However, Shields admitted that there had been times in the past when she received backhanded compliments that didn’t match her views on kindness. For example, she said, “If I’m walking on the street… usually someone will say, ‘Oh, you’re still beautiful.’ “
But she added that such instances don’t stop her from leading with kindness. Moreover, she feels there’s a trend towards more people being kind. “It didn’t use to be so cool to be kind, and now it does feel like there’s a culture and a movement toward kindness,” she said. “Not in all circles, but in quite a few.”
