Help us spread kindness around the world by referring your friends and family.
Below is a wonderful poem quoted by Audrey Hepburn many times & written by Sam Levenson that we wanted to share with you. It speaks volumns about kindness.
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone...
People,even more than things, have to be restored,
renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Project Kindness Rules
Unselfishness. Your act of kindness cannot be used for yourself or anyone in your immediate family.
Involvement. You may not simply donate your money to a church, charity, or helping agency. You may, however, work with one of these to identify a need you will be concerned to address. Gifts to churches and charities are good things, but this project seeks to help you see needy persons as real human beings and to care about their situation.
Personal. Legitimate needs exist in many places, but many of the private and government agencies created to address them are impersonal, antiseptic, and cold. One person touching another person or family to help in some small but warmhearted way can have an extraordinary impact.
Anonymity. The source of the money you use in this project will remain anonymous unless you choose to be known.
No Payback. You may take nothing in return for what you do. If someone does pledge to pay you back in some way, your obligation is to inform that person that you hope he or she will soon be able to help someone else in a similar way.
Creativity. Do your best to be creative. For example, get others to pool funds and efforts with you so you can multiply your gift/money. Purchase supplies to make hats for children with cancer. Buy materials to build a ramp onto a handicapped person’s porch. Buy holiday items to distribute at a nursing home. Opportunities to help other people are everywhere!
Understanding. Try to understand the impact of your act of sharing on the person, family, or group you chose to assist. What joy was created? What needs were met? Think also about the effect of what you do on yourself. How did it make you feel to pass along a gift? Most people find that their ability to aid someone else does as much or more for them as for those who receive assistance.
Reflection. Isn’t everything in your possession a trust handed over to you? Is selfishness ever justified? Isn’t the pay-it-forward philosophy of life worthwhile every day?
Reporting. Your experience may inspire others or give them ideas for similar projects, so you are asked to share what you do by reporting it within our Tracking area of the Web site. You might report (a) the situation you chose to address, (b) the strategy you used, (c) the impact you observed on the recipient, and (d) the impression you had of the experience afterward. Stories submitted to this site may be told either at this Web site for their inspirational value. Your anonymity will be respected.
Lasting Impact. We hope your experience will help create a mindset and way of acting that will stay with you throughout your life. May it become a way of life and not a one-time effort.
