Photo stolen frommytropicalescape.com The Bloggers of Kindness
A little over a week ago, I wrote Faith in Humanity: How to Bring People Closer, and Restore Kindness … and the response was overwhelming. As of this writing there are 168 comments on that post, making it one of my most commented posts ever.
And in that post, I promised to do a “Bloggers of Kindness” post, linking up to my fellow bloggers who talk about kindness and the concept of paying it forward. The response from the blogging world was very nice … a few dozen bloggers responded.
Thank you all, for spreading kindness this holiday season, for paying it forward, for helping make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time.
You are all awesome people.
You can do a little kindness for these bloggers: go and read some of their posts, and if you like them, take a look around at their blog … if it interests you, subscribe. It won’t cost you much except a little bit of your time, and it will make a blogger very happy. :)
Listed here are some great bloggers who are helping spread kindness throughout the world … followed by a few bloggers I’d like to thank (be sure to read that section as there are some things I’d like to share).
Art of the Firebird: Remembering to Pay It Forward (Talks about small kindnesses to strangers.)
Experiments in Living: Season of Goodwill (Series) (An awesome post - author has named a number of great ways she’ll pay it forward.)
Can the World Hear Me: How did we lose the kindness? (Great thoughts on thanking your friends.)
Simply Blissful: I made it, and I am paying it forward (She gave away free tarot card readings — very interesting!)
blatternet.ch: 7 Ideen, sich and sein Umfeld zu verändern (This is for German readers … I can’t understand it, but it looks interesting.)
The Healthy Living Lounge: Spreading some healthy living kindness times 10 (Gave away 10 free healthy living tools — very generous!)
Father Sez …: Paying it Forward – How it relates to bringing up our children (How doing good things for our children is paying it forward from what our parents gave us.)
It’s all about joy!: Joy in Zen Habits’ Great Post on Kindness (Volunteered at a nursing home and food shelter - wow!)
Avoxtar 2.0: Random acts of kindness - Giving and receiving (Wrote 5 letters to strangers thanking them for doing a great job - excellent!)
mytropicalescape.com: 5 Tips For a Better Life Starting Today Based on Subsistence Living (Excellent insights based on other societies.)
Book Club Classics: A little bit better… (Finding ways to make people’s lives better through blogging.)
Interesting Observations: Random Act of Kindness (Inspiring others through volunteerism - awesome!)
The Calm Tech Coach: Pay it forward and get sorted! (Kind offer of a new book - almost certainly already given away.)
Beyond Behaviors: How Character Education and Avoiding the “Microwave Mentality” Can Change the World (Start with the children. I agree completely.)
Seeking Sanctuary: As Good An Excuse As Any! (Recording acts of kindness paid by others, and trying to increase the ratio of kindnesses received vs. kindnesses paid.)
Wellness Coach.com: What will you do continuously? (Put up a yellow stickie on her mirror: “How will you spread kindness today?” Excellent idea!)
Freebies 4 Mom: Pay It Forward - Be a coupon fairy (Give coupons to strangers - so wonderful!)
MikeTheory.com: Pay It Forwarder (Some beautiful acts of kindness!)
Goodlife Zen: Circle of Kindness - Pay It Forward (”Kindness is medicine for the world.”)
Simple Weight: Pay it forward - Simple Weight Loss Style! (Inspiration, donations, and free subscriptions!)
One Life: Paying it forward (”Long Term Goal #5. To help restore kindness to the world.”)
Ian’s Messy Desk: Bits and Pieces (Didn’t really talk about kindness in this post, but helped spread the word — plus, this is an excellent GTD blog!)
Sivin Kit’s Garden: Random links (Also just spreading the word, but much appreciated.)
brip blap: linklings “is it snowing yet?” edition (Also spreading the word … thanks!)
Here and Back Again: Faith in Humanity (Thanks for spreading the word.)
Vote for a friend, read an interview, a muscle-building ebook, and thank yous
1. Help out Brett! If you have some extra kindness in you today, head over to the American Bar Association Journal’s Blawg 100 voting and vote for my friend Brett of The Frugal Law Student (an excellent blog on frugality, by the way). Brett is a great guy, positive, intelligent, hard-working … and deserving of recognition. Plus, he needs help against competition that I think is unfairly stacking the vote.
