It is often the small kindnesses — the smiles, gestures, compliments, favors — that make our day and can even change our lives. Whether you are leading your own company, running for president of the PTA, or just trying to conduct a civil conversation with your teenage daughter, the power of nice will help you break through the misconceptions that keep you from achieving your goals. The power of nice will help you to open doors, improve your relationships at work and at home, and let you sleep a whole lot better. Nice not only finishes first; those who use its nurturing power wind up happier, to boot!
Kindness Day - David Jamilly, Co-founder’s Blog
Sitting in my office as news pours in about the London Riots, I can’t help but be reminded of a quotation of support that we received from Sir Nicholas Young, CEO of the British Red Cross and this resonates what is happening.
“It is kindness that helps people cope with a crisis”
Read more : http://www.thelittlegreenmag.com/#/kindness-day-blog/4554351499
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11 Things You Can Give That Don’t Cost Money
‘Givers are longer livers.’ Did you know that even if your bank account is at zero, that there is so much that you and I as humans can give? So many people delay happiness in their life because they are waiting for something magical to drop into their laps so that they are, in their minds, ready to give. But don’t hold back. There is a law in action in our universe that defines that as you sow, so shall you reap. Today is your today, and there is so much that you can give.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/11-things-you-can-give-when-you-think-you-have-nothing-left-to-give-2011-6#ixzz1PKcBgbyr
It’s a Small World, After All
After Visiting 120 Countries, World Traveler Sees Few Differences Between Peoples.
(CLEARWATER, Fla.) - When Henry Biernacki was 17 years old, he hopped a Greyhound bus from Colorado to Mexico with nothing but a small backpack, the clothes on his back and a few bucks in his pocket.
He hasn’t stopped moving since.
Today, Biernacki is an airline captain with Virgin America and he has traveled to more than 120 countries, but his travel habits haven’t evolved much since his teen years. No five-star hotels or limousines for him. Most of the time, he’ll get on a plane the same way he boarded that bus – backpack, clothes on his back, a few bucks in his pocket.
In fact, back in 1997, he toured 40 different countries over 11 months, spending only $3,700 the entire trip. He slept on the streets, in airports, and at times, in a guest house. And that’s why he thinks he’s been so fortunate. For him, it wasn’t about seeing the world – it was about meeting the people along the journey.
“I know how to speak four languages, but I found the one universal language is human kindness,” said Biernacki, author of No More Heroes (www.globalhenry.com), a novel loosely based on the true stories of his travels. “I’d literally get on a plane with no worries, no luggage, land in Argentina or any country and just start walking around. The only thing I had to think about was if I needed a Visa for a particular country. I’d sit down at a local café or in a park and just start talking to some of the locals. After a while, some of them would say ‘We don’t want to keep you from where you need to go,’ and I’d tell them I had nowhere to go. I was just there to see their country. After an hour or two, one of them would invite me back to their home for a meal and a place to sleep. I can’t tell you how many times that happened. This is why I write in dialogue and in a very descriptive manner.”
Read More: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/april122011/world-traveler.php
Profile: Mark McCrindle
The kindness of a stranger got this researcher thinking — and doing a lot of writing.
About 10 years ago, when Mark McCrindle and his wife were backpacking around Australia, they were - literally - running late for a flight from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island. As they jogged along the highway towards the airport, a tradie in a ute pulled up.
“He called out: ‘You look like you could do with a lift, mate’,” McCrindle says. The McCrindles hopped in and caught their flight.
McCrindle, now 37 and founder and principal of social-research firm McCrindle Research, has reflected on that small gesture of kindness many times in recent years.
Despite national statistics showing a steady drop in most types of crime, surveys consistently show that Australians feel less safe and believe society is worse than it used to be.
Over the past couple of years, McCrindle has slipped an extra question into some of his surveys, asking respondents if a complete stranger has ever helped them in a significant way. Nine out of 10 respond “yes” and half of those say the kind act was recent.
Read More: http://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/profile-mark-mccrindle-20110412-1dbo8.html
Michael J. Chase, founder of The Kindness Center, is one of today’s most powerful voices for creating positive change. As a renowned author and inspirational speaker, he is on a mission to change the world…one act of kindness at a time.
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