This thought comes from a Martha Stewart magazine. I couldn't agree more: "To improve your outlook and maybe even your well-being, start giving. "Generous actions activate a part of the brain that is associated with feelings of joy, with hormones linked to feelings of compassion and calmness, and with slight elevations in immune strength," says Stephen Post, director of the Center for Medical Humanities., Compassionate Care and Bioethics at Stony Brook University in New York. Studies have shown that volunteering for even a few hours per week has a beneficial effect, and older adults who report high levels of volunteerism have been shown to live longer.
This completely reaffirms my beliefs, taught to me by my church, through the scriptures where Jesus says, "Lose yourself (in service) and you will find yourself." And also from the scriptures, "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are in the service of your God." And God will bless you with happiness.
Have a generous, service filled day! Here's a picture of my son doing service when he was a missionary in Mexico:
Are you sure Harrison is serving or sneaking? Funny picture!
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