What is kindness and caring?

• Showing understanding of others by treating them with compassion, generosity, and a forgiving spirit
• Being gentle, willing to help, friendly, and considerate
• Showing concern or sympathy for others
• Being sensitive to the needs of others
• Offering support
• Giving your time, talents, and resources to help others
• Talking positively about others
• Considering the needs of others, not just your own

What does kindness/caring look like and sound like?

• Smiling at those you know and those you don't know
• Saying "Good Morning"
• Reminding someone who is feeling down about how special he or she is
• Saving to buy something nice for someone
• Donating to a charity
• Volunteering time to help others in need
• Cooking a meal for someone
• Giving friends and family members encouragement and sharing kind words 
• Asking, "How can I help?" or "How are you?"
• Doing something nice for somebody--a random act of kindness
• Cleaning up a space that is shared with others
• Helping to keep the environment clean
• Taking care of someone who is sick, or wishing them a quick recovery with a visit or a card

Quotations

"Give to another human being without the expectation of a return." (Bill Bradley)

"Don't wait for people to be kind, show them how." (Unknown)

"Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, and kindness in feeling creates love." (Lao-Tzu)

"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate." (Albert Schweitzer)