Are you kind? In a series of simple yet evocative questions, this impactful book asks children how they will show kindness and consideration for others. Written by the editors of Pajama Press, and illustrated by celebrated Pajama Press artists, these stunning pages inspire meaningful discussion and storytelling about the understated yet powerful ways in which children might influence the world around them. A World of Kindess goes beyond mere rhetoric to examine, in a child-friendly way, everyday social interactions where a kind word or act could have a transformative affect on others. Royalties from the proceeds of this book will be donated to Think Kindness. thinkkindness.org Many of the original images in this book have been donated by the artists. The cover art was created and donated by award-winning author-illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo.
You don't have to be ruthless to get ahead—kindness will get you there faster From the CEO of the Pavilion community, Sam Jacobs, Kind Folks Finish First weaves practical business lessons with fresh perspectives on how you can achieve success. The ideas in this book are backed by the author's personal experience building a nearly $200-million business rooted in kindness, reciprocity, and deeply held values. More than that, they're proven principles that have helped thousands reach their goals in every arena. In business, we've been told to never leave money on the table. Don't split the difference. You need to be ruthless in order to make it to the top. Kind Folks Finish First shows you that isn't the only path. Being a good person and earning money aren't mutually exclusive. Helping others isn’t a sacrifice; it's a long-term strategy that can spur your success if only you're willing to take the exit ramp, reset your destination, and fuel your future with generosity. Walk through a proven process to discover what you really stand for Learn how to assume control of your life and how to leverage reciprocity to drive professional success. Align your personal life with your professional life Unlock your highest potential to create true happiness Anyone looking for a kinder, gentler, more values-driven and authentic way to succeed will love this book. The secret is finally getting out—kind people really do get ahead faster.
With lessons from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and examples from the acclaimed education network Remake Learning, this book brings Mister Rogers into the digital age, helping parents and teachers raise creative, curious, caring kids. Authors Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski know there’s more to Mister Rogers than his trademark cardigan sweaters. To them, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood isn’t just a children’s program — it’s a proven blueprint for raising happier, healthier kids. As young people grapple with constant reminders that the world isn’t always kind, parents and teachers can look to Fred Rogers: an ingenious scientist and legendary caregiver who was decades ahead of his time. When You Wonder, You’re Learning reveals this never-before-seen side of America’s favorite neighbor, exploring how Rogers nurtured the “tools for learning” now deemed essential for school, work, and life. These tools can boost academic performance, social-emotional well-being, and even physical health. They cost almost nothing to develop, and they’re up to ten times more predictive of children’s success than test scores. No wonder it’s been called “a must-read for anyone who cares about children.” With insights from thinkers, scientists, and teachers — many of whom worked with Rogers himself — When You Wonder, You’re Learning helps kids and the people who care for them do what Rogers taught best: become the best of whoever they are.
This devotional book follows the one-year chronological reading plan which takes the reader through the Bible in the order in which things happened. Each devotion includes a daily reading assignment, key verse and a thought/application from that passage. The reader will engage in the entire Word of God along with ways to practically apply it.
