Book excerpt: Celebrate everyday acts of kindnesses, big or small, and learn how to cultivate true connection and compassion with this journal by award-winning poet and author, James Crews. Cultivating kindness is a powerful exercise, proven to have a positive effect on a person's mental health and general well-being. But sometimes in this world, it may be difficult to recognize everyday acts of kindness, or how even small gestures can have a big impact. The perfect companion to James Crews' Kindness Will Save the World: Stories of Compassion and Connection, this journal inspires reflection of kindness in your own life, training you to hold onto your own moments of connection, both past and present, and celebrate the kindnesses you have given and received. With simple journaling prompts throughout, as well as inspirational stories from James Crews, this guided journal can help anyone, at any age or stage in life, illuminate the practice of kindness and help redefine what true connection and compassion means to them. Because no act of kindness is too small, and every act of kindness really can change the world. Ideal 5.75” x 8.25” size and durable flexibound format offer plenty of writing space while being small enough to travel easily Easy to write on archival paper takes pen and pencil nicely with 176 lined, acid-free pages The perfect companion to Kindness Will Save the World and the perfect addition to any James Crews collection Beautiful illustrations inspired by the design of Kindness Will Save the World encourage a calming mindset and provide a lovely backdrop for reflection Journal simply with guided prompts and samples of poetry that make it easy to relieve stress and promote kindness Award-winning: James Crews is an award-winning poet and writer. His work has been awarded the Prairie Schooner Prize and Cowles Prize. He has also been featured in The New York Times, The New Republic, Ploughshares, and Sun Magazine