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Day 25. Being thankful
What can you say "thank you" for, today? Be on the lookout and tell your person immediately, as soon as you see it. ("Thanks for allowing me extra time to work through that presentation" "Wow, sweetheart, thanks for packing your lunch so I didn't have to." "I saw how you spoke kindly, even though he was driving you crazy—thanks for always being careful about that.")
Coach's Corner:At this point in the challenge, is it easier to find things to thank your person for? As mentioned earlier, you are seeing what you have trained yourself to see. Keep exercising your gratitude muscles!
As one 30-Day Kindness Challenge participant put it:
"I realized that so many of the problems that bugged the stew out of me were things that my own reactions had caused. I realized that this kindness thing might have a lot to do with climbing out of the pit that I dug myself and voluntarily sat in. It has so much to do with looking around and really seeing and being grateful for what you have, rather than being whiny about what you don't. It makes so much sense. And there's almost no way to be kind and others-focused and to respond well without that sense of thankfulness for what the other person offers us." The Kindness Challenge
What's next? In today's bonus video, you'll get ideas for how to keep your Challenge going even when the 30 days are over.
The 30-Day Kindness Challenge is brought to you via our partnership with Shaunti Feldhahn, and is based on her research for The Kindness Challenge.
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