Choose To Be Nice is a long time coming! Dina Creiger, Founder, kicked around the crazy idea of encouraging and inspiring kindness for a couple of years. An unexpected tragedy, the Boston Marathon Bombings, compelled her to finally move forward.
Since that awful day Dina hasn’t stopped thinking about how the world truly is ready for Choose To Be Nice, a dedication to inspiring and encouraging kindness. After all, even in today’s fast-paced, sometimes impersonal world, you still catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
The Choose to Be Nice Mission
The mission of Choose To Be Nice is very simple. We want to inspire, promote and encourage kindness whenever and wherever possible.
My
I've worn my "Choose to Be Nice" Tshirt several times now, even once to the Zoo on vacation with my family. I really don't have a unique or interesting story of how someone was nicer just because of my shirt, but I do think it helped me think nicer thoughts - and sort of "curb my tongue" so to speak.
My kids were wearing me out by the end of our Zoo day and were being even more annoyingly annoying to
each other (and me of course) and I kept reminding myself that "this is their day" ~ "this is their vacation, not mine" ~ and I think I was more tolerant of their antics than I might have been otherwise. Now I can't say it was due to the shirt, but I did try to be nicer each time I wore it.
And, I love the shirt - I love the message and my children notice what it says. My youngest asked if she can have one like mine too - so I'll have to get her one! After all, even children should "choose to be nice"
I have thought it would make a wonderful statement if all three of my kids wore one each week to school - we have had a few instances of bullying in my son's classes (5th and 6th grades) and now my 3rd grader as well. I love that "Choose to be nice" can be read as a positive message for anyone in almost any situation!
Check out the "Choose to Be Nice" movement here ~ http://choosetobenice.com/
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The shirts have such a positive message. They are so great.
ReplyHeidi’s Wanderings
Really, really important to remember. I think I need one. I need to remember this often.
ReplyMore parents need to get involved with their kids to teach kids this message.. I love the message of this shirt.
ReplyWhat a great message--to send and to remember ourselves. I love this!
ReplyGreat message. "Choose" to be nice. A great thing for families to practice together and really helps bring warmth and love.
ReplyI love the message on the t-shirts, so much better than some graphics that are out there. You can choose to be nice, honest, dependable.
ReplyWhat a wonderful concept for a T-Shirt. I do believe this Tee will have a positive mesage to children, young adults and adults. Nice work.
ReplyThis really would be nice for schools, perhaps an anti-bullying campaign to raise money for a charity of the same nature.
Replynice great article i'm looking forward to read all of this amazing stuff of you hope to win crossed fingers
ReplyI have just subscribed to your blog. T-shirt is really awesome. I want to buy it.
Replygreat motto to live by ! :) CHOOSE to be nice.. .love it ..
ReplyI like that it emphasizes that being nice is a choice. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyI choose to be nice every day. "do you always have to be so NICE?" I'm sometimes asked. I'd rather be the 'nice' one than the 'complaining' one.
Replyslehan at juno dot com
This is awesome! And such great shirts! I totally want one! They get the message across without having to actually talk to people!
Replythis is a great movement. such a simple message yet so powerful!
ReplyGreat message! Very powerful.
ReplyGreat and positive idea for children and everyone. If more people were following this concept it would be a better world. Hopefully with Christmas coming up this concept will take hold. Thanks for the post.
ReplyI love the positive message that this shirt gives!
Replywe have laot of bullying here in mo and the area were i live they woudl do good in our school
Replysuper strong message for all of us.
ReplyThe shirts are a nice way to remind others (and yourself) to be nice.
Replyslehan at juno dot com
This is such a great shirt! such an amazing meaning and so sweet. Hopefully anyone who see's the shirt will be nice as well.
ReplyI wasn't always a nice person. I had a bad childhood and when I was a young adult I was very angry. I've suffered from depression for many years. When I met my husband (we've been married 21 years ago tomorrow), he taught me to be nice. Now I try really hard to be a nice person, even if someone is really mean to me. There are too many really bad people in the world.
Replyoh I love this positive light in such a dull world! ;) thank you for sharing.
Replythis is a great idea for a t-shirt. I love when companies make shirts that have a positive outlook and messages especially with all the negativity going on nowadays.
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