Undeniable power of kindness and patience
"If kindness is beauty, patience is disarming elegance." -Richelle E Goodrich.
Kindness and patience are two sides of the same coin. Patience is the seed whereas kindness is the flower. Patience is the consequence of humbleness and kindness. A patient human being is kind and vice versa.
Deepak Chopra, world-famous author of books on self-development, defines the difference between happiness and joy. He says happiness is for a reason. Joy is happiness without any reason. And to be joyful every time we need to relinquish the good and bad opinions of the world and embrace a life of patience and kindness. Serving humanity with kindness helps us to connect with the world in a better way.
What does being a patient cost?
It is also beneficial for health. It is estimated that being kind can increase the oxytocin in the body which relaxes our nervous system. It also decreases the heart rate and improves cardiovascular health leading to a healthy heart. Research also claimed that being patient increases self-esteem. Patience is indirectly connected to self-worth and brings peace to the normal living life.
Why not practice kindness and patience, given all these benefits?
But if you are wondering how advanced the benefits of kindness and patience can become, here are 4 powerful consequences of practicing kindness and patience and helping the world become a better home.
Four influential benefits of bringing kindness and patience to the table
1. Bleeds the bliss chemical into the body
As aforementioned, kindness and patience are related to happiness. Whenever we take that one step to be kind, our brain is flooded with dopamine and serotonin which are known as the bliss chemicals. These bliss chemicals charge up to reduce stress and relax our entire nervous system.
This confirms the chemistry behind the practice of kindness and patience. So if you want to be happy without any reason, you can be patient and kind to those who love you.
2. Charge up your mood
Being kind and patient makes you so happy that it gives a charming smile to your face. Smiles are contagious. It energizes us and charges up the mood just like how music does it. Since the giver and donor of kindness cherish good moments, it improves your mood to a greater extent. Patient people are generally more empathetic. They suffer less depression and are happier than those who are violent.
So, next time you find yourself down, buck up by showing kindness to the world.
3.Regulates emotions
Practicing kindness and patience helps to regulate emotions as a more patient person will identify his triggers and sensations easily. The one identifying his triggers is easily able to heal those triggers helping them to regulate his emotions.
So, level up your emotional intelligence by practicing kindness and patience. Meditation and mindfulness help to build positive emotions and combat negative ones.
4. Your heart gives a ‘Thank you’
Being impatient increases the stress which releases cortisol, the stress hormone. The major cause of heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases is nothing but unmanaged stress due to negative emotions. Once you bring kindness, patience, and empathy to your life, your heart will say ‘Thank you.
5. Mental health improves
Impatience is the mental health saying ‘something is in danger. When the body is stressed due to impatience, the effect blows toward the mind. Impatience overall decreases mental health and compromises the cognitive abilities of the brain.
Practicing patience improves mental capacity and develops cognitive strengths. It helps in decoding emotions and helps to build emotional resilience.
6. Enhances a deeper connection with the word
Patient people often tend to build strong communication with people around them. They take every opinion optimistically. And therefore people like them for their patience. This increases the bonding between them. Therefore, patient people are good at making emotional connections. They make better friends and relatives. They maintain a good rapport with them always and their network is very vast.
Why not build a better world with kindness and patience?
The world is more kind when we take a step forward to radiate kindness. So, let us take an oath right this moment to be patient with ourselves and with the world and be kind to those who need it the most. Kindness is free. Let us show more of it. Let the kindness we show bleed into the next generation. And let the next generation see this world as a much kinder and more compassionate home. The world needs healers who are more kind, happy, and empathetic. As Charlie Chaplin said, “More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness.”
