Practice Random Acts of Kindness
A Course in Compassion
From the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series comes this practical guide to kindness. Full of inspiring meditations, affirmations, and true stories, this book acts as a guide to creating real change in our world through acts of kindness.
Join the kindness revolution. All over the nation and beyond, people are realizing the power of kindness. With one act, you can change someone’s day—and make the world a better place. It doesn’t take much to offer kind words or deeds to someone, but it can change the whole course of their day. When we participate in random acts of kindness, we join the movement of building a better future. This book by the editors of the Random Acts of Kindness series, with a foreword by Rabbi Harold Kushner, presents readers with a motivational guide to living out kindness each day of our lives.
Inspirational stories and simple suggestions. From the wake of Hurricane Katrina to the tragedy of the tsunami to troops in Iraq performing acts of daily compassion, this book highlights the ways in which people are working towards creating a more benevolent world. It demonstrates the weight that a single act of compassion can have and how powerful our actions can be when we all join together. In addition to inspiring true stories, this “course in compassion” includes meditations, affirmations, and suggestions for how you can go out and make a difference. Filled with practical wisdom and motivational quotes, this book is your go-to guide for turning the kindness spark into a flame. Learn more about:
- How to practice random acts of kindness
- The impact that compassion has on our world
- Stories of kindness changing people’s lives
If you’ve read books like Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Power of Kindness, Go Be Kind, How Can I Help?, or A Year of Positive Thinking, you’ll love Practice Random Acts of Kindness.
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Book details
- Author
- Harold Kushner
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 256
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Motivational & Inspirational
Self-Help › Personal Growth › Happiness
Mind, Body, Spirit › Inspiration & Personal Growth - Topics
- compassion · inspirational meditations · affirmations · personal growth · happiness · positive thinking · making a difference
- ISBN-13
- 9781573242721
About the author
RABBI HAROLD SAMUEL KUSHNER was an American rabbi and lecturer who served as congregational rabbi of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, for 24 years, and was the author of more than a dozen books. His best-known work is When Bad Things Happen to Good People.
Kushner received the Christopher Award in 1987 and the Jewish Book Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1960 and later earned his Ph.D. from the Seminary in 1972, having also studied at Columbia University.
When not writing, Kushner served his congregation and held the title of rabbi laureate at Temple Israel. Much of his work engaged questions of faith, suffering, and human experience.