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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” - Leo Buscaglia
Showing kindness towards people has the ability to improve their lives, as well as your own life, as it makes people feel good about themselves. World Kindness Day, occurring on November 13th, is a great way to encourage people to show love to those around them.
Darby senior Miguel Santiago explains, “It is important to be kind to others because it shows that you have respect for them. I often show kindness through compliments, joking around with others, and gift-giving.”
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a great resource to use when looking for ways to show kindness to others. They offer tips for showing kindness in a variety of environments, such as work, school, or home. They also provide teaching curriculum, posters, coloring sheets, and books focused on showing kindness to others. For those who want to be more active in spreading kindness in their community, they even offer tips for how to start a Kindness Club.
Darby Junior Andrew Powell shares ways that people have been kind to him, saying, “People have shown me kindness by always being there for me. For example, I have a friend named Trevor who I have maintained a friendship with for my whole life, even though we have had a lot of ups and downs.”
For World Kindness Day the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is sharing resources through their website and their blog, while also encouraging people to post their images with the hashtags #worldkindnessday and #makekindnessthenorm. You can follow them to hear amazing stories about how random acts of kindness have changed people's lives, as well as ways you can be performing little acts in your daily life.
While Hilliard Darby doesn’t have an official Kindness Club, there are many students who are passionate about showing kindness to the world around them. Hilliard Darby Key Club spent their November 2nd meeting making cards for the Ronald McDonald Foundation to be distributed to hospitalized children over Thanksgiving.
Overall, World Kindness Day helps to celebrate the kindness of others and encourages people to pass it on. Hopefully, it challenges people to find ways they can show kindness in their everyday lives. Conclusively, It is important to be aware of how your actions can affect others, and remember how acts of kindness, no matter how small, can have a profound impact on those around you.
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