Do Something Nice

We have the opportunity to set this world up for our youth, but it's not just us who are trying to make things right, it's also the younger generation who is taking the initiative to bring kindness in a world that is ready to heal.

The quote in this episode is from Helen Keller: "It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length"

We have a chance to learn from our mistakes, figure out what didn't work, throw that out, and start over with so much. We can do things right if we want it and in this episode, Jeff celebrates a few of those who do want it.

The quote in this episode is from Thich Nhat Hanh: "Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear hardship today."

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We've seen it before, but it never gets old when someone does something kind for other people. This episode shares a tip on how kindness can help a dozen employees and how this is something that can come from anyone when you least expect it.

The quote in this episode is from Gene Wilder: "So shines a good deed… in a weary world."

Magic has the ability to do so much. From teaching you how to make people smile and laugh to learning how to turn around a potentially negative situation. But magic also has real healing powers too. In this episode, you'll learn how that can be!

The quote in this episode is from Doug Henning: "The art of a magician is to create wonder. If we live with a sense of wonder, our lives become filled with joy."

This is a great time to take notice when humanity unites by coming together to help those who are struggling or help those who are helping others. This episode talks about some shining examples of people all over helping or recognizing those in need.

The quote in this episode is from Pope Benedict XVI: "A united humanity will be able to confront the many troubling problems of the present time: from the menace of terrorism to the humiliating poverty in which millions of human beings live, from the proliferation of weapons to the pandemics and the environmental destruction which threatens the future of our planet."

Prison can provide some of the most isolated situations. But it also can provide a lot of time to read books and learn. This episode dives into a program designed to help provide books to those incarcerated in America and emphasizes on the importance of reading for anyone, even if you aren't in prison but just isolated at home.

The quote in this episode is from Erich Fromm: "In times of change, learners inherit the earth"

You can give money to someone who is hungry or you can make sandwiches for them and their friends! That's exactly what has been happening in Rome Italy. A place filled with love, and several volunteers who are part of a group called RomAmor.

The quote in this episode is from John Bunyan: "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."

We are in need of kindness and the world is looking to you for some of that. But when things get tough, you might need a little pick me up. You are not alone, and this special episode hopefully will share some form of comfort when you yourself need to do a life check. How can you stay strong? This test of will is about learning how to stay strong and that's what Jeff wants to talk about with you.

The quote in this episode is from Bernice Johnson Reagon: "Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."

We are learning from so many different people especially from teachers. But in this story a teacher learned of someone else's selflessness that helped her teach her classroom.

The quote in this episode is from Nancy Astor: "Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity."

Do Something Nice is celebrating its 50th episode by sharing a special one hour Interview with Jordana Cole! Jordana is a Learning and Development instructor with a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology. And in this episode we talk about her experience and how it plays it's part in spreading kindness around the world and in our own hearts.

The quotes in this episode is from Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn" and Seth Godin, "Glow in the dark"