2. Interview at mytropicalescape.com: 10 questions with Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (This is one of the better interviews with me … if you’re interested in a deeper look into my life and psyche, here’s a good read.)
3. Ebook to gain muscle. My friend Medhi of StrongLifts.com has released a free ebook on building muscle with a beginner strength training program and how-tos on key exercises: StrongLifts 5×5. I’m giving the program a try myself, and I’d recommend you give it a look. All you have to do is subscribe to his blog, and you’ll get the ebook for free.
4. Some quick thank-yous. Finally, I’d like to wrap up this post by thanking just a few of my blogging friends … people who have been very kind to me recently. This is only a short list, as it would be impossible to be comprehensive, so if you’re not on this list please don’t be offended … I just didn’t have time to come up with a more comprehensive list right now.
Anyway, a quick but heartfelt thank you to these bloggers (check out their blogs if you haven’t): Tina Su of Think Simple Now, Agent Sully of LifeLearningToday, Glen of LifeDev, Collis and Cyan Ta’eed of FreelanceSwitch, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger, David of the Good Human, Mike St. Pierre of The Daily Saint, Stephen Smith of HD Biz Blog, David of LivSimpl, Andrew Flusche of Legal Andrew, Greg and Will of WiseBread, Edward Mills of Evolving Times, Aaron Potts of Today is that Day, Lodewijk van den Broek of How to Be an Original, and J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly, to name just a few.
Happy holidays everyone!
Comments (32)
MikeTheory.com Says:
December 11th, 2007, 2:20 am
That is so cool that a post about spreading kindness was one of your most popular yet. You blog obviously has the power to connect with people and help everyone connect with life in simple yet powerful ways. Thanks again for the awesome writing and inspiration.
Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) Says:
December 11th, 2007, 2:20 am
Very interesting links! It’s good to see that people are paying it forward. Got to the party a bit late, but I’ve been giving away my latest ebook free from my website and so far it seems to be going really well! Keep it up!
Steve Nguyen - BeyondBehaviors.Com Says:
December 11th, 2007, 2:59 am
That Faith in Humanity post really sparked an interest in fellow bloggers like me. Thank you Leo for sharing our blog links. There are some on your list that I didn’t know about which I plan on visiting.
Bart Says:
December 11th, 2007, 3:06 am
Thanks for putting that list together. I put a free $25 coupon from ING direct bank on my blog to participate in paying it forward. I know it’s not much, but I would love to keep the positive momentum going. I think that the kindness that many of the authors listed above have shown is far more profound than mere money.
Albert | UrbanMonk.Net Says:
December 11th, 2007, 3:23 am
Good stuff Leo. If you need anything from me, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Cheers,
Albert | UrbanMonk.Net
Modern personal development, entwined with ancient spirituality.
Mark Says:
December 11th, 2007, 4:29 am
Hi Leo ~
For a little background information on the PHOTO you use above in your article, that is a small village outside of Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
As part of my Peace Corps training we lived with that older gentleman’s son for three months learning about New Guinea culture and how to speak the local language ‘tok pisin’ before we headed off to our village for two years.
Also, just wanted to thank you for taking the time to participate in the interview!!
fathersez Says:
December 11th, 2007, 4:32 am
Thank you for listing me amongst these clearly good people.
I think you have started off a great move. Hope the good and kindness continues to spread and overcome the so much of bad that is affecting us.
I’ll check out the posts you have listed. Thanks again.
Sivin Kit Says:
December 11th, 2007, 5:25 am
you are welcome :-) I’ve been really enjoying your site and have been recommended it to many ..
Mike St. Pierre Says:
December 11th, 2007, 6:43 am
Quite an impressive list! Grateful to be a part of such a solid group of folks.
Mike
Kate Saltfleet Says:
December 11th, 2007, 7:23 am
Thanks for the listing Leo, I’m just working on part 3 of the series now.
Ivan Says:
December 11th, 2007, 7:55 am
Wow, it’s an honour to be listed between all these great people! Thank you, Leo!
Ivan
@Stephen | HD BizBlog Says:
December 11th, 2007, 8:58 am
Thanks for the shout-out Leo, the kindness meme is growing. My friend Lisa has a thank-you post to her Commenters at designyourwritinglife.com
I have a feeling that this may well explode into a full-fledged link-a-thon!
