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How Practicing Kindness Affects Stress and Health Levels [Infographic]

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Sep 28, 2019

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Kindness. We know it’s a highly regarded trait in society. Though most people would generally agree if asked, there are still plenty of people who think that kindness is only about giving, and by extension, being taken from.

Insert karma, where some people believe that equal actions to their own will eventually be reciprocated, motivating them to be kind or engage in acts of kindness from time to time.

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Amanda is a GR8NESS contributing writer who lives in celebration of self care, and endeavors to approach all things with a student mentality. Her love for the study of self-development is rooted in fitness, holistic wellness, and skin care. She is an advocate for mental health; and hopes to connect others to their own way of daring to care.

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