First of all, THANK YOU for all who participated in World Kindness Day on November 13 to write about it, to do kind deeds and just to bring more awareness about Kindness.

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It seems like more and more there are days for things that should be year round. Earth Day is one of them, almost every year everyone cuts down on their electric usage and how much they destroy the planet on that day. Imagine if we did that year round, maybe the planet wouldn’t be dying?

Another day that should be year round is World Kindness Day. I didn’t really do much for it though I suppose. I mean, I normally hold the door open for strangers, am nice to other drivers, and just usually kind to people I believe.

I doubt it counts as kindness but I set aside my massive fear of people today and wore my shirt that says in massive letters “FREE HUGS AVAILABLE HERE” and got hugged by at least 30 strangers throughout the day. Terrifying.

Lisa McLellan is a counsellor working in private practice. She is currently pursuing her life long dream of becoming a published author and is now in the process of submitting her manuscript “No One In Particular” to agents and publishers.

Seeing as I am part of http://www.bloggersunite.org and today is World Kindness Day, I am once again blogging about kindness rather than about the mind-bending, seemingly insurmountable, optimism crushing process of trying to get published as a first time author. That being said, if any agent or publisher happens to come upon this blog, feel free to hit me with your own random act of kindness by asking to see my mansucript. I’ll be more than happy to oblige you! Read more what Lisa wrote about on her blog.

Even the Phoenix Examiner got into the day. World Kindness Day: Perform a random act of kindness today and pass it on!

Let’s face it. Many people today are overworked, stressed out and downright tired. Rude service, road rage and angry gestures seem to occur far too often nowadays, you can read more about it here.

Thank You!
Remember Everyday is a Kind Day – It’s what sticks us together!
Mari-Lyn