lara simmons

My religion is very simple.  My religion is kindness.     -- The Dalai Lama  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Practice the religion of kindness. 28 Days of Kindness .

Deal with the faults of others as gently [and kindly] as your own.   --Chinese proverb  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Learn to be kind to self and others with my twenty-eight day kindness challenge: 28 Days of Kindness .

No one could ever be unkind or withhold love unless they were first wracked with guilt and fear.   -- Ken Wapnick  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Get the book here: 28 Days of Kindness .

Kind words do not cost much.  Yet they accomplish much.   -- Blaise Pascal  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Kindness is free; the book costs just $4.99! 28 Days of Kindness .

Thank you God for showing me what it means to be kind,  for teaching me how to be kind and for filling my heart with kindness.   --A kindness prayer from The Universe  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Fill your heart with kindness. 28 Days of Kindness .

'J'aurais du etre gentille,' I should have been more kind.  That is something a person will never regret.  You will never say to yourself when you are old, 'Ah, I wish I was not good to that person.' You will never think that.    -- Khaled Hosseini  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Learn how to be more kind in the next twenty-eight days. 28 Days of Kindness .

When given the choice between being right  or being kind, choose kind.    -- Wayne Dyer  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want to learn how to choose kind? Practice with me in 28 Days of Kindness .

Let no one ever come to you without leaving you better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness:  kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.    -- Mother Teresa  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ I call this "the Kindness Creed." Make it yours. 28 Days of Kindness .

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -- Philo of Alexandria  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ What battle are you fighting? Kindness can help. 28 Days of Kindness .

The key to JOY is unconditional kindness to all life, including one's own, which we refer to as compassion . -- B.J. (Betty) Eadie  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want more JOY in YOUR life? Be kinder! 28 Days of Kindness .

Before you speak, ask yourself:  is it kind, is it necessary, is it true,  does it improve on the silence?  -- Shirdi Sai Baba  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ One of my favorite quotes of all time. Learn more about my experience with this quote and with kindness in my new book, 28 Days of Kindness .

Being kind doesn't mean sacrificing yourself or putting yourself last or being unkind to yourself. It just means saying NO with kindness. --The Universe    ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want to practice saying NO with kindness? Practice with me in 28 Days of Kindness .

Here's something I know to be true,  although it's a little corny... I'd say, as a goal in life,  you could do worse than:  Try to be kinder.  -- George Saunders  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want to try kinder? 28 Days of Kindness .

Hurt people hurt people.  --From the movie, Greenberg  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want to try kindness? Get 28 Days of Kindness .

Be kind to yourself.  Do not harm others.  Purify your soul.  -- SN Goenka  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Want more kindness in your life? Try 28 Days of Kindness .

Kindness is love in action. --The Universe  ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Find even more kindness in my book 28 Days of Kindness , available now.

  May YOU be filled with lovingkindness May YOU be well May YOU be peaceful & at ease And may YOU be happy!    --The Metta Meditation, from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition    ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Find even more KINDNESS in my book, 28 Days of Kindness .

Today is World Kindness Day AND ALSO the birth-day of my new book, 28 Days of Kindness . Four years ago I set a challenge for myself: practice kindness for twenty-eight days and see if it makes a difference in your life. Did it ever! As I focused on kindness, meditated on kindness, wrote about kindness, and practiced kindness in my daily life, I could literally feel the kindness in my world increase. I want the same for you and today - World Kindness Day - is a fabulous day to begin! What kindness practice can you commit to? Can you commit one random act of kindness today? (See the World Kindness Day website for some ideas.) Can you commit to 28 Days of Kindness? Subscribe to my blog by entering your email in the sidebar, or follow me on Twitter (@be_and_become) or Facebook for the next four weeks. I will be posting kindness quotes every day to inspire you. Want to go deeper? Pick up my book. Copies will be available for FREE if you live in Seattle in the Little Free Libra