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Kindness Daily: A Pay It Forward Revolution at School

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A Pay It Forward Revolution at School October 22, 2011 – Posted by flowerpower
As a part of my Pay it Foward project revolution, I’m starting the 29 day giving challenge…again! I’ve done this in the summer, but this time is different because I’m also doing it with some friends from school and some friends here at HelpOthers πŸ˜‰

Today, as my first gift, I believe I have given the gift of encouragement and cheer. Looking back , when I had first done this challenge, normally I would think, " What kind of gift is that?" Looking back at that experience now, I realize that these simple gestures mean a lot more then one thinks they do πŸ™‚

Today, some of my friends were a bit gloomy, perhaps because of the weather, some because their schedules got changed (it’s a new term for us now at school). There was this one frind from school that had recently gone through a break-up that I didnt know of, so I tried cheering them all up as best as I could πŸ™‚ I always try to emphasise what I’m telling them too with lots of hearts and smiley emoticons πŸ˜‰ I actually stayed home sick, but I was happy to have helped some of my friends out ❀

It’s amazing, and I think some of you can relate, how giving others a bit of joy, increases your own happiness. This is why I do what I do! I always try to be cheerful for others ’cause not only does it brighten other people’s days, but for me, it gives me a sense of inner peace that I can’t get enough of πŸ™‚

I also want to thank all the people here at HelpOthers, every single one of you, for contributing the kindness that you put into the world everyday. Any small or big kind act is beautiful, and it really does help pay the beautiful chain of kindness, foward πŸ™‚

Thank you everyone! More updates on my challenge to come!

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A Tokyo Teacher’s Lessons in Empathy

Empathy is the greatest thing. There’s an expression I love: ‘Let people live in your heart.’ — Toshiro Kanamori, 4th grade teacher

~~~~ Good News of the Day: “What’s the most important thing this year?” asks Toshiro Kanamori to his students? “To be happy!” comes the joyous response. The class goal truly is to understand how to be happy and care for other people. It sounds like the sort of class a stressed or overworked adult would find, long after they graduated school. Instead, it is a different teaching approach taken by a grammar teacher in Tokyo, Toshiro Kanamori. One tradition in his class is that every day, three students read out “notebook letters,” authentic journal entries that express happiness, irritation, gratitude — or, as 10-year-old Ren expressed — sadness over his grandmother’s death. Watch Kanamori in action in this video, as he uses Ren’s letter to teach his students how to understand their inner thoughts, and deeply empathize with each other in the process. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169A243:C3009629A010612C64960FFD48DEF22EB4B847859706E37D&

~~~~ Be The Change: Share an authentic “notebook letter” with a child in your life, and invite her/him to do the same.

**Share A Reflection** http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169A244:C3009629A010612C64960FFD48DEF22EB4B847859706E37D&

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