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Make beautiful things happen with a smile in the right direction - Erik Hanson A few weeks ago, I was shanghaied at the Chinook Chapters by 3 tall and rather good looking men. Obviously, I was drawn to why they were there wearing "Kindness Crew" tshirts and giving back massages. Two autographed books later, I knew that these guys were on to something. Something rare these days. Their website, Extreme Kindness, offers biographies on each one of the guys, stories, a travel-logs, and tons of other kindness type things which might make you think.Q: Why? Why a crew? How did you decide to do this? A: To connect the world through kindness. A crew allowed us to stick together as a group of friends. We just decided one day to make a difference and this is where we ended up. Q: What is your secret recipe for a pick-me-up? A: A hug, compliment and a smile. Q: Have you come into contact with people who just don't understand your message? A: Yes, sometimes people think we are out to sell them something. Q: How do you deal with those people? A: You respect what they are able and comfortable to receive... if not a hug than a handshake or a wave. There is always an opportunity for kindness. Q: How do we get a city full of people who don't love themselves (I see all those self help books), to love others? Is that the idea? You're going first? A: I believe that every one has a natural state of wanting to experience the energy of love/kindness/positivity etc... By showing people how easy it is to give and how much FUN, we think that people will begin to incorporate kindness more and more into their daily routine. The day you guys caught me at Chapters, was a fantastic day to sell me your book. After having a rather crap day to begin with, I entered Chapters where you guys doused me with the biggest smiles. A smile means a trillion things-especially on days where nothing seems to be going right. I think people underestimate the power of "kindness" from strangers. The idea of helping someone to their car with their overbearing bags, keeping a door open, even down to being simple and law-obeying and allowing cars to merge. Why do you think this has become the case? When did simple kindness become such a big thing? A: When kindness starts to fade in one aspect it will than become a big thing. Perhaps as our cities grow, that small town energy unfortunately can begin to disappear. Q: What is one case that you will never ever forget? A case where you came into someone's life and were just genuinely kind to them? A: I personally like the Dryden story in our book as it was an example of a purely random meeting. Q: What's the secret to kindness? A: Every day there is an opportunity to be kind in a new and different way than before. Look and be open fore these chances. You must truly believe in the power of a small gesture changing another persons life. Posted by Bella at 1:00 PM# 2 Comments: Either a strange cult, or they are gay? By Or maybe, just maybe they are just trying to be nice... By
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