PHOTO: GET T Y IMAGES
RELATIONSHIPS
1 Helpa friend
practiceself-care
Slipanenvelopecontaininga small
packetofteabagsorbathsaltsinto
a friend’shandbagwitha noteinvit-
inghertotakesomerelaxingtimefor
herself.Yourkindactionisnowcaus-
inganother– yourfriend can now be
kindtoherself.
2 Praisea parent
Tellaparentthey’redoingagood
job.(Theyprobablyrarely hear
that!)Youarealmostguaranteedto
berewardedwithashybutbright
smile inreturn.Sometimes the
simplest things mean the most.
BYSusanSpencer
3 Offerto
takea photo
Wheneveryouseesomeonetakinga
familyphoto,offertosnaptheshot
soeveryonecanbeincludedinthe
moment.Youneverknow– thatphoto
couldbefeaturedontheirholiday
cardthatyearorbecomea treasured
memento.Andpeoplealmost always
offertoreturn the favour.
4 PuttheEarthfirst
BekindtotheEarth.Turnoffthe
tapwhile youbrushyourteeth,
switchtopaperlessbilling,recycle,
useenerg y-efficientlightbulbs,use
a refillable water bottle, andbring
It doesn’t take a lot to be kind,
yettheeffectitcanhaveonotherscanbe
far-reaching.Herearesomesimplewaysto
brighten someone’s day – and your own
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