togetherness
"Think about the little things you enjoy, then turn around and do them for someone else.
If you feel relief when someone asks a question in class, then other students are probably relieved too. Be the one who asks.
If you love it when a friend calls to check in, your friends probably love it too. Be the one who calls.
If it makes your whole day when s... See more
If you feel relief when someone asks a question in class, then other students are probably relieved too. Be the one who asks.
If you love it when a friend calls to check in, your friends probably love it too. Be the one who calls.
If it makes your whole day when s... See more
Think about this when being afraid to do the kind/ warm” open thing. Most people won’t be offended or weirded out if you smile at them in public. Maybe it will feel like a small glitch in the Matrix to them. Something that does not happen everyday. But isn’t that a beautiful thing? When someone randomly smiles at me, it makes me feel a little m´bit more alive every time.
And there’s another: The kindness of not seeking to maximize short-term personal gain. The kindness of building something for the community, of doing work that matters, of finding a resilient, anti-selfish path forward.
Seth Godin • Three types of kindness
Kindness not only as a way to signal warmth or closeness but also a way to signal community and togetherness. Kindness to signal each other (especially in big cities): I see you. I may never meet you again but I recognize the fact that you and I are part of a bigger system. A system that only works because each of us is doing their part. When I offer my spot in the checkout line to someone with less stuff so they don’t have to wait so lang, it is a way of saying: “I see you” It’s my way to make life the city a little bit less anonymous and a bit more like a group activity.
The key is persistence and being helpful. Not just asking for something, but offering something. You always have something to offer if you’re curious and engaged. You can always trade and barter good ideas; you can always be kind and find a way to help.
Tony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
In a way it’s learning through figuring things out together. Helping out and learning in the process of putting two or minds together
Kindness means living a life filled with care, warmth, empathy, and concern for others.
Ana Lorena Fabrega • Fab Fridays 97: How to Raise Successful Kids
Matt Haigh: “Sourround yourself with warm people. You’ll be cool when you’re dead.”
“Sharing knowledge is by nature an act of kindness,”
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