Kindness is beautiful. End of. Nothing more beautiful, actually, in our book – so we make no excuses for featuring this wonderful pack of cards from The School of Life, designed to make us think and act a little more kindly.  

The pack – which would make a wonderful stocking filler – features 60 ‘prompt cards’, designed to help us access more compassion and empathy. As they put it, ‘In theory, we are all interested in being kind. In practice, a lot gets in the way: tiredness, anger, bitterness. But a lack of kindness lies at the heart of so much of what goes wrong at work, in friendships, and in love.’

The cards have been beautifully illustrated by Erin Campbell. How to use them? Here are their suggestions…

• Read randomly through the cards to evoke your better self, always lurking in the wings.

• Keep one close at hand, on a desk or fridge, as a constant reminder to be kind.

• Give one to a friend or loved one to thank them for their kindness (or to gently remind them to be so).

For other thoughtful gifts and stocking fillers, by the way, do check out The School of Life’s website, here – everything from tools to help kids develop emotional literacy to Writing as Therapy journals, via Travel Therapy cards, to deepen our experience of travel.

‘Tis a kind thing to do for yourself to spend a little time on their website.

theschooloflife.com

https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/travel-therapy-cards/

https://www.theschooloflife.com/?s=writing+as+therapy

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