#88 Kindness

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Written By Heal The Planet

Are you aware that glyphosate is now used in more than 160 countries? Or, that 1.4 billion pounds of glyphosate are applied every year? With controversy over how toxic glyphosate is for people and the environment, let’s take a deeper look into the truth behind this herbicide.

Glyphosate here, there and everywhere: 

Glyphosate is a herbicide that is the active agent in the Roundup weed killer created in 1974. Its use increased substantially after these seeds were genetically engineered to tolerate the chemical. Glyphosate has been sprayed by farmers for over 4 decades. Glyphosate is water soluble, causing it to be spread throughout water systems – including rainfall. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that glyphosate was a probable human carcinogen. 

Glyphosate Facts:

  • According to researchers at Emory University, when you are kind to another person, your brain’s pleasure and reward centers light up, as if you were the recipient of the good deed. 

  • Acts of kindness give our love hormone levels a boost. 

  • Engaging in acts of kindness produces endorphins, the brain’s natural painkiller!

  • Committing acts of kindness lowers blood pressure. 

  • A University of British Columbia Study studied a group of highly anxious individuals performing at least six acts of kindness a week. After one month, there was a significant increase in positive moods and relationship satisfaction and a decrease in social avoidance in socially anxious individuals. 

  • A 2010 Harvard Business School survey of happiness in 136 countries found that generous people were happiest overall.

  • Being kind helps alleviate our lousy mood when stressed and allows us to experience more positive emotions. 

  • Research shows that doing random acts of kindness triggers the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays a role in mood stability, and oxytocin, a hormone that makes you feel connected to other people.

 

How Can I Make An Impact ?

Action 1: Global Goodness

  • There are numerous opportunities each day to be kind.

  • Speak kind words to others. Set an intention to say at least 10 kind things to others each day. 

  • Be kind on the road. Allow someone to cut ahead of you. 

  • Smile at people throughout your day. 

  • Say a kind gesture to your store clerk or give a compliment.

Action 2: Planet Protector

  • All of Action 1

  • Share a laugh with someone

  • Be truly grateful for each moment so kindness can move through you. 

  • We are all entitled to bad days, but be conscious of your effect on others. 

Action 3: Earth Angel

  • All of Action 1 & 2

  • Remember, the person before you, has all the inner resources necessary to effectively respond to each situation.

  • Consciously look for the loving essence in others, as it is always present.

  • Be kind to yourself. Learn to show yourself the kindness you regularly give others.

 
 
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