Introducing Volume 4 of the #1 Bestselling 365 Book Series
We believe that we live in a world where goodness abounds. But sometimes, when you look at all the negativity and divisiveness in the news, it’s easy to feel discouraged. You might find yourself disheartened by world events, wondering what happened to the light-filled and loving universe you want to live in. What happened to all the goodness?
Well, we know that it’s still there! We know that the world is filled with light. We know that kind, loving people are everywhere. We know that GOODNESS ABOUNDS!
Now, more than ever, we feel that it’s so important to look for – and FIND and CELEBRATE – the many examples of good-hearted people expressing kindness…every day, in endless ways! That’s why we’ve created Goodness Abounds: 365 True Stories of Loving Kindness – to bear witness to the myriad examples of the goodness that surrounds us all!
This book includes 365 true stories (from over 275 contributing authors) of people expressing love, goodness, and kindness. The experiences range from huge expressions of lifelong love (such as caring for a child or aging parent with severe challenges) to small acts of kindness (such as complimenting a stranger) – all sharing one thing in common: they add to an ever-growing mountain of evidence that goodness abounds!
It’s our hope that when someone picks up this book, they can flip to any page and find a true-life story that will provide inspiration, upliftment, and encouragement to reflect upon the kindness they’ve experienced in their own life…and to be on the lookout for more!
The 365 inspiring stories of goodness shared on these pages include:
receiving a helping hand from a complete stranger
feeling cared for by family, friends, and neighbors
being truly appreciated by a teacher or co-worker
witnessing a community come together for a worthy cause
seeing a charity make a positive difference in people’s lives
…and so much more!
These stories (one page each for quick inspiration!) were written to encourage you to turn on your “Goodness Radar” – to inspire you to reflect on the kindness you’ve experienced in your own life, to be on the lookout for more, and to have faith that goodness truly is alive and well in our world!
Helpful Strangers
Family & Loving Relationships
Friends & Neighbors
Huge Hearts in Small Bodies
Animals & Nature
Kindness at Work & School
Community
Giving Back
Goodness from Beyond
Everyday Goodness
Over 275 beautiful souls contributed to this book, including many bestselling authors!
Here’s a complete list of the soulful contributors who share their hearts in our book:
| Nikki Ackerman Noelle Adamo Sabinah Adewole Kelli Adkins Tiffany Andersen Chris Anderson Lara Anderson Trena Anderson Melisa Archer Katrina Ariel Sarah Atkinson Alisa Auger Sarah Auger Pratibha Badurkar Joy T. Barican Nora T. Barican Mauri Barnes Judy Basaraba Randy Bassett Susan Bassett Keyon Bayani Lauren Bear Kimberly Beer Rebekah Bernard Tahira Bharmal Alex Biholar Bevan Bird Tamra Blankenship Cathie Bliss Kimber Bowers Irene E. Bradford Anne Bradley Michael Brewer Kimberly Brochu Shannon L. Brokaw Jena Brown Lydia Burchell Benjamin Bush Christine Callahan-Oke Barbara "Bobbie" Carr Cheryl Carrigan Angie Carter Crystal M. Cathell Karen Ceballos Jodi Chapman Robin Chellis Katie Keck Chenoweth Claire Chew Karen Ciran-Barnes Tiffany Clay Lisa R. Cohen Joanne Angel Barry Colon Keyra Conlinn Terry Corrao Nikki A Creber Dianna Robinson Curren Kathy Damas Marla David Patty Davis Netta de Beer Kathy DeFinis Heather A. Dempsey Crysti Deusterman Robyn Dewar Felicia D'Haiti Ruth Donald Nicole Donovan-Wells Patricia Downing Kimberly DuBoise Jerri Eddington Denise Edelstein Tandy Elisala Kimberly A. Elliott Alison Ellison Michelle Evans Phoebe Fazio Leslie P. Felton Helen Ferrara Linsey Fischer Meredith Fjelsted Scott Fjelsted Kim Brazier Flatland Gigi Florez Suzanne Fortino Tammy Foster Chireya K. Fox Erin Fritts John R. Fyfe Darlene Gaetz Tammy Gamester B. J. Garcia Laura Garrett Michelle Goguen Ray Goodenough | Padma Gordon Michelle Anne Gould Vijaya Gowrisankar Michelle R. Griffith Nadene Joy Hagen Rael Hall Marihet Hammann Joy Harris Annalene Hart Lisa Hawkins Ellouise Heather Chadi Hemaidan Sharon Hickinbotham Mikaela Che'lean Hicks Karen Hill Cindy Harpe Hively Jesse Hodgdon Gretchen Oehler Hogg Maureen Hollmeyer Sharyn Holmes Diana L. Hooker Cynthia Lee Horn Anne-Marie Hoyne Sarah Huffer Kimberly Hutt Katie Cox Jackson Kelly Jenkins Sheila Jenkins Shayelee Johnson Julie Jones Nancy Merrill