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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. BYSusanSpencer3 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, andbringIt doesn’t take a lot to be kind,
yettheeffectitcanhaveonotherscanbe
far-reaching.Herearesomesimplewaysto
brighten someone’s day – and your own
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