It's a bit early for World Kindness Day which is on November 13, but every day should be kindness day. I just read that Florida Gulf Coast University just held the first ever K20 Kindness Without Borders Summit in may to inspire world kindness. The event brought together 20 thought leaders from all areas of life.
The below very short two-minute documentary was played at the conference where fifty people were given $30,000 to be a "Kindness Ambassador" and use it how they wanted to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp1vmnrdJj4
In 1998 World Kindness Day was created to inspire people and bring nations together around the world. They wanted to highlight good deeds and emphasize that kindness is for everyone throughout the world.
The organization lists six different ways that people can improve their community through kindness:
1. Donate money.
2. Help your local food pantry.
3. Give blood if you can.
4. Volunteer your time.
5. Check on neighbors and family members.
6. Support local businesses, schools and child care centers.
My favorite "kindness" quote comes from Scott Adams who was the creator of the "Dilbert" cartoon. He said, "Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
Below are some other "kindness" quotes. It's not November 13th yet, but do something kind today.
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind." Unknown
"No act of kindness no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop
"Always try to be a little kinder than necessary." J.M. Barrie
"Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows." Robert Green Ingersoll
"Where there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." Seneca
"Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change." Bob Kerrey
"Kindness is spreading sunshine into other people's lives regardless of the weather." Unknown
"You can always give something, even if it's always kindness." Anne Frank
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