Did you know we have a #Holiday dedicated to #kindness you can celebrate on November 13th which is World Kindness Day #WorldKindnessDay. It’s nice to have a Holiday dedicated to kindness but if you ask me every day should be kindness day. What do you think and why?
World Kindness Day is an international holiday that was formed in 1998, to promote kindness throughout the world and is observed annually on November 13th as part of the World Kindness Movement. World Kindness Day is observed in many Countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and the U.A.E.
World Kindness Day presents us with the opportunity to reflect upon one of the most important and unifying human principles. On a day devoted to the positive potential of both large and small acts of kindness, try to promote and diffuse this crucial quality that brings people of every kind together.
World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13 every year and World Kindness Day is an international holiday that is observed in many Countries including but not limited to the U.S., Canada, Australia, Italy, and India.
World Kindness Day was first introduced as a day of observation by the World Kindness Movement. In 2019, the organization was registered as an official NGO under Swiss law, but the history of the group stretches back to a Tokyo-based convention in 1997. An array of institutions and associations based in Countries including Australia, Thailand, the United States, and the United Kingdom had been assembled at this conference because of their dedication to championing kindness in society.
The initial configuration of the World Kindness Movement would form as a result of this event, with the written declaration of their inception stating their “pledge to join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world.” In 1998, in pursuit of this aim, they would facilitate the launch of the inaugural World Kindness Day.
The purpose of World Kindness Day as outlined by the World Kindness Movement is “to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” Since World Kindness Day’s creation more than two decades ago, the day has achieved truly global notice; events associated with World Kindness Day have attracted participants from every inhabited continent. These have included activities including concerts, dance mobs, and the distribution of “kindness cards.”
While, at present, World Kindness Day is one of unofficial observance, it remains the hope of the World Kindness Movement to attain official recognition status by the United Nations. Should the group be successful in their efforts, World Kindness Day would join the ranks of recognized days of observance including International Day of Peace, Human Rights Day, and World Health Day.
World Kindness Day Traditions
The objective of World Kindness Day is to spread kindness with small gestures and the main tradition of World Kindness Day is to be kind and to try and encourage kindness to prevail over hatred. Whether it’s helping out someone with chores, taking the time out to ask how someone is doing, or complimenting someone, the name of the game is kindness, and we all have it in us.
World Kindness Day Activities
- Perform at least three random acts of kindness today including giving compliments, smiling at strangers or holding a door open. If you have the opportunity give up your seat on a crowded train and see what magic follows!
- Kindness and connection go hand-in-hand take a few extra minutes to hug your loved ones and today. They might wonder what got into you, but they’ll appreciate it nonetheless!
- You should be kind to yourself, today, too. Write a short (or long) poem highlighting the things you appreciate about yourself and your life.
Facts About Kindness
- One in four children in the U.S. experience bullying at school on a regular basis teaching kids to be kind to everyone, even if they’re different, and to stand up to bullying when they see it, turns them into brave and kind adults.
- Though the movement creating World Kindness Day isn’t affiliated with any religion or political movement, over 28 Nations participate in World Kindness Day.
- People who are constantly kind produce 23% less cortisol, which is the stress hormone because of the lower levels of stress, people who practice kindness age slower than the average population.
- Researchers from the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory found that when people see someone else being kind, they are more likely to act kindly towards others themselves.
- Emotional warmth releases the hormone Oxytocin, which dilates the blood vessels and therefore lowers your blood pressure.
Why People Love World Kindness Day
Celebrating kindness and the benefits we derive from this core aspect of the human condition is valuable and it reminds us that we are neither alone in our lives nor do we live in a world where goodness is not apparent.
Many people are focused on their own lives and can forget to take a moment to think about what other people need. Ironically, doing something nice for others isn’t only good for them it can be good for you, too!
Other days of celebration encourage people to take their appreciation of things to the max. World Kindness Day allows for the chance to think of extra-special or unique ways to perform acts of kindness.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
