about is actually listening and doing something called active listening. The concept is very

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