Random Acts of Kindness: An Illustrated Celebration

By Red Wheel Weiser

A special gift edition for any occasion from the best selling Random Acts of Kindness Series that inspired a national "kindness" movement. This collection of the "best of" the series includes stories of men, women, children who've reached out to perform acts of kindness that brighten days, improve lives, and sometimes even save others. True stories, thoughtful quotations and suggestions to inspire readers to live more compassionately. This beautiful new edition also includes hundreds of new ideas that readers can use to perform their own random acts and Celebrate Kindness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
• Release date: Mar 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781609253578

Reviews for Random Acts of Kindness

[kellyholmes-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A neat idea, and a sweet book.

[bohemiangirl35 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This collection of "quotable quotes" and super short stories contains some of the usual quotes you expect to find, but also some "new" ones; at least they were new to me. The book is a very quick read and worth it for the unique and inspirational nuggets within. Thank you to Linda for sharing.

[whisper1_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

When I was very young I wondered how "older" people became so cranky and so disenchanted with life. Now that I've crossed the threshold of becoming one of the "older" people, I sometimes marvel that it is a miracle if, after weathering so much, we don't naturally become cranky.After a post Christmas crisis with a few of my partner's family members from his father's side -- those on his mother's side are lovely, kind, sensitive and considerate -- I realized that I no longer want to be around nasty, negative people. I felt abused and beaten down, and after tolerating this behavior for far too long, I said enough, and now I refuse to be around these two incredibly unkind and wicked folk.When I found this book, it seemed to be just what I needed, ie, a reminder that there are many who are kind and dare to pay a price for their kindness. And, I do firmly believe that there is a price we pay if we are kind and sensitive.At the risk of waxing philosophically, I'm going out on a limb to say that far too often in life it seems that the negative, snippy, back stabbers blithely go through life without paying a price for those them harm.While some of the quotes and stories in this book are trite, there are gems of wisdom scattered throughout. In remembering those who have helped me along the way, I quote the following:"One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life."Anne Morrow Lindberg"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."Abraham Heschel

[snozzberry_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A neat idea, and a sweet book.