Stories of Kindness from Around the World

5th act of Kindness: Giving away extra when I have too much

I bought a 10 pack of socks from Ross because it was a better deal. I ran in to grab them once I arrived to my destination yesterday and I noticed I forgot to pack socks. As soon as I left the store I offered socks to two strangers and they appreciated them. I still have 8 pairs of socks for myself. That’s more than enough socks for one person.

6th act of Kindness: Practiced Active Listening with All

I love engaging with people but I’ve noticed that my communication skills needed to improve. I practiced kindness by focusing on listening to each person I’ve been engaging with fully before offering a reply. I’ve noticed I’ve felt a deeper connection with those I’ve been communicating with and it’s felt nice.

7th act of kindness: Taking time to rest when needed aka listening to my body

I have been given the gift of motherhood and it’s been teaching me so much already. I’m usually a very spontaneous and active person and enjoy going full speed ahead. Last night I was faced with a decision to continue my day and leave one friend’s house to travel to another friend’s house. Usually I would have pushed myself and went to the next scheduled thing out of not wanting to let my other friend down and because I like to do what I say I will do. But instead I practiced kindness to myself and accepted the offer from the friend where I currently was to stay the night at her house instead and rest in a spare bedroom that she had. I tuned into what my body was asking for and it was to slow down. Now I am awake and refreshed and happy that I made the decision that I did because I was able to practice kindness towards myself too. :)