This lovely book, "Lily's Wishful Garden," takes readers to a small, picture-perfect town tucked between a sparkling river and rolling hills. Lily, a tiny child, is the main character of the story. She is known for being very kind and very interested in everything. She lives with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Johnson, in a small house. In their backyard, she finds a magical garden that gives wishes. This garden is one of a kind, with daisies that look like stars and bright, singing flowers that cast soothing light. The coolest thing about it is that it can grant wishes if the people who make them are kind and sincere. When Lily is old enough to understand its power, her parents bring her to this garden and teach her how to ask for the best. Lily makes her first wish with a special seed from the garden. She wants something that will make everyone in the town happy. She takes very good care of the seed and watches it grow into a beautiful plant with green leaves. The seed bears fruit after a few weeks: a bunch of pretty flowers. This meets her goal. Lily's heart is full of love as she gives the flowers to the other people in the town, and they are very thankful. Lily keeps making wishes for others in the garden, and the neighborhood turns into a happy place where everyone can live together in peace and laugh. One day, Lily finds a strange plant in the yard. Its blooms reflect light in a rainbow shape. She knows that now is the right time to give her biggest wish yet—one that will have an impact on the whole world. As Lily begs the garden, a soft breeze blows the seeds of happiness into the air, making Lily's wish reach many hearts. Every season, Lily's wish comes true a little more. People care about the earth, there is a lot of kindness and warmth, and there is so much happiness. The story of Lily's Wishful Garden gives the world its inspiration to change into a place of peace and hope. Reading this book will always be meaningful and inspiring for people of all ages because it shows so well how kindness, love, and selflessness can bring about good things. Following Lily's request and her journey as the caretaker of the magical garden showed the lasting magic in people's hearts and the power of true wishes to change things. This is how the story starts: A long time ago, there was a little girl named Lily who lived in a peaceful town with rolling hills and water that flowed slowly. Lily lived in a lovely town with a thatched roof. It was a safe place to escape the wild things that happen in nature. Being around her was always a joy, and she was very interested in everything around her. But the most attention was paid to the lush area behind the house—a beautiful yard like no other. This garden wasn't like any other; it was a beautiful spot where dreams could come true. The parents of Lily, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, had found the beautiful garden's secret gem many years ago. It had won their hearts, so they chose to tell Lily the closely guarded secret when she was old enough to understand how powerful it could be. The flowers in this beautiful garden were so bright and colorful that they seemed to sparkle with an ethereal brightness as they were lit by the sun. Roses were among these beautiful flowers. Their leaves showed a rainbow of bright colors and made lovely sounds that people found relaxing, like the sound of a faraway symphony. Lilies that were bathed in soft, beautiful light sent a sense of peace to everyone who came across them. The stars, which were spread out across the yard like celestial constellations, made the petals of the daisies shine with the brightness of the stars. Their love for the garden's magic was so strong that they decided to tell Lily its carefully kept secret as soon as she was old enough to understand its overwhelming power. This magical garden was a big canvas full of many bright, colorful flowers that sparkled like ethereal gems in the soft sunlight. There were roses among the magical flowers. The petals were a beautiful patchwork of colors that made you feel good with sounds that sounded like an orchestra playing far away. Everyone who came into contact with lilies felt calm because of the beautiful, peaceful light they gave off. Daisy sparkled with a brightness that made me think of the stars that were spread out across the yard like constellations in the night sky. The most amazing thing about the garden, though, was that it could grant wishes. People used to say that if a certain seed was planted in rich soil and cared for with love and attention to detail, the garden would make the things that people wanted come true. That being said, there was a big disclaimer in this beautiful fabric of wishes. The wish had to come from a pure heart that didn't care about itself, without the evil shadow of greed. But the garden was the most beautiful because it had the power to make dreams and make them come true. According to a story, if a certain seed is placed and loved forever, the garden will work its magic to make one's wildest dreams come true. In the middle of this magical web of wants, though, one important factor jumped out. Many people thought that the wish had to come from a heart that was completely unselfish and free of any selfishness. Even with all of its beauty, the most amazing thing about the garden was that it could grant dreams. A common belief was that if a certain seed was planted and cared for with the greatest love and care, the garden would have to make plans for the person to achieve their deepest desires. That being said, there was a situation that made making wishes better, like a symphony with a small but powerful change. The desire had to come from a place where there was no selfishness or bad motives. Still, there was one thing about the garden that stood out: it had the power to make dreams come true. A lot of people thought that if they put a special seed and loved and cared for it, the garden would do its magic and make all their dreams come true. It was possible to make wishes come true, but there was a big catch that would test your goals. People were sure that the wish had to come from a heart that was free of the darkness of greed and full of the light of selflessness. While the garden, on the other hand, has a special quality that no other place has, it can fulfill wishes. Many people thought that if a certain, valuable seed was placed and lovingly cared for, the garden would work its magic and turn the threads of desire into real things. But somewhere in this country, wishes were needed in a very important way that made wishes themselves very important. It was made clear that the wish had to come from a heart that wasn't selfish, that it had to come from a heart that was pure and full of selfless purpose. One bright morning, Lily's mother carefully walked up to her daughter as the sun's golden rays danced through the big oak tree's lush leaves, casting beautiful shadows on their house. She held a tiny gem in the palm of her hand. It was a seed that looked like it was full of stardust. It was the seed from the magical garden from the story.
