Feel Good Friday: Get ready for World Kindness Day

[Barbara Szczesniak]

It's Friday in Australia.

In case you're not aware, November 13th is World Kindness Day! On this day, people around the world are encouraged to perform small acts of kindness for family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, complete strangers…

These acts can help us all feel a bit more connected to each other. The giver can end up with a small smile or huge joyful feeling; the recipient may not consciously notice or acknowledge the gesture, or it might be the only nice thing to happen in their day.

I'm giving you some lead time—in case you need to emotionally prepare yourself not to be grumpy next Thursday or maybe you need to prepare a big act of kindness for someone in particular.

Some suggestions to get you started:

So go ahead, be selfish and make yourself feel good by being kind to others! 

[Dave Liao]

@Barbara Szczesniak - Wasn't aware of World Kindness Day, but thank you for sharing that with us! ✨

• 👏 Just gave you (Community) Kudos!
• 🗓️ Scheduled myself a reminder to give my teammates kudos (inside Teams! ... not Microsoft's Teams 😂).

[Barbara Szczesniak]

Thanks, @Dave Liao! It's nice to see you've started almost a week in advance.

[Antonio Rodríguez _Deiser_]

Hi, Barbara!

I LOVE this post. It is definitely a great use for the Atlassian Community. 

It is now Friday in Madrid (Spain). I didn't know about the World Kindness Day, but I have already sent kudos to some workmates and a big greeting to my family. 

But, what about the Atlassian Community? No kindness for them?

You bet! Just leaving here these motivational quote, hoping it is helpful to you, people!

Have a nice weekend ^__^

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Antonio Rodríguez _Deiser_ Thanks for the reminder that we should all be kind to ourselves too!

[Amanda Barber]

Great post, @Barbara Szczesniak - I know that spreading joy and kindness always fills my metaphorical bucket. I love those 7 ideas shared above, too! I plan to try to give all my kudos away this week and next week to celebrate. I think I'll also add in some of the sticky note affirmations - it will be fun to write them out this weekend and will keep them on hand to stick around. 

[Barbara Szczesniak]

Yes, @Amanda Barber, it's a good opportunity for a nice note in your child's lunch box.

I think, for Americans, #4 - Let them merge into traffic is the most difficult to do. When I lived in England, by observation, I learned that people move over to the next lane if they can when approaching an on ramp or slow down or speed up (slightly), as needed, to allow drivers joining the motorway to merge. It's a simple kindness that I believe makes it easier for everyone, since it avoids anyone needing to slam on their brakes. 🚗