Full Description
Produced in partnership with the nonprofit organization kindness.org, Be Kind emboldens you to try an act of kindness every week for a year, benefiting others and yourself while deepening connections in your community.Each of the 52 weeks of kindness includes a dose of inspiration (a story about when a small act of kindness, an authentic personal gratitude letter that had a big impact, a Q&A, or a quote from a notable thinker); a fascinating statistic or fact about kindness that has been researched by Kindlab, the research arm of kindness.org (e.g. Kindness improves the well-being of both the giver and the receiver.); and a suggestion for an act of kindness to do in one of the following areas: Kindness toward those around you (service workers, colleagues, neighbors)Kindness to selfKindness with kidsKindness as a groupKindness to the environmentCyber-kindnessFully illustrated, engaging, and inspiring, Be Kind will have you changing not only yourself and your communities, but also the world, one week at a time.In support of Verizon's A Call for Kindness campaign, we are offering a limited time price reduction on the ebook of Be Kind, available for $2.99 now through July 31, 2021. You can learn, reflect, and do kind acts with the guide of the founders of Kindness.org with 100% of the net profits going to support their classroom curriculum.
Contents
CONTENTSFOREWORD: The Science of KindnessINTRODUCTION:52 Weeks of KindnessWEEK 1: Q & A with EliWEEK 2: 1,000 Kilometers of KindnessWEEK 3: The Gift of GratitudeWEEK 4: I've Got Your BackWEEK 5: There Is Kindness in ClarityWEEK 6: Q & A with Carlos NavarroWEEK 7: The Lasting Warmth of a Simple GestureWEEK 8: Appreciating a Stranger's GenerosityWEEK 9: A Lifetime of KindnessWEEK 10: Q & A with Eric HutchersonWEEK 11: Reconnecting with Mother NatureWEEK 12: The "F" WordWEEK 13: You Are Not AloneWEEK 14: Kindness across DifferenceWEEK 15: Mentoring with ThoughtfulnessWEEK 16: A Welcome like No OtherWEEK 17: An Impactful UmbrellaWEEK 18: Q & A with Amy Jo MartinWEEK 19: A Gift, Not Judgment, for the Mom of a Special Needs ChildWEEK 20: To Spend, to Save, or to Give?WEEK 21: .Friendship and InclusionWEEK 22: The Power of a Power NapWEEK 23: A Letter to the Love of My Life, My Kind, Beautiful, and Inspiring Wife, HellieWEEK 24: Q & A with Sebastian TerryWEEK 25: Bonded over KidneysWEEK 26: Giving the Gift of Time and KnowledgeWEEK 27: Are You Smiling at Me?WEEK 28: A Restaurant That Served DignityWEEK 29: One Small Act Changed the Course of My LifeWEEK 30: Q & A with Michelle GarsideWEEK 31: The Care PackageWEEK 32: Forgiveness May Take TimeWEEK 33: The Day You Saved My LifeWEEK 34: Thoughts from an Almost CentenarianWEEK 35: The Lazy LittererWEEK 36: Kindness Is a Universal LanguageWEEK 37: From Neighbors to FriendsWEEK 38: A Letter to MyselfWEEK 39: Quiet KindnessWEEK 40: Q & A with Dr. Megan Jones BellWEEK 41: Finding Grace When Someone Is UnkindWEEK42: Kindness Is a MuscleWEEK 43: Getting Empathy from an Unexpected SourceWEEK 44: Giving Credit Where Credit Is DueWEEK 45: Kinder.WEEK 46: Q & A with Tom TaitWEEK 47: Have I Ever Thanked You?WEEK 48: Taking the Fear out of Giving BloodWEEK 49: Q & A with Henry HitchcoxWEEK 50: Collective Kindness Saves the DayWEEK 51: Q & A with Eric RipertWEEK 52: Dear YouNOTESKIND ACTS CHECKLISTBIBLIOGRAPHYACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORSABOUT KINDNESS.ORG
