GIVING* is good for you! * AND SO IS RECEIVING!
Seeing someone’s face light up as they open your carefully chosen Christmas gift is as priceless as your own warm feelings of gratitude when you’re on the receiving end. But Christmas presents can be so much more than physical items. After another year of change and reflection, gratitude for what – and who – you have in your life is stronger than ever.
ENJOY A BOOST OF KINDNESS
The health and wellbeing benefits of acts of kindness, such as giving and receiving, are well David is an advocate of kindness meditation, which he calls ‘kindfulness’. Studies show that consistent kindness actually causes beneficial physical changes in your brain. ’Give an act of kindness each day for seven days,’ says David. ‘It has to be a different thing every day, plus you need to try to push yourself out of your comfort zone at least once. At least one of your acts of kindness must be completely anonymous too.’
