Call a family member or friend or coworker and help solve one of their problems (whatever problem they have). Gift a healthy food to a random stranger. Find someone lonely? Talk to them. Listen. Empathize. Share what you know about a certain topic. Don’t insist you’re right. Just share it. People may find it useful….
How Empathy Can Change the World
“Empathy fuels connection” said by Dr. Brené Brown in her 2013 RSA talk, The Power of Vulnerability. There is something magical with empathy. When we empathize, we don’t just feel sorry for the person — it’s more than that. Instead, we put ourselves in their position. When we empathize, we take their perspectives and connect on a…
Some People Badly Need Help, Can You Do Something?
Not all people have the luxury to buy fancy items. Some people might not have enough to buy clothes. But everyone can offer something to someone regardless of culture, religion, or race. There are people who act selflessly even to complete strangers and these people know the value of humanity. The value we should be…
No Matter How Hard it is, Don’t Lose Hope
What would you do if you don’t have the resources? What would you do if you can’t change your condition? What would you do if you don’t have arms and legs? It’s hard. Yes. And we may feel hopeless. But here’s Nick Vujicic proving there’s always hope for everyone. Despite his condition, he continues to…
Pride — The Main Reason We Are Disunited
When we’re consumed with pride, we create a barrier between ourselves and the world. We don’t treat others as fair. We don’t love them the way we love ourselves. I’ve seen a lot of relationships destroyed with pride — it’s the main reason we are disunited. Some religious people take pride in their religion as…
10 Actionable Ways to Spread Positivity
Spreading positivity sounds like giving money — you make people happy but when the money is gone they become unhappy again. That’s how motivational speeches work — and we all love it. But I’m tired of it. This post will not give you that feeling. Rather than making you feel good, I want you to…
Whatever Your Ability is, You Can Always Help
“What we’re destined to do as human beings is to find our talents and through our talents, use that to benefit mankind.” — Nasir Sobhani Some people use their skills or talents to make their lives better, maybe earn more money. Not in the case of Nasir Sobhani who goes out in the streets and…
If Nobody Wants to Help, Why not Make the First Move?
Nafiz Kamarudin decided to make the first move when he realized nobody’s willing to help the elderly people who are collecting cardboards and cans in Singapore. Kamarudin founded the Happy People Helping People Foundation with the goal of helping and raising funds for the old and needy, especially the cardboard and can collectors. I admire…
4 Things You Can Do When Surrounded With Negative People
1. Understand their worldviews. Often, negative people became toxic due to their worldviews. A poor guy may think it’s impossible to achieve his dream — whatever that dream is. I don’t have the money. I don’t have the ability. I’m poor. And not just their worldviews, because negativity stems from bad experiences and low self-esteem….
All We Need is Compassion
Compassion may not solve all the world problems, but it can improve our planet. If majority of entrepreneurs practice compassion every day, then our planet gets better and better. If majority of employees practice compassion every day, then our work environments get better and better. If majority of students practice compassion every day, then schools…
The Best Solution? Work Together
I always wonder why we can’t solve society’s problems. Is it because of different ideologies? I don’t know. But maybe if we can come up with solutions every day, then our planet might become a better place. A solution to solve famine. A solution to lessen crimes. There are many solutions but we don’t see…
What Would You Do If Someone Attacks You?
When problems consume us, we become anxious and sometimes do things we never usually do. We’re just vulnerable creatures. It could happen to anyone. But often, the problem is not the situation but our reactions towards it. In this video, a police officer did the right thing. Instead of reacting and fighting, he responded with…
Can We Achieve Peace? 3 Ideas to Try
Whether inner peace or outer peace, peace is everyone’s dream. We want peace to dominate. Can we achieve it? It starts inside. If we can maintain inner peace — and there are proven methods like meditation, yoga, minimalism — there’s a huge chance our planet can attain outer peace. If we can make peace with ourselves,…
We Are All Humans, Act Like One
Whatever your race, nationality, religion, belief, social status, profession, or educational attainment, we are all humans. We are all one. Earth is our home and Love is our power. Protect the environment. Spread love and peace. Help whenever you can. Because we’re not here to compete and fight each other. We’re not here to hoard…