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Day 15: Plan ahead for positivity
If your person is someone with whom you sometimes have conflict, plan ahead with a positive response. The next time (today or later) they say anything that ruffles your feathers, ("Can somebody turn that blasted music off or throw it out the window? I hate country music!") respond with a compliment or kind word back instead of the retort that might spring to mind. ("That's fine. What station do you prefer?") Or to someone's grumpy complaint that the office is too hot, respond "I'd be glad to put my jacket on so you can turn the thermostat down."
Coach's Corner: There's a reason for the great Proverb, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." (Proverbs 15:1) It works! (If you see it work, post the story – omitting identifying details, of course! – using #joinkindness.)
"The act of forcing themselves not to be negative, to find and say praiseworthy things, and to be generous each day had an unexpected side effect: they suddenly were attuned to the other person's point of view. Without really intending to, they found that they were putting themselves in the other person's shoes."
— The Kindness Challenge
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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