Today I am wishing everyone a very Happy World Kindness Day! If you did not take the time to be particularly kind to someone you normally would have taken for granted, then I urge you to do it before going to bed, or when you get up tomorrow...and if you can - continue doing this every day. One truly kind act every day. It sounds easy enough but I am sure that we often forget to do this.
Need a suggestion of kind acts? Start small: smile and say hello at a stranger and wish them a happy day (and please, this is not the time to hit on someone - just give them a genuine hello); bake (or buy - buying is legitimate too) cookies or some other delicious goody for someone who is feeling down; go to a Starbucks and pay for the coffee of the person behind you - someone did this for my cousin and it just really made her day; take the time to email a friend you have not spoken to in awhile; now that the weather has turned cold, do what I like to do - drive around your neighborhood and if you see someone who is homeless, offer to buy them a warm cup of tea or coffee or hot chocolate - their choice and if you have time, stop at a local drug store and pick up some food, water, gloves, blanket or anything else which you think might be appreciated. Kindness comes in all forms and the smallest act can bestow immense happiness on the recipient.
I would be remiss if I did not take the time to mention the Philippines. On this day of Kindness, let us not forget those most in need. If you wish to assist the victims of the Haiyan typhoon, here is a link to some of the different options available.
I leave you with this quote from the Dalai Lama: "This is my simple religion. There is
no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own
brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
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