Kindness Will Save the World, James Crews
Kindness Will Save the World, James Crews
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Kindness Will Save the World

Author: James Crews

Narrator: James Crews

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2023


Synopsis

With essays, reflection prompts, and tips from award-winning poet and mindfulness teacher James Crews, learn how to integrate the life-changing practice of kindness into your own routine.
Kindness Will Save the World inspires reflection on one’s own life, how to find the positive in little moments, and how to radiate kindness to those around you. Read one of the 100 uplifting essays each morning or night and gain inspiration for the new day ahead.
With journaling prompts throughout and highlighted Kindness Practices, you are provided the tools to integrate the life-changing practice of kindness into your own life.
BITE-SIZE WISDOM: At one to three pages in length each, the stories are heartfelt and thought-provoking, yet brief enough to quickly read during breakfast, on the train, or before bed
100 INSIGHTFUL ESSAYS: In Kindness Will Save the World, you’ll find dozens of inspirational stories highlighting compassion, all captured with a poet’s grace
LESSONS FOR LIFE: With writing prompts and simple practices to integrate daily, Kindness Will Save the World will inspire you to lead a kindness-centered lifestyle, enriching your own life and the lives of those around you
INSPIRATIONAL GIFT: With a beautiful cover and bite-sized wisdom stories, Kindness Will Save the World is an inspirational gift for anyone in search of hope and light in the world, from new graduates to new parents
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: James Crews is an award-winning poet and writer. His work has been awarded the Prairie Schooner Prize and Cowles Prize. He has also been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Ploughshares, and The Sun Magazine
KINDNESS IS SELF-CARE: Kindness has been linked to improved mood, release of feel-good hormones, and better relationships

Reviews

Goodreads review by Therese on May 31, 2023

I’ve finished reading this tender yet elegant new book by the best-selling anthologist James Crews. This book’s subtitle “Stories...” underplays the multi-dimensional qualities of these 89 very fine entries which I would call consummate Creative Non-Fiction, each short piece enfolding all the CNF ha......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on June 26, 2023

Just not enough words to praise this beautiful, deeply personal and vulnerable offering to a world so obviously I’m need of saving. I appreciate James Crews’ wisdom and talent for seeing and sharing the extraordinary that is always present in the ordinary. I savored these essays on the brief, everyd......more

Goodreads review by Jean Marie on July 23, 2024

I used this book as a daily reader. Each short essay was a prompt to reflect on kindness. Throughout there were excellent quotes and kindness exercises. Some takeaways: Take time for self care because it is a form of kindness. Look into the faces of strangers. Slow down. Make a connection. Be a listenin......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on July 16, 2023

Crews shared stories from his life meant to kindle an appreciation for kindness among readers. Each episode is exquisitely rendered; Crews’s realizations are human sized reactions to small moments that help him find where the beauty of life is hiding. I think he had to dig deep to retrieve the narra......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on December 12, 2023

This book is important for anyone who wants to lead a more mindful and soulful life that is nourished by acts of kindness and moments of gratitude. The book is a compilation of short chapters of meaningful vignettes in the author’s life. Each stands alone in its own right. Enjoy this refreshing and......more