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Hello everyone! Happy December and welcome to the Spreading Kindness Challenge :) How to participate:
To sign up, comment below with how many books you plan to read.
When posting updates, please include your original (sign-up) message number, plus your current progress. (E.g. Update to message #15, 2/6)
If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know. Thanks!
If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to ask me or check out the FAQ thread.
Participants:
Allie (#6) - 0/5
Amy (#15) - 7/5
Beth (#4) - 11/11
Caraina (#13) - 0/5
Ciara (#10) - 11/11
Janine (#23) - 3/3
JennH (#8) - 4/4
Karin (#17) - 1/3
Lina (#12) - 7/3
Sarah (#3) - 11/11
Sophia (#9) - 3/3
TerryJane (#7) - 11/11
Sign me up for 11 books11/11-COMPLETED
✅1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed (14/12/24)
✅2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life (9/12/24)
✅3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
The Café on Manor Lane: A heartwarming feel-good story about community, friendship and chosen family to escape with in summer 2024 (11/12/24)
✅4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
Unwrapping Christmas (20/12/24)
✅5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
Stargirl (19/12/24)
✅6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
No Stranger to Kindness (16/12/24)
✅7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
Apple Cake: A Gratitude (22/12/24)
✅8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
Best Friends: The True Story of the World's Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary (18/12/24)
✅9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
A Terrible Kindness (15/12/24)
✅10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way (19/12/24)
✅11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger (23/12/24)
Joining for all 11.Challenge completed 23 Dec 2024
💗 1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness. - The Jackass by Thomas Stimson
💗2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective. - The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
💗 3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood. - The Mistletoe Mystery (Molly the Maid, #2.5) by Nita Prose
💗 4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme. - Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
💗 5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum
💗 6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes. - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
💗 7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude. - We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
💗 8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals. - A Christmas Murder by Mary Grand
💗 9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies. - Finn by Jon Clinch
💗 10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life. - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
💗 11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds. - Ten Lords a Leaping (The Twelve Days of Christmas, #3) by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Welcome to the challenge Sarah and Beth :) Wishing you both good luck reading all 11!
In for 5Progress 0/5
1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds
💞 SPREADING KINDNESS - Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 11/11
💞 1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
The Christmas Stories of Louisa May Alcott
💞 2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
The Wish
💞 3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
Christmas at Carnton
💞 4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
Juniper’s Christmas
💞 5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
A Quilt for Christmas
💞 6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
💞 7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
The Immortal Nicholas
💞 8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
A Cat Café Christmas
💞 9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
The Little Lost Library
💞 10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
The Christmas Tree Farm
💞 11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
The Christmas Orphans Club
I'd like to sign up for 4.SPREADING KINDNESS CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2024
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Criminal Crumbs by Jessica Beck 12/28/24
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
During the Snowstorm by Mo Bao Fei Bao 12/14/24
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura 12/26/24
The Searcher by Tana French 12/6/24
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
I will go in for 3 on this one :) Progress 3/3 completed !
1. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
To Kill a Mockingbird
completed 12/9/24
2. Kindness in Crisis - Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
Memory Man
completed 12/21/24
3. Celebrate Differences - Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
completed 12/28/24
Sign me up for all 11...even though cheerful, uplifting books full of kindness are not really my preferred genre! We'll see what happens!1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
Season of the Swamp - Yuri Herrera
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
The Book of George - Kate Greathead
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
Angeline - Anna Quinn
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
Orbital - Samantha Harvey
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
Help Wanted - Adelle Waldman
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
How We Named the Stars - Andrés N. Ordorica
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
Memorials - Richard Chizmar
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
The Sweet Spot - Amy Poeppel
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
The Garden - Clare Beams
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
Blessings - Chukwuebuka Ibeh
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories - Lucia Berlin
Welcome to the challenge Allie, TerryJane, JennH, Sophia and Ciara!Ciara - I hope you'll find some fun books even if not in your usual genre. I feel like there's a fair amount of wriggle room in the prompts too!
