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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: The World Could Use More Kindness
The Season of Discovery
I. Understanding Kindness
1. Being Nice Isn’t the Same as Being Kind
2. If I Were Always Kind, I Wouldn’t Be Doing This
3. The Chasm between Kindness and Unkindness
4. Kindness and Indifference Cannot Coexist
II. Why Kindness Matters: Its Benefits and Power
5. Perform Two Acts of Kindness and Call Me in the Morning
6. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: Kindness Alleviates Social Anxiety
7. An Epidemic of Our Own Choosing
8. The Business Case for Kindness
III. Opening Strategies for a Kind Life
9. The Power of the Pause
10. Kindness Means Suspending Judgment
11. Kindness and Keeping Score
12. “Kill Transform ’em with Kindness”: A Lesson from My Mother
13. Dancing with Discovery: Taking Time to Notice the Kindness in Your Life
The Season of Understanding
I. Barriers to Kindness
14. When Fear Gets in the Way of Kindness
15. When We Don’t Have Time for Kindness
16. I Don’t Have the Patience for This!
17. Other Barriers to Kindness
II. Resistance to Kindness
18. Rejecting Kindness
19. On the Receiving End of Kindness
20. It All Starts with Kindness to Self
21. No Kindness Is Ever Too Small
III. Opening Our Lives to Kindness
22. Kindness and Abundance: Enough Is Enough!
23. Gratitude Is a Companion to Kindness
24. Kindness and Generosity: It’s Not All about Money
25. Pay Attention: Kindness Requires Presence
26. Dancing with Understanding: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The Season of Choosing
I. The Tools of Kindness
27. A Life of Kindness Requires Courage
28. Kindness and Curiosity
29. Kindness and Vulnerability
30. Choosing to Be For or Against
II. Choosing Kindness
31. What Do You Want Your Legacy to Be?
32. Extending Kindness to All: Kindness Isn’t Selective or Conditional
33. Oh, the Stories We Tell!
34. What Are You Looking For (Really)?
III. Dealing with Unkindness
35. Big Bullies
36. Little Bullies: Where It All Begins
37. Bystanding . . . or Standing Up for Kindness?
38. Choosing Our Cyber-Voices and Media Companions
39. Dancing with Yes: Dance like No One’s Watching
The Season of Becoming
I. Challenges to Kindness
40. When My Kindness Is Your “Yuck!”
41. What If I Don’t Feel Like Being Kind?
42. Being Kind to People We Don’t Like
43. I’m Just Sayin’. . . Honesty Isn’t Always Kind
44. When the Kindest Thing to Do Is . . . Absolutely Nothing
II. Creating a Kinder World
45. A Transformation or an Evolution? The Five Percent Plan
46. What We Want Most for Our Kids
47. Kindness to the Earth and All Its Creatures
48. Strategies for Bringing Kindness into Your Life
III. Living Kindness Every Day: Your Kindness Legacy
49. Kind Actions That Cost Nothing and Take Little Time
50. A Dozen Reasons to Choose Kindness
51. The Lessons of Kindness
52. The Never-Ending Dance: A Kindness Manifesto
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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