How much time do you spend in the service of others?

Research shows that helping or serving others not only benefits the recipients of the service, but the giver also benefits.

Studies also show that one to alleviate anxiety is to spend time serving others. In many cases, anxiety is caused by an over-focus on the self and worrying about your future. Helping others shifts your focus, at least temporarily, away from your future and to the wellbeing of others.

Committing to serving others doesn’t require you to sacrifice your own health and welfare. You can indeed do good for others and still take care of yourself. In fact, if you don’t take care of yourself, then you will have a hard time finding the energy or resources to help anyone because you’ll be the one in need.

Imagine for a moment what the world would look like if we all committed to the service of each other. The sheer power and energy of billions of people actively looking out for one another would be nothing short of miraculous.

So, make a conscious commitment or practice of serving others regularly. Start where you are today. You don’t have to wait; you can begin where you are by donating resources or time, whatever suits you best. Once you begin to incorporate serving others as part of your life that you’ll find that there will be two beneficiaries, the person you served and you.

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