Debbi Marco: It takes courage to be kind.

Seeing other people fully - as more than how they look or what they say, is hard and takes courage. Buying a coffee for the person in the queue behind you on a cold day, or not lashing out when someone upsets you means not giving into the fear of 'what ifs' and putting kindness before everything else. And this week's guest, Debbi Marco, journalist and author of The Power of Kindness, Inspiring Stories: Heart-Warming Tales and Random Acts of Kindness from the Coronavirus Pandemic, asks us to see behind the behaviour and pause in order to "strengthen our kind muscle". 

In this episode we discuss the buddhist concept of common humanity, global acts of kindness that occurred throughout the world during the covid pandemic and whether or not the world is becoming a more kind place. There is so much down-to-earth wisdom in this conversation. It'll make you think about your own actions while also inviting you to trust in the greater good that's possible in all of humanity. And hopefully help you find the courage to be more kind. Sit back, have a listen and enjoy! Debbi Marco has written for a wide range of newspapers from The Daily Telegraph to The Sunday Mirror. She also features regularly on BBC radio, is a an experienced copywriter and ghost writer as well as being the author of five books, The Power of Kindness, being her most recent. Debbi currently lives in London with her husband and two children. You can find her on twitter @DebbiMarco and her most recent book The Power of Kindness, Inspiring Stories, Heart-Warming Tales and Random Acts of Kindness from the Coronavirus Pandemic, is available to buy from all good booksellers including Waterstone's and Amazon. 

This episode was produced by Yvonne Gavan and sound engineered by Brogan Molloy.

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