
1001 Kind Things to Say: A Practical Companion for Reviving the Culture of Kindness
By Flourish Davidine
We are becoming far too comfortable with unkindness.
A harsh reply.
A dismissive comment.
A joke at someone else’s expense.
A cold email.
An impatient response to a child.
A cutting remark to a spouse.
A thoughtless comment online.
Sometimes, we do not even mean to be unkind. We simply reach for the words that come most easily.
And in a culture where outrage travels faster than empathy, sarcasm is rewarded with attention, and people increasingly communicate from behind screens, kindness can begin to feel almost radical.
But culture is built in ordinary moments.
And words are one of the simplest places to begin changing it.
1001 Kind Things to Say is not a book about merely being nice. It is a practical companion for people who want to become more intentional about the words they use every day.
Inside, you’ll find 1,001 practical examples of kind things you can actually say across the relationships and situations that shape everyday life — including friendships, family, romantic relationships, mentoring, volunteering and the workplace, both online and in person.
When someone is struggling and you don't know what to say.
When somebody succeeds and you want to celebrate them generously.
When you need to correct without humiliating.
When you're angry but don't want your words to wound.
When someone serves you.
When a colleague makes a mistake.
When a friend needs encouragement.
When the people closest to you simply need to hear something good.
Open the book. Find the moment. Find the words.
Because kindness does not always require money, influence, a grand gesture or hours of your time.
Sometimes it requires one sentence, spoken at the right moment.
And those sentences matter.
They can restore dignity.
Strengthen relationships.
Make workplaces more humane.
Help children feel seen.
Encourage volunteers.
Deepen friendships.
Soften difficult conversations.
Remind someone that they matter.
The growing culture of casual unkindness will not reverse itself.
We have to reverse it deliberately — one interaction, one relationship and one sentence at a time.
That is why this book belongs somewhere within reach: on your phone, your desk, your bedside table or wherever life happens.
Not simply to be read once but to be used again and again and again.
Start with your next conversation.
Download your copy of 1001 Kind Things to Say today and help make kindness ordinary again.