World Kindness Day, Be kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is a global day that promotes the importance of being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world. This day, celebrated on November 13th of each year, has the purpose is to help everyone understand that compassion for others is what binds us all together.

World Kindness Day was first introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement. This organization was formed at a Tokyo conference in 1997 when Japan brought kindness organizations of multiple nations together and emphasized the necessity of a global kindness movement. The Movement launched in Singapore in November 2000. Currently, over 28 countries are a part of the World Kindness Movement group, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Italy, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates.

How Do You Celebrate?

On World Kindness Day, groups and individual people are encouraged to go out of their way to be kind to others, whether that be at home, work, school, or just out in public. Celebrate by pledging to do at least one intentional act of kindness on that day to benefit someone else. It can be as straightforward or as involved as you like. No matter what you decide to do, your act of kindness will unite you with others dedicated to changing the world one kind act at a time.

This day is also meant to celebrate and encourage the good deeds that others already do. On World Kindness day, be sure to let others around you know how much you appreciate their kindness and generosity. Sometimes saying, “thank you,” is one of the kindest things you can do and probably isn’t heard as often as you’d think!

Looking for ways to participate in World Kindness Day 2021? Here are 25 ideas and simple ways to be kind: 

Being kind doesn’t need to look or be extravagant. Sometimes the simplest things make the most significant difference! Here are a few simple ideas and ways to be helpful on World Kindness Day in the workplace, at school, with your loved ones, or even while out running errands. Look for opportunities while you go through your day to infuse kindness into someone’s day. It’ll change their day and yours for the better!

1. Smile when you walk by others
2. Write positive messages on post-it notes and leave them for people to find
3. Call a relative you haven’t spoken to in a while
4. Tidy up around your house
5. Pick up trash you see on the ground outside and throw it in a garbage can
6. Hold the door open for someone
7. Chat with a stranger and ask them about their day
8. Pay for a stranger’s coffee or meal
9. Compliment someone
10. Send a positive or encouraging text to five people in your contacts
11. Surprise someone with flowers
12. Tell a family member or friend you love them
13. Write a note on the receipt at a restaurant for your server
14. Offer to help with someone’s errands
15. Give a surprise gift to someone you care about
16. Send a kind card or note to a friend
17. Surprise co-workers with home-baked cookies or treats
18. Plant a tree
19. Spend less time on your phone and more time with people you care about
20. Organize a workplace giving campaign
21. Offer a classmate help with homework
22. Talk to someone new
23. Practice gratitude
24. Volunteer
25. Give someone a hug

Kindness.Org celebrates World Kindness Week: November 9th – 13th; #MakeKindnessVisible

Kindness.Org believes every day should be World Kindness Day, but we want to go above and beyond to celebrate this important international holiday. As our team reflected on what felt most urgent for the world in this moment, we kept coming back to empathy expressed through action. This year for World Kindness Week (Nov 9-13), join the movement to #MakeKindnessVisible by planning and completing an act with empathy.

1. Think of someone who may benefit from empathy right now
2. Make a plan to put empathy in action by doing a kind act for that person
3. Post your act and inspire others

The Random Act of Kindness Foundation created these calendars to help you practice kindness each day of the month, you can find November and December Here: RAK 11.21 12.21 Calendars.

Do at least one kind act every day!

World Kindness Day

Visit here for more fun resources to help celebrate kindness today and everyday.

6 Kindness Concepts to begin with

• Respect: Respect is treating people, places, and things with kindness.
• Caring: Caring is feeling and showing concern for yourself and for others.
• Inclusiveness: Inclusiveness is including others, inviting them in, and welcoming them with open arms.
• Integrity: Integrity is acting in a way that you know to be right and kind in all situations.
• Responsibility: Responsibility is being reliable to do the things that are expected or required of you.
• Courage: Courage is being brave when facing new or difficult circumstances.

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day