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Insights / November 13, 2017

World Kindness Day

By Kyle Werstein

Today is World Kindness Day! To celebrate, we’re sharing with you some thought-starters for ways to be kind, courtesy of our own team:

“I’m going to find ways to be a better, more empathetic listener.”
Kyle

“I’m going to be as accessible as possible and open to the ideas of others.”
Eugene

“I’m going to reach out to people and make sure they’re doing ok.”
Annie

“I want to consider the perspectives of others.”
Jared

“I’m going to reach out to people important in my life and let them know why they’re important to me.”
Liz

“I want to practice patience with people and take a few moments to build things for others.”
Kevin

“As young parents, we are more aware of how much waste we accumulate. So, we collected clothes and donated them to a women’s shelter.”
Eddie

“I’m working on disagreeing without fighting.”
Eric

“I too want to practice patience, especially with my children.”
Casey

“I want to work toward reducing my impact on the world.”
Evan

“I want to be kind to myself by practicing self-care.”
Ryan

“I want to extend more grace to myself and others by making room for recognizing them as humans.”
Abby

“I need to think about it more.”
Brad

“Woof woof woof.”
Lando

Obviously, we try our best to be kind every day, but World Kindness Day provides a good excuse for us to get together and try to put words to our intentions. What are some ways that you can exercise kindness this week and every week? Let us know!