Joining for 3 for now, thanks!💕 Spreading Kindness Challenge - Monthly Challenge 💕
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2024
💕 Progress 7/3 💕 - COMPLETED!
End the year by focusing on the power of kindness! This challenge encourages you to read books that celebrate compassion, generosity, and positive change. Whether you’re inspired by small gestures or grand acts of service, let’s dive into stories that show how kindness can transform lives and communities.
Tracking the books I read for this challenge in my corner
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I'm in for 5SPREADING KINDNESS CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Completed: 0/5
1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Welcome Lina and Caraina! December has officially started, wishing everyone good luck on their spreading kindness reads :)
I will go for 5!7/5-- Challenge Complete!
1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day:
1. The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes:
1. Whose Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway?
2. Dating Dead Men: A Novel
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals:
1. It's A Wonderful Midlife Crisis
2. Death Overdue
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies:
1. The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
1. Split Decision: Life Stories
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Updated message 15-- 2/5
Blagica wrote: "SPREADING KINDNESS CHALLENGE Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2024
End the year by focusing on the power of kindness! This challenge encourages you to read books that celebrate compassion, gen..."
I'll sign up for 3 and see how it goes.
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1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
❄️2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective. Newcomer by Keigo Higashino
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
❄️10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life. The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Updated message 15-- 5/5-- Challenge Complete
Congratulations on completing the challenge Amy, great work!I hit my goal of 3 books too :)
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals. - We'll Prescribe You a Cat
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies. - Defiant
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life. - Here to Slay
Update message 4 - 11/11 Challenge complete
Amazing work everyone. Congratulations to Amy on exceeding your goal, and Beth on completing!
Well done TerryJane! Happy New Year to you too :)
Update to message #84/4
Challenge completed.
Great work JennH! Congrats on completing your challenge.
Well done for completing Sophia! Hope you read some good books :)
Congratulations Sarah! And Happy New Year everyone :)
Update for message #12: 💕 Progress 7/3 💕 - COMPLETED!
Sorry that I am so late!
Thanks for leading Janine!
No problem at all Lina, well done on reading almost double your original goal!
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Season of the Swamp (other topics)Help Wanted (other topics)
Orbital (other topics)
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories (other topics)
The Book of George (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jessica Beck (other topics)Natsuko Imamura (other topics)
Traci Sorell (other topics)
Michael Eric Dyson (other topics)
Mo Bao Fei Bao (other topics)
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Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2024
End the year by focusing on the power of kindness! This challenge encourages you to read books that celebrate compassion, generosity, and positive change. Whether you’re inspired by small gestures or grand acts of service, let’s dive into stories that show how kindness can transform lives and communities.
This challenge was inspired by the Kind Blog. Please feel free to browse the link and come up with your own prompts or use our examples
below. https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/...
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, you can learn more about how they work in this thread.
Examples
1. Pay It Forward – Read a book where a character helps someone and inspires a chain reaction of kindness.
2. Compliment Someone – Read a book where kind words change someone’s day or perspective.
3. Support Local – Read a book set in your local community or one where characters make a positive impact on their neighborhood.
4. Donate to Charity – Read a book where charity or giving back is a key theme.
5. Lift Someone’s Spirits – Read an uplifting, feel-good book that brightens your day.
6. Help a Stranger – Read a book where a character helps someone they don’t know, leading to positive outcomes.
7. Show Gratitude – Read a book that focuses on the importance of thankfulness or gratitude.
8. Acts of Kindness to Animals – Read a book where characters care for or rescue animals.
9. Kindness in Crisis – Read a book where acts of kindness are shown during difficult times or emergencies.
10. Mentor Someone – Read a book where a character mentors or teaches someone, making a positive impact on their life.
11. Celebrate Differences – Read a book that embraces diversity, inclusion, or kindness toward others from different backgrounds.
Thanks to Lisa for inspiring this challenge; Thanks to Janine for volunteering to lead it!