Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Friday, May 27, 2016

LEARNING ABOUT KINDNESS (PART 2)





So many people in my life have inspired me with their ability to be kind. Tristine Rainer was write when he said that writing about these people help me to internalize and possess the very qualities that intrigued me the most. I have been doing this for a while and realized as I sat down today that I have internalized some of the qualities of someone who showed me intense kindness when I was in graduate school.
Her name is Dr Diane M Samdahl and she is one of those people who has left her name inscribed on my heart. She taught me so much about life, not just recreation and leisure studies. When I look back on my relationship and journey with her, there is one moment in particular that I will remember forever.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

You have the power. Be kind.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Song of the Week

You've heard it hundreds of times
Say you're aware, believe and you care
But do you care enough?
Where's your conviction of the heart?
Kenny Loggins challenges us to care with conviction. This is the inspiration from this week's song of the week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQZbB5CUXFI

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What if each day we worked at being just a little bit kinder?

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

As my mom once taught me, two wrongs don't make a right. Kindness rules. Be Kind.

Monday, May 23, 2016

THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE





For our Metaphysical and Spirituality Book club I have been reading a book called The community of kindness by Rabbi Harold Kushner, who is author of a book many people have heard of called When Bad Things Happen to Good People.  It is one of those books that is small in size, but large in understanding. While I am not done with the book yet, I have been struck by a very loving and gentle reminder that kindness builds community.
Sometimes kindness is simple. It is about saying I am sorry or thank you or you’re welcome. So let me being this week by seeking kindness as I apologize for not writing last week and not letting you know I would not be writing last week. That was not kind of me and so I am seeking your forgiveness. I was being kind to myself by allowing myself to focus on the piles of grading I had before me, but in doing so I had forgotten to practice kindness with this community and let you know I was taking a week off. I hope you will find it in your hearts to forgive me.
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FILMS ABOUT KINDNESS

What is your favorite scene about kindness in a movie?


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Seek kindness, offer kindness, embody kindness

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Song of the Week

What would happen if everyone cared? That is the question asked my this week's song of the week. https://youtu.be/-IUSZyjiYuY

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

you can never be too kind

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What if we all let the goodness in us shine at the same time? Imagine how we could light up the world

Sunday, May 15, 2016

LEARNING ABOUT KINDNESS



Being kind is such an important practice to me. I have experienced so many random acts of kindness in my life and am mindful of how it made me feel. I am also mindful of how I feel when I am able to perform acts of kindness with others. So many people in my life have inspired me with their ability to be kind. It is not that I was jealous of their ability to practice kindness. Rather, they inspired me to possess and develop those same qualities within myself. One of the things I have learned to do is write about those people who intrigue me. As Tristine Rainