This paperback is a revised and updated edition of the 1993 work that engendered a movement, and it includes stories, quotations, and practices to try. The kindness revolution encompasses a wide range of small acts and habits that put others first. Here are a few examples:
• When someone is trying to merge into your lane in traffic, let him in — and smile and wave while doing it!
• Write a card thanking a service person for his or her care and leave it with your tip, including a specific acknowledgement, such as: "I appreciate the careful way you cleaned the room without disturbing my things"; "Your smile as you served me dinner really made my day."
• Put your shopping cart back in its appointed place in the parking lot.
• Order a mail-order gift, anonymously, for someone at work who needs to be cheered up.
• Next time you go through a toll booth, pay the toll for the car behind you and don't forget to thank the toll taker.
• Take an opportunity in conversations with friends to tell them about kindnesses you have experienced and ask about their experiences. Just talking about acts of kindness brings them alive in the world.
