kindness
I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk
down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs
to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you”
when someone sneezes, a leftover
from the Bubonic plague. “Don’t die,” we are saying.
And sometimes, when you spill lemons
from your grocery bag, someone else will help you
pick them up. Mostl
... See moreDanusha Laméris • Poem: Small Kindnesses (Published 2019)
I rarely feel confident enough to give anyone advice about anything, but here's something small that has changed my life as a writer: a kindness log.

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i live my life this way. almost every day is full of multiple tiny interactions with no aim beyond a hello, a how are you, a smile and then i continue on my way
it makes me happier. introduces incredible adventures into my life, makes me feel like i’m surfing my way through my day and seems to make other people happy in turn
the best part is that... See more

