Generous people tend to be happier and healthier than less generous peers.
Here are five benefits of generosity.
- A generous act can make someone’s day, improve their mood, and maybe even prompt them to pay the kindness forward.
- Generosity will contribute to the greater good of your community. It will help build relationships and a person will feel more connected to one’s neighborhood and community.
- A kind gesture will make you feel grateful that you are able to help which can make you more satisified with your own life.
- Being generous releases feel-good chemicals in our brain whch can help reduce stress.
- Improved work performance. Altruism can help boost work satisfaction and improve relationships with co-workers.
How Generous are Americans?
The top five states with the highest percentage of people who reported giving time and money to charity:
- Utah
- Minnesota
- Hawaii
- South Dakota
- New Hampshire
Source: Gallup Poll, May 2014