{"id":200,"date":"2022-11-10T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/EarlyChildhood\/?p=200"},"modified":"2022-11-10T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:00:06","slug":"kindness-and-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/EarlyChildhood\/index.php\/2022\/11\/10\/kindness-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindness- and why it matters."},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article Marina Postlethwaite Bowler ECYS staff tutor and AL explores kindness and its importance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.\u201d Henry James.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sometimes the worst day can be totally changed by a stranger\u2019s smile. The \u201csmall, tiny moments\u201d really matter the most. We should all try a little harder to live each day, remembering to spread a little kindness around to others, family, friends, or total strangers.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this works both ways. It\u2019s never a nice feeling if someone is rude or mean, however much we try to distance ourselves from such things, they always impact our day. When we feel open and spacious it\u2019s easier to be kind to others, but when unsure, tired, frustrated we tend to move away from social contact and connection. So, how about spreading kindness through your day? Treating others as you yourself would like to be treated. If more people tried to live this way, the world would just be that little bit better.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time\u201d Morgan Freeman.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So how can we be kinder to ourselves and others?<\/p>\n