In today’s environment of rudeness, bullying, and internet trolling, more kindness and empathy are certainly needed. The book opens with a section called “Kindness Takes Effort”. Many people want to be kind, but find themselves snapping at others. The author tells us right up-front that our stressful environment erodes our ability to be kind – unless we work at it.”Kindeness is love in action” – what a beautiful thought.
Cousineau says that our survival as a species requires the “soft skills” of kindness, cooperation, and generosity. Ever notice that when there is a crisis these “soft skills” come out in us? That shows that kindness is ingrained in us as humans – and there is still hope for us.

There are practical exercises throughout the book to put us back in touch with our empathetic nature. This book deserves a slow, thoughtful reading – even multiple readings to get its full value. I definitely recommend it.

“Kindness is love in action.” I absolutely loved this book. I felt like I was already a kind person, but reading this and learning more, taught me that there is so much more I can do, especially being kind to myself. I highly recommend this gem of a book.

*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion.”

This book derived primarily from the ideas around compassion and loving kindness meditation traditions. The author cites recent neurological studies and weaves in stories from her life as illustrations of principles. The teachings themselves are presented in a power point sort of organization. As a reader of many books on meditation, I think readers can always glean something new from different presentations of the same material. However, this particular offering was not my favorite.

Did not mean to add to my books to read; clicked on the widget to see what the book was about and it automatically added it to my shelf. Did not read it.