That Could Be Me I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. Maya Angelou During the last few months, in our community and around the country, the homeless population has grown dramatically. As a result, more and more people are using online platforms […]
Happiness and Kindness Dance Together Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. Jackson Brown, Jr A few weeks ago, a contagiously happy woman came bubbling into our life, and we want you to meet her. Kelli Pease hosts […]
Love or Fear – We All Have a Choice Love allows us to flow together toward a shared future. Adrienne Maree Brown As we greet the new year, we have an opportunity for a new beginning. We can let go of whatever disappointments or fear that we have been feeling and choose how we will meet the months ahead. As I listened once again to a song that has […]
Seeing Beauty Everywhere Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius At this time of year, we pause our daily routines for celebration and remembrance of the deeper meaning of our lives. We decorate our homes and play seasonal music, creating an atmosphere of joy and beauty. As we go out in the world around us, we see the results of the efforts of others to celebrate […]
Joy is a Journey Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. Marianne Williamson This is a season of joy. Festive lights and holiday music proclaim celebration, and we are reminded that […]
Adventures with a Mouse and a Kind Community The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~ Mahatma Gandhi This is a story of the kindness of strangers that demonstrates the power of community. We believe that most people are kind, and our experiences continue to support that belief. Most people do care about each other and reach out […]
Love is What the World Needs Now I have decided to stick to love… Hate is too great a burden to bear. Martin Luther King, Jr. I remember a song that was a part of my life for a few years while I was in college in the 1960s. The words […]
Kindness Videos to Uplift You A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for all humankind. ~ Richard Dehmel Larry and I enjoy videos that explore the many expressions of kindness in the world. We like sharing those that spark our imagination and reflect the […]
The Life-Changing Power of Gratitude When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out, and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong As we approach Thanksgiving in the United States, I wanted to write about gratitude. As often happens, synchronicity brought a new video to my attention. In her TED Talk, Hailey Bartholomew describes her journey from feeling emotionally disconnected from her […]
World Kindness Day 2021 Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. Sally Koch – Author Today, November 14, is World Kindness Day, an international holiday that was introduced as a day of observation by the World Kindness Movement (WKM) in 1998. The World Kindness Movement, a not-for-profit organization with no political, commercial or religious affiliations, was […]
America – Who Are We? The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis. Thurgood Marshall Recently, I watched a video of Neil Diamond singing his powerful song, “America,” remembering the uplift it used to give me. This time was different. I was overwhelmed by sadness. It bubbled up from […]
Kindness Spotlight on Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize Recipient If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist, university professor and entrepreneur who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and […]
The Kindness Video that Circled the Globe The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service to others. Mahatma Gandhi A Kindness Challenge is an opportunity for people to commit […]
The Power of Small Acts of Kindness Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. Sally Koch – Author We often hear about organizations that are having a positive impact on the world, and we may be inspired to support their work, through our financial contributions or by offering our time as a volunteer. There is power in coming together […]
Kindness Is More Than an Action After a while, kindness is not just an act you’re doing. It becomes who you are. Nipun Mehta* Most people are kind in their daily activities, given circumstances that are comfortable and with people who are familiar. We find it easy to greet each other and say a few words of acknowledgement. These are acts of kindness that make the day […]
Kindness is Love with Its Work Boots On Kindness is Love with Its Work Boots On from “The House Bunny” movie When Larry first read this quote, he came to me all excitedly, because it so clearly represented our idea that kindness is more than a nice feeling about other people. It demands that we take action and put it into practice in our daily lives. Kindness […]
How Do You Want to Show Up in the World? “A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more” … Rosabeth Moss Kanter As we observe and participate in our world today, sometimes we wonder how we got to this point of division. But when we stop to consider the larger picture, we […]
Kindness Videos to Bring a Smile After a while, kindness is not just an act you’re doing. It becomes who you are. […]
9-11 Reflections Together We Are Stronger We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness. Thich Nhat Han Today, we are honoring the heroes who gave their lives to save others 20 […]
A Man of Peace A Tribute to Balbir Singh Sodhi This may be the world’s only hope for peace: that all of us, brothers and sisters and strangers alike, understand we meet as guests together in ‘God’s own tent.’ […]
Kindness Makes Us Happier “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama I had an experience this week that expanded my appreciation of the power of a simple act of kindness. Part of my journey has been to look for opportunities to say a few words of kindness to strangers – not just in person, but […]
Kindness Spotlight on Orly Wahba Kindness Boomerang In the stormy seas of life, kindness, like a life vest, keeps the world afloat. As a middle school teacher, Orly wanted to help her students experience the joy of kindness. She developed a set of kindness cards and handed them out to inspire her students to perform acts of kindness in their own lives. As she saw the positive […]
Is Peace Possible in Today’s World? Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A song was a part of my growing up years, and it became a part of who I am. It invites us to contribute to the creation of peace in the world. This can seem overwhelming if we think about how insignificant we each are amidst […]
How Can We Disagree in a Kind Way? There ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy There’s only you and me, and we just disagree. Jim Krueger This quote is from a song that was made popular by Dave Mason in the 1970s. The song is about a personal relationship, but the spirit applies to every aspect of our lives. How do we think […]
Spotlight on Kindness – Sheriff Bob Fletcher “I shall pass this way but once. Any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now.” ~ Etienne de Grellet We hear so much about law enforcement officers who abuse their power, and many people have concluded that all cops need to be restrained. We hear less about the […]
Living with Awe and Wonder Every moment is unique, offering its own way to connect to what is deepest within us, to the wonder and mystery of being fully alive. […]
Planting Seeds The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson We believe that living with kindness transforms the world – not all at once and not by ourselves alone – but bit-by-bit, day-by-day, through acts of kindness powered by love. Sometimes we see a positive effect from a smile, […]
We Are the World, We Are the Children There comes a time when we heed a certain call when the world must come together as one. Michael Jackson In a journey down Memory Lane this morning, we were led to revisit an old favorite of ours – a song that speaks to us of the present time, just as clearly as it spoke of our world 36 years […]
