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Smile Newsletter: Celebrate World Kindness Day Today

Nov 13, 2011 “Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference” – Colin Beavan “Yesterday I was out walking while carrying shopping bags and my keys. My keys slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. The problem was that because of my back I couldn’t bend down to get them. I was just thinking of how to get around this when two teenage girls came up beside me. Without even speaking to me, one of the girls just reached down, picked up my keys, handed them to me and went on her way. While it was a small gesture and she couldn’t have known that I was in too much pain to bend down, it meant a great deal to me at that moment.” –amer [ share your story >> ] You can also contribute comments on each story! The Missing Cheese Bun Feeds Two Souls >> 24 Hours of Non-Stop Kindness >> An Unforgettable Fishing Experience >> More Stories >> “I had a professor in college who always showed acts of kindness to all of her students. What I did not know was that she was receiving chemotherapy for bone cancer the whole time she was caring for those around her. Her example of love continues to stay in my thoughts even today, nearly 25 years later. She passed away three years ago, but left a legacy of unselfish love that I would like to strive to emulate.” — McElsa What is a “smile card”? It’s a game of kindness — do something nice for someone and leave a card behind asking them to pay it forward. To date, 981,261 cards have been shipped without any charge. The ‘Smiles’ newsletter is emailed to 85,415 subscribers with the intent of spreading more smiles in the world. You can unsubscribe anytime. get smile cards | donate | write to us

Celebrating World Kindness Day

Shine one corner of the world — just one corner. — Shunryu Suzuki

~~~~ Good News of the Day: Today is World Kindness Day, and we thought you’d enjoy this real-world story of spreading smiles. “‘Right on. This is my kind of protest,’ he says while going past me. I hadn’t thought of it way before. But perhaps it is a protest — for lack of smiles in the world. About 15 of us gathered earlier today to create poster boards that we would proudly hold up on busy street intersections of San Francisco. The posters would say simple things like ‘Smile’ or ‘Smile Anyway’ or ‘Spare a smile?’ or ‘Smile, it’s Free.’ We weren’t doing this as a part of any organization but rather as friends and well-meaning citizens of the world. After our morning creative sessions, we split up into teams of four and spread out over various intersections on San Francisco’s Van Ness Road.” http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169C48D:C3009629A010612C011A608A92CD4C03B4B847859706E37D&

~~~~ Be The Change: For World Kindness Day, do your bit to shine your corner of the world. Ideas: http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169C48E:C3009629A010612C011A608A92CD4C03B4B847859706E37D&

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