During chapel time at school today we talked about kindness. The fourth-grade class leading chapel gave each of the other classes a random acts of kindness activity board and challenged the students to complete everything on it. Some of the activities include: sharpen someone’s pencil, hold the door for others, sit by someone new at lunch, give a nice compliment, and push in someone’s chair. Such a great idea!

It is so important to teach kids to be kind. Our job as adults is to help them move from being selfish and self-focused to selfless and able to focus on the needs of others. It is how we teach them to love.

Sometimes adults need a refresher course in kindness. Hold the door for someone else, say “please” and “thank you,” share with others. Play nice. Prefer others over yourself.

In this fast-paced world, it is easy to overlook others and focus on our own pressing matters. There is so much to do and so little time to do it. But let’s not ever be too busy to be kind. Be intentional about cultivating kindness. A little bit of love goes a long way.