Megan Says:
December 11th, 2007, 9:01 am
I second Ivan’s sentiments! Thanks for your kindness, Leo, and can I just tell you that volunteering felt so fantastic it was like my whole energy shifted? Incredible! I also plan on donating through Kiva this season (www.kiva.org/app.php). I’m really intrigued by their organization and mission.
Deborah Robinson Says:
December 11th, 2007, 9:47 am
What a wonderful idea. It’s always good to see someone spreading kindness and positive action on the Internet.
Joe Says:
December 11th, 2007, 10:06 am
Man, awesome post - this might just be the greatest Blogroll of good karma ever!
Yanik Says:
December 11th, 2007, 10:17 am
Wow! You have no idea what you’ve set in motion in my life with your kindness post.
There are so many things I have to thank you for Leo:
Thanks for the inspiration you provide on a daily basis.
Thanks again for your wonderful e-book! I loved it!
Many thanks for linking my blog to this meme. It’s a great honor to be listed with such an outstanding group of writers. I still have much to learn from all of you.
And Leo, thanks again for reminding me that “doing” is more important than just talking or dreaming about things. You lead by example!
Peace
Yanik
Kevin X Says:
December 11th, 2007, 11:28 am
Thanks for the mention in your post. It is very much appreciated.
Pearl Says:
December 11th, 2007, 11:58 am
Wow.. It definitely is an honor to be listed on this site! thank you so much!
and also my heartfelt thank you for inspiring me to do better and be better Leo. Wishing you and your family the Best of Holidays and a very Happy New Year!
Pearl.
Tina Su - Think Simple Now Says:
December 11th, 2007, 14:10 pm
Wow Leo, what a great way to start my day. Thank you so much for mentioning me, I feel so honored… What a gift! Thank you!!
I loved the interview with Mark at mytropicalescape. The candid answers are very heart-warming. I especially enjoyed your answer to Question 6 regarding major problems in the world today. Your answer was graceful, honest and inspiring. Thank you again!
Love & Gratitude,
Tina
Vagelis Says:
December 11th, 2007, 14:21 pm
Photo stolen frommytropicalescape.com, lol hillarious :P
GREAT article by the way, again!
Mark Says:
December 11th, 2007, 15:49 pm
Leo ~ I just wanted to echo what Tina Su stated above about your candid answers in our interview!
At last count I have about ten emails from readers stating how open, humble, and insightful you came across in the interview :)
Leisureguy Says:
December 11th, 2007, 17:12 pm
My little pay it forward: a free Excel workbook on how to build a budget.
Mikey Says:
December 11th, 2007, 17:52 pm
As many problems as I face, your continued posts always keep common sense approaches to hope alive. Thank you for your writings.
Travis Says:
December 11th, 2007, 18:37 pm
Good stuff!
Just wanted to point you at a site you may already have heard of, but whose sentiments fall in line with yours. Plus, their message is simplicity itself, and I know how much of a fan of the simple you are.
Check it out - http://www.donoharm.us/
Cheers!
Al at 7P Says:
December 11th, 2007, 20:34 pm
Hi Leo - I’m only halfway reading your interview on mytropicalescape.com, and that story about the reader with cancer blew me away. Kudos for the good that you’re doing.
Scott Stawarz Says:
December 12th, 2007, 2:30 am
Thanks Leo. I appreciate the kindness, and more than that I appreciate your inspiration.
Madame Monet Says:
December 12th, 2007, 14:55 pm
I’ve also written a post on kindness, at:
http://winewriter.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/is-it-true-is-it-helpful-is-it-kind/Ma
Madame Monet Says:
December 12th, 2007, 14:57 pm
I’ve also written a post on kindness, entitled, “Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it kind?” at:
http://winewriter.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/is-it-true-is-it-helpful-is-it-kind/
Madame Monet
rdanielharteis Says:
December 12th, 2007, 18:39 pm
I knit for charity.
Knitters are a kind group.
see this other blog for what some are doing…It speaks volumes for the heart of kindness!!
http://noodleknit.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/i-had-a-grand-idea/
Lodewijkvdb Says:
December 13th, 2007, 17:12 pm
Thanks Leo! I appreciate it.
You’ve been very kind to me too over the past year. I will not forget :)
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