Oct. 14 - Finding Beauty

Day 286 of a year of kindness
This morning I was in the YMCA locker room after my water aerobics class. One of the mature ladies was blow drying her hair in front of the mirror. As I was getting dressed, I overheard her say, “Well, that’s as beautiful as you’re going to get.” I thought that was a funny thing to say - and then the other ladies in the locker room chimed in.

“That’s because you couldn’t be any more beautiful,” said one.
“You’re a beauty,” said another.
“Beauuuutifulll is right,” said a third.

I loved hearing this chorus of compliments. It reminded me that most people don’t have their own locker room cheering squad. So, I grabbed some sticky notes and left some reminders in the changing room of a local department store. Everyone should feel beautiful.

Science of Kindness: Research shows that telling someone they are beautiful is a very kind thing to do. Compliments activate the brain releasing endorphins that improve mood and increase feelings of happiness. It’s like giving someone money but worth so much more. (Pink heart compliments of Suzanne Willis) hashtag#BeKind hashtag#KindnessCounts hashtag#KindnessCounts2025 hashtag#kindness hashtag#kindnesswins hashtag#yourarebeautiful