Justice Surabhi Kalsi Ayeesha S. Kanji Donna H. Kater Jenna Kelland Diane L. Keyes Davalynn Kim Elizabeth R. Kipp Marci Kobayashi Ingrid Koivukangas Manpreet Komal Carrie Kondor Marifran Korb Charlene Kussner Debbie Labinski V. Krishna Lakkineni Ahana Lara Jennifer Larkin Destrie Larrabee Beth Larsen Catherine Laub Cheryl Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Kenneth I Laws II Tara Leduc Patricia LeBlanc Rhonda Lee Saundra Lee Tanya Levy Ruthie Lewis Amy Lloyd Courtney Long Denny Long Gunhild Lorenzen Fiona Louise Ruby Mabry J. Scott MacMillan Nicole Schiener Manary Cydney Mar Kim Marks Anita D. Marshall Kris Martin Lori Kilgour Martin Vicki Ann Martinelli Veronica Mather Charissa May-Riley Kristy Carr McAdams Kellie McGarry Carolyn McGee Victoria McGee Margaretta McIlvaine Jenny McKaig Trish Mckinnley Kris McLeod Niki Meadows Carly Melnick Giuliana Melo Cornelia Merk Haley Ryane Meushaw Aphrodite Mirisis Brian Monahan Mike Monahan Carisa Montooth | Sonya L. Moore Tere Moore Michelle Smith Mufarreh Corina Y. Muro Eva Muserelli Reema Sharma Nagwan Farahana Surya Namaskar Lucy V. Nefstead Janet G. Nestor Hue Anh Nguyen Daniel Nilon Robin OK Cyvilstre Rio Olami Wendyanne Pakulsky Lisa Anna Palmer Neelam Patel Shirani M. Pathak Lupe Ramirez Peterkin Lola Pittenger Danielle Pomerleau Poppy Popowich Shelia Prance Annie Price Donna S. Priesmeyer Misty Proffitt-Thompson Taryn Pyle Mimi Quick Michelle Radomski StacyLynn Rasmussen Danielle Redmond L.A. Reeves Jacine Rilea Nathalie Rivett Lisa Rizzo Pauline Hosie Robinson Moni Rodriguez Faye Rogers Amanda Roggemann Cara M. Rosch Isabella Rose Nora Rose Ellyn Rothstein Richard Saenz Leslie Sann Lori Santo Kyra Schaefer Susan Elizabeth Schoemmell Salome Schori Isla Selupucin Tessa Shaffer Kathryn Shah Lateefah Shaheed Pooja Shende Jo Shepherd Teresa Madrone Sinay Cindy Smiczek Sharon G. Smith Shari Sorbo H. Michelle Spaulding Kelly M. Spencer Marie Spencer-Rowland Lynn Spiro Debby Spitzig Rani St. Pucchi Cynthia Starborn Alison M. Stokes Sally M. Sutton Tracey Swainson Joelle Rose Szlosek Kaori Takada Micheal Taylor Dan Teck Lori Thiessen Jamie Thomas Lori Thomas Jamie Lynn Thompson Barbara Toller Shannon Townsend Thomas E. Uharriet Teresa Velardi Valerie R. Vestal Steph Walczak Heather Wiest Ty Will Charlene Williams Ella Wilson Janet Womack Jody Wootton Kim Wright Tessa Wuyts Karen Wythe Joan B. Zietlow Jenean Zunk |
(You’ll be able to learn more about each of the contributors inside the book!)
If you’re just meeting us for the first time, we’re so happy that our paths are now connected!
We are Jodi Chapman and Dan Teck – a husband-and-wife team who loves living soulfully and joyfully.
Since 2005, we’ve been living our dream of creating products that inspire others to connect with their soul and live fully and passionately. We love the community that we’ve built – it’s filled with heart-centered souls who also focus on spreading love everywhere they go.
Jodi has a BA in English/Technical Editing and Dan has an MFA in Creative Writing. Together, we have over 30 years of experience with editing and publishing. We have sold approximately 50,000 books, and together have written 20 books, 8 ecourses, and over 1,000 blog posts/articles. Jodi blogs at her award-winning site: www.jodichapman.com. Dan blogs at his self-help site: www.halfwayupthemountain.com.
We have mentored approximately 1,000 heart-centered authors in our community, each of whom we’re truly grateful for.
Because we’ve each experienced so many moments of goodness in nature and with animals, we’ll be donating 5% of all profits from sales of this book to the Jane Goodall Institute. (You can learn more about this charity by going to www.janegoodall.org.)
Thank you for being part of this journey with us. We hope you enjoy each of the pieces in this special book. We felt our own hearts expand while compiling them, and we hope that you’ll experience that while reading them. It’s our hope and belief that as we shine a light on goodness, it will grow and grow until it makes up the overwhelming majority of our experience! We certainly feel that the stories in this book show time and time again that our world hasn’t fallen apart and gone to the dark side. They show that the light still shines brightly in each of our hearts. And they show that loving kindness truly is all around us and goodness truly does abound!
If you have any questions about ordering (or if you would like to order wholesale quantities), please email us here: info@365bookseries.com.
Hugs and love,
