Kindle Edition Amazon Smiling At Strangers Category:  Self-Help Publisher: Book Baby ISBN-10:  1098326229 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 118 Copyright:  January 4, 2021 ISBN-13: 9781098326227 Price: $4.99 (eBook) Smiling at Strangers: How One Introvert Discovered the Power of Being Kind, written by a shy and introverted author, is a handbook for building a community of kindred souls who share her mission to create a kinder world one smile at a time. It all started with a smile. A trip to the local farmers market created an opportunity for the author of Smiling at Strangers to offer a simple kindness to a stressed young mother shopping with four small children. She made eye contact and smiled, and the mother responded with a soft "Thank you." This single act is one of the greatest gifts we can give one another. The message it sends is, I see you and acknowledge our kinship as members of the human species doing the best we can. I wish you well. Everyone deserves to be seen and acknowledged. In a world that many experience as cold and lonely, receiving a simple smile can bring the warmth of connection, however brief. Smiling at Strangers: How One Introvert Discovered the Power of Being Kind, written by a shy and introverted author, is a handbook for building a community of kindred souls who share her mission to create a kinder world one smile at a time. Although it has much to offer to anyone wanting to share kindness with others, its target audience is kind-hearted socially shy introverts who tend to restrict interactions with strangers in public places. It will empower even the most introverted among us to interact in the world in a different way through actions as simple as a smile of acknowledgment. Excerpt ~ PROLOGUE ~ Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. —Steve Maraboli It’s a bright early-spring Saturday—downtown farmers market day in Bellingham, the Northwest coastal city where I live. The market is one of my weekly shopping stops April through October. I leave my car in a public parking lot a block away and begin walking toward the market. Along the way I encounter a young mother pushing an infant in a stroller with three other children, two to five years of age, in tow. Her expression suggests she hasn’t had a happy morning at the market. As I approach the family, I step aside, make eye contact with the harried mother, and simply smile. Her face transforms as she smiles in return, and her soft “Thank you” communicates a degree of gratitude beyond what a simple smile may seem to merit. This single act is one of the greatest gifts we can give one another. The message it sends is I see you and acknowledge our kinship as members of the human species doing the best we can. I wish you well. Two strangers. A moment of human contact. I see you.

Deborah Moskowitz, Developmental Disability Trainer & Consultant
“In a compact book that flows smoothly, Nancy has captured the spirit of spreading kindness with intentionality. Her personal stories remind us of the small ways in which we can make a big difference in others’ lives. Reading her book has had a huge impact on how I go through my days, being more aware of opportunities to be kind and taking action. This is a must-read book for our challenging times.”

Dr. Gloria Harrison, Clinical Psychologist
“In these tumultuous, chaotic, and divisive times in which we find ourselves comes a breath of fresh air. Nancy’s book is this breath; a powerful yet simple manifesto for all of us. Read this book!! Practicing kindness will change your world.”