In a global climate of increasing complexity and uncertainty, there have been calls for a more responsible form of leadership in business and society. The relationship between kindness and leadership is therefore a topic of fundamental importance for our well-being as individuals, for the success of our organisations, and for the future of our global community. Kindness in Leadership is one of the first books to explore both the concept and practice of kindness in leadership and consider them in different societal and organisational settings. Its uniqueness lies in combining an innovative mix of personal views from leaders with explorations of organisational philosophies and practices. It opens with a definition of kindness and its contours and underpinnings. It then explores the importance of kindness within different organisations, parts of the world, economic strata, age groups and genders, drawing on research on organisational compassion and neuroscience. In order to support learning, each chapter is supported by a series of questions for consideration and discussion. This will be a stimulating and thought-provoking read for a wide audience of practicing managers and leaders in organisations of all shapes and sizes, for academics involved in educating for leadership, and for students aspiring to develop their own kind and compassionate leadership style.
A practical roadmap to cultivating the heart’s capacity to face and transform our greatest challenges—like the climate crisis, oppression, anxiety, and burnout—from the bestselling author of Say What You Mean. Meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer shares a pragmatic guide to living a life of meaning and purpose in a time of great social, environmental, and spiritual upheaval. Through touching stories, insightful reflections, and concrete instructions, Sofer offers powerful tools to strengthen our hearts and nourish the qualities that can transform our world. Each chapter guides you to cultivate a quality essential to personal and social transformation like mindfulness, resolve, wonder, and empathy. You’ll learn ways to: · Find more choice and freedom in life · Strengthen focus, sustain energy, and accomplish goals · Identify burnout and take steps to renew yourself · Imbue your daily activities with clarity and vitality · Respond more effectively to collective challenges
This essential guide has exactly the right books to help you celebrate special days throughout the year—even "holidays" you've never heard of—and provides hundreds of fun titles and activities that could inspire your students to become life-long readers. Young students need to continually be presented with a vast variety of types of books, authors, illustrators, and subject matter in order to find the perfect concept or image that sparks their imagination, takes their comprehension to a new level, or helps them turn the corner to becoming a book lover. Nancy J. Polette's The Picture Book Almanac: Picture Books and Activities to Celebrate 365 Familiar and Unusual Holidays can be used year-round as a key to open that great literary treasure vault. The books Polette has painstakingly selected for their value as learning opportunities tie into both familiar and unusual holidays, ranging from official, nationally recognized holidays to obscure ones such as Milk Day and Thesaurus Day. The daily featured book titles cover the classics, such as books in the Paddington Bear series and Cinderella to outstanding current and just-published titles, collectively representing the best choices for collection building over time. This book is an excellent tool for collection development as well as an indispensable resource for reading teachers and classroom teachers.
The original collection of inspirational true stories about acts of kindness and generosity of spirit—with suggestions for living more compassionately. The unprecedented success of Random Acts of Kindness has not only inspired many individuals, but also led Congress to declare a National Random Acts of Kindness Week in February 1995. The inspiration for the kindness movement, Random Acts of Kindness is an antidote for a weary world. The true stories, thoughtful quotations, and suggestions for generosity in this book will inspire you to live more compassionately and experience the joys of sharing and kindness. What if everyone started performing good deeds every day? This inspiring collection presents many true stories of people who’ve committed, received, and observed voluntary acts of kindness—and seen for themselves how small acts of goodness can make a big difference in people’s lives. A USA Today Best Bet for Educators
