Use every day to practice being more generous with kind words and kind actions. You will benefit just as much as the people whom you interact with.

You will have a more joyful feeling in your heart, the feeling that comes from being a positive force for good in the lives of others, rather than focusing solely upon your own needs and wants. This is the inner switch that we need to flick.

The feeling of generosity comes from our heart, but don’t wait until you’re feeling in a generous mood to be kind to others. Activate that feeling by giving, caring, listening, helping, being there for other people and letting them know that you value them.

This potential is there in every human interaction you have, and we can activate that potential. Practice being thankful for every interaction with another human being you have today, because it is an opportunity to exercise the more noble and beautiful qualities of your heart.

Even in challenging communications, we are presented with an opportunity to be more humble, more accepting, more forgiving.

Your heart wants you to live in its world, which is totally different to the ego’s world. And one of the simplest ways to spend more time in your heart’s reality is to focus upon giving.

And this is not necessarily material giving, but rather giving your attention, taking time to listen more to people and showing that you that care about them. You can care about every person you interact with, if you can realise how precious that human being is.

A human soul is a deeply, deeply precious thing, but do we really value the souls whom we interact with on a daily basis? We get used to mechanical communications, or superficial mental levels of communication.

But every human heart wants deeper connection with the people around it, even if that person doesn’t recognise it.

You have the power to activate this, through the deeper language of kindness, generosity and care.

So don’t wait for others to be deserving of these things from you. Give them freely to everyone you interact with – on whatever level feels appropriate (even if it’s just verbal). You don’t even have to be with another human being – you can send loving prayers and thoughts towards someone, even right now.

Absolutely nothing in this world can stop you from giving from your heart, and the joy it will bring into your life is like no other joy that this life has to offer.

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Live in gratitude
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