New Hope To Make 'Room For Kindness' During August Pop-Up Event

NEW HOPE, PA — The public is invited to beat the heat while warming the heart during a kindness celebration later this month during a pop-up "Room for Kindness" event.

"Please join us and write a thank you note to someone in your life — a friend, relative, teacher, colleague — someone you most want to thank for doing something meaningful for you," said event organizers.

And then plan to meet at the Wax N Scent Studio, 15 N. Main Street., New Hope, between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13 for a morning of expressing gratitude and paying it forward.

The event will feature a special guest appearance on Sunday by Tal Ben-Shahar, psychologist and New York Times best-selling author, who will guide the group in loving kindness meditation.

"We will supply note cards and pens. After you write your thank you note, you can either mail it or save it as a keepsake if the person is no longer with us," organizers said. "If you bring a child with you, he/she is welcome to express their gratitude through drawing."

Paper and crayons will be provided.

For participants who would like to share their notes with others, the organizers will take photos
and post them on Room for Kindness’ Facebook page. "We will also have a Gratitude Wall where you can post a sticky note expressing what you are grateful for today."

Studies show that when a person expresses gratitude, it can:

• Improve your mental health, your relationships, and even boost your physical
• well-being.
• Increase your level of happiness by shifting your focus from what is wrong in
• your life to what is right.
• Help foster positivity and reduce stress and anxiety.

As psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar says, “When you appreciate the good, the good appreciates."

Interested in paying it forward? Organizers will have a QR code that links to a site where participants can find local volunteer opportunities.

"We will also have a bin on-site if you would like to bring a non-perishable grocery item to donate to the Delaware Valley Food Pantry, the longest-serving food pantry in the region," said organizers.

Room for Kindness is a community-based initiative dedicated to spreading kind words
and deeds in everyday life. Visit the group at: facebook.com/RoomforKindness