What the world needs now….
Alright, I’m about to get real real here. The world is heeaavvyy! So many things happening that make us really question humankind and the moral compass of people that we historically have depended on to lead and be an example. Despite all of that, I keep seeing glimpses of hope and faith in who we really are as people, who we are meant to be anyway. Somehow the broken landscape manages to bring out the best in some people and begins to overshadow all the chaos and mayhem that has been 2026… thus far.
This has been a recurring theme over the last few weeks with my clients. Not macros. Not steps. Not workouts.
Humanity … compassion and kindness. It keeps coming up in conversations that start about health and somehow land in the heart.
Maybe it’s because the world feels louder lately. More rushed. More divided. Maybe it’s because so many of us are carrying quiet weight that doesn’t show up on a scale. Or maybe it’s simply because when you slow down enough to take care of yourself, you start noticing how deeply connected we all really are.
Kindness is contagious, and if you don’t believe that… just try a friendly greeting to the checkout girl at the grocery store or slowing down and letting that car with its blinker on merge into your lane. There’s something incredibly grounding about a smile exchanged with a stranger. Not the polite, automatic one…but the kind where your eyes soften and you actually see the person in front of you. For a split second, the noise fades. You both remember you’re human. You both feel a little less alone.
Kindness doesn’t have to be grand to be powerful. In fact, it rarely is.
It looks like holding the door open when your arms are full and your schedule is tight,but you do it anyway. And in that tiny pause, your shoulders drop. Your breath deepens. You remember that you’re not always in a race.
It looks like offering a genuine compliment to someone who might really need it. Telling the barista you love their energy. Letting a friend know you admire how they show up for their family. Saying, “You handled that really well,” when no one else noticed. These moments linger. They don’t just land on the other person…they echo back inside you.
I was at Costco the other day and we all know that parking lot is a true test of patience and character haha….. another car was circling right along with me waiting for a spot to open up…. and we both came upon one at the same time. Her facing one direction and me facing the other. I made the quick decision to wave her in and pass up the close parking spot. No grand gesture, just basic human kindness.
You see it. You could take it. Your legs are tired. Your day has been long. But you choose to keep going and leave it for someone else…maybe someone with kids, or an older couple, or someone having a harder day than you know.
And as you walk a few extra steps, there’s this quiet warmth that spreads through your chest. A reminder that you had a choice….and you chose generosity.
That feeling? That’s not coincidence. That’s your nervous system responding to connection. That’s your heart reminding your body that you are safe, capable, and part of something bigger.
Kindness has a way of pulling us out of our own spirals. When you’re stuck in your head….overthinking, criticizing, replaying old stories-kindness interrupts the loop. It shifts your focus outward just enough to soften the edges. And in doing so, it brings you back to yourself.
This is self-care in its most honest form.
Not the performative kind. Not the perfectly curated routines. But the kind that nourishes you from the inside out.
When you spread kindness, you’re practicing self-love without even realizing it. You’re reinforcing the belief that you matter, that your energy has impact, that you can be a source of good even on hard days. You’re teaching your body that it doesn’t need to stay in fight-or-flight. That softness is allowed. That goodness is still here.
And here’s the beautiful part: kindness doesn’t require you to be in a perfect mood.
You don’t have to feel your best to offer your best. Sometimes the act of kindness is what helps you feel better in the first place. Sometimes the smile you give is the one that steadies you. Sometimes holding the door open is what opens something inside you.
I’ve watched clients who felt stuck, heavy, or disconnected slowly start to glow again…not because they changed their bodies overnight, but because they changed how they moved through the world. With a little more intention. A little more compassion. A little more heart.
Kindness is contagious in the quietest way. It doesn’t announce itself. It ripples. And every ripple comes back around.
So if you’re feeling off lately… if motivation feels low… if you’re craving something deeper than another to-do list, start here.
With a smile.
With patience.
With letting someone else go first.
Not because you have to, but because it feels good to remember who you are when you lead with love.
And maybe, in spreading a little more kindness, you’ll realize you’ve been giving yourself exactly what you needed all along.
When the world feels heavy and we need to feel connection… less division- spread some love. Go out into the world and radiate positivity and good energy and just see how much that changes. “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just for some but for everyone”. If you want to manifest something… manifest that!
XO,
M
