5 Second New Years Resolution: World Peace

If you have made a New Years Resolution to lose weight, cut down on caffeine, or spend more time with the kids, that is great. In addition, try taking 5 seconds to do something peaceful. Be nice to someone else. Smile. Offer to help someone load their groceries. Let a frustrated mom go ahead of you in line. Tell us what you have done to help build world peace 5 seconds at a time!

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clipped from thirstyfishinfo.amplify.com the new year, a time to stop and reflect and make promises to ourselves to improve on something. 5 seconds may not seem like much. But to the stressed someone who is given the gift of a little kindness, that few seconds can be an affirmation that they are not alone. For the person who has had a generally bad day, 5 seconds of attention, help or courtesy can put a little light back into life. For someone whose day is going well, it offers a companionable moment of warmth. None of us, by ourselves, can create the world peace we all long for. But all of us are capable of taking that extra 5 seconds that contributes to the project. Seconds of kindness add up to hours which add up to days and weeks. As a New Year’s resolution, I promise myself that I’ll regularly increase my 5 second deposits into our collective goodwill. That’s a promise I can keep. Read more at psychcentral.com

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