Extreme Kindness

It’s Cool to be Kind

It’s Been A Long Time Baby!

November 24th, 2006 by Erik @ 12:55 am

Oh, how I’ve missed you!
I have so much to share…. But this is just a start. More to come.

Found this in a book by Shel Silverstein called “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
Thought you might appreciate it. It made me remember how great it feels to be a kid. Carefree and stoked!

Hug O War

I will not play at tug o war,
I’d rather play at hug o war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.

Hug o War

I am loving this kindness!

If you get the chance check out some of the radical videos on youtube. Type “Free Hugs” or “Kindness” and prepare to connect with the fact that the world really does have a lot of potential. People are good.

Have a great day.

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13 Responses to “It’s Been A Long Time Baby!”

  1. philip doyle Says:
    November 26th, 2006 at 6:39 pm

    Hey Erik

    Just checking your site!!!!

    Just like the book you talked about above and you said
    “It made me remember how great it feels to be a kid. Carefree and stoked”… kind of like the wicked snowboard session we had at Beacon Hill Park today!!! Thats how I felt… Good times!

    I’ll send you the photos when I get home!!!

    Nice to board with you today and good luck in New York.

  2. aima vincent Says:
    December 7th, 2006 at 9:51 am

    Every day is beautiful….once you make the choice
    to share kindness… ripple takes place!!!

  3. aima vincent Says:
    December 7th, 2006 at 9:59 am

    Eric
    I really admire what the crew is all about,I was amaze so I Started a crew within my school. I live in Waterhen Lake,Saskatchewan. The name of our school is Waweyekisik Educ.Centre. I’m interested in getting T-shirts !! Could you find it in your kind heart to send me information…I would greatly appeciate it….

  4. Leanne Says:
    December 11th, 2006 at 2:45 am

    Erik, (Storyteller Extraordinaire!)

    A warm, heart-felt hug really goes a long way. Carl’s lucky to have you two for older brothers. We will definitely take care of him while you’re on the Island. I’m sure our paths will cross soon. Wish you well on your travels! Keep spreading goodness, knowledge and laughter along the way.

    (Like to think I’ve been doing a little “crusading” myself since I was a wee one.)

  5. Olivia Says:
    December 30th, 2006 at 2:34 pm

    Hey you guys!! first of all what you are all doing is amazing!! well coincidentally i saw the “Free Hugs” video a few months ago. and as it is I run a “Youth Combating Intolerence” program at my highschool. Besides trying to provide anti racism/discrimination/homophobia etc. throughout our school, we are now beginning to provide a “Random Acts of Kindness” network. From the “Free Hugs” video, we were so touched that now we do free hugs before school once a month as well as handing out free hot chocolate and cookies (kind of a random act of kindness thing). I know there was one person who was reflecting back on it and shared that at the time she was debating weither to come teach that day for various reasons, and the showed up but embrassed with all of these hugs and so forth..and it made her day. I though I’d just share that with you. As well we’ve decided to take our program out into the city, and in a few days we are planning a “Free Hugs/Random Acts of Kindness/Pay it Forward” four or so hour event downtown the [30] of us, will be spreading the love, to the people of our city, the homeless, the elderly and everyone who deserves some kindness. By the way this program is run by the students grade 9 through 12. Have a great day, and keep spreading the love!! =D

  6. Jen Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 4:37 pm

    This is the greatest website I’ve stumbled upon in a long while- positive, positive energy in everyone’s postings, it’s such a beautiful thing!

    What you guys are doing here sounds awesome; keep spreadin the good word n vibes! I read the reference to the “ripple effect”, and you all are so right on with that. Truly, if we all just lived our lives in a more peaceful, kind, harmonious manner…well…just think how great that would be!

    (Erik, props on choice of “hug-o-war”…as a kid I chose to perform that one at a theatre camp I attended one summer…random, but thought you should know you reached someone with that one~)

  7. Garlon Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 8:11 pm

    Just wanted to say you all are doing are darn dandy good job there!;) I’ve been thinking about doing something like this in the current city I live in called Saginaw, MI for quite a few months now. I honestly didn’t personally know of anyone else doing something like this and now that I do, it gives me more motivation and inspiration to create it! Thanks for choosing and following your purpose(s) on this planet.

  8. tinkerbell Says:
    June 13th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    Hi there,

    I am loving your work-would love to set up a kindness crew in Birmingham UK-it definately would benefit from it. How did you go about setting up your group?
    Kind regards,

    Tina

  9. Sara M. Says:
    August 13th, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    hey there hows it going, well i’ve read your book ‘n its AWSOME my sister jus got it ‘n she didn’t even read it yet cause shes getting ready to take off for Bible College really really soon so i got a chance to Read it i was glad i spotted it on da T.v stand HAHA i didn’t take my eyes of from reading it, it was such ‘n amazing BOOK!!! it was hard to put your guys names wit you four tho, so i gave up on dat, lol,so i’m wondering are you boi’Z still up ‘n travelling? if you are what do i have to do to get you to come to da other end of Vancouver island? its a lil town called Zeballos BC, were a lil Logging community on da west coast of Vancouver Island… ‘n i would love to have you boi’s come to our fall’n Community,…(School/Community)dis fall,… well hope to hurr back from you…
    Kind Regards to you Four Boi’Z

  10. sean Says:
    November 14th, 2007 at 11:36 am

    ur site is cool but u need to show how it started and who is in charge of it

  11. Peter Dawson Says:
    December 24th, 2007 at 7:15 am

    Dear Eric,
    When your Dad and I spent 3 months in a Beetle in Europe together, his 3 sons and my 3 sons were not even fully developed gleams in our eyes. I am so grateful that this site allows me to get a glimps of one of his great triumphs. The strength & direction you give to compassion and kindness is inspiring, even to this old poet. Surely yours is the path to be taken. Keep up the fine mission. You are surely blessed to know such fulfillment. Merry Christmas.
    Hugs to you Maggie and Wayne and the Bros. Peter
    PS: When I got home from Europe in 64, my first love a Margaret too. However, mine was replaced.

  12. Dianna Says:
    March 4th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    Hi my name is Dianna and im doing a project for English and it is called my Hero And i picked you.. so i would like to know what you like to do and what ur intested in.. and what you do to make the world a better place! The reason why i picked you is because i think that you are really cool!!… do you rembember comming to Mount Prevost middle school at all like 2 years ago lol… prb not though but yeah i remember you .. and yeah i think you are really cool and that you are a really nice guy.. and i want to get to know you better.. so i can find out more stuff for English .. and i hope we can keep in touch!

    by the way do you have an email like of your own so i can still keep in touch you with you .

    ohh and haha nice picture of all of you guys with no Shirts on

    pretty Sexy lol .. when i was looking in the book.. for more info.. i seen it and i was like omg so cute

    and imm yeah… so i hope to hear from you soon

    ohh lol you are really Cute

    lol but um.. add me to messenger.. if you have it

    chicky_dee_12@hotmail.com

    talk to you soon Bye have fun helping the world being a better place!!

  13. Brittany Griffith Says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    hey im brittany

    i just did an english project on the book its cool to be kind and it realy inspired me to be kind to people who need it.
    actually u wouldnt believe it the day after i started reading this book i was at the grocery store and i saw a woman who needed help and it just seemed like the right thing to do and i probably woundt have noticed if it wasnt for this book and all of the good things that are in it!!
    so i want to say thank you for opening my eyes to what really happens in our world and being one of those people who actually do something about it!

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