Kindness ideas by Katie Ranney
Beautify your space with visible plants and flowers. Plant something leafy or something that blooms in your front yard. Plant a sturdier plant in a pot and place it on your windowsill. Get your hands in some dirt and add color to your life and the lives of others. Being around plants and flowers has a proven positive effect on one’s happiness, memory retention, relational skills, concentration, energy, and sense of wellbeing*. Lift someone’s day and improve their lives by adding flowers and plants.
If planting outside, you can do some good for the ‘aina as well and choose native plants. Look up species that work for where you live or work by going to Native Plants Hawaii (http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/index/).
* See studies cited at https://ellisonchair.tamu.edu/health-and-well-being-benefits-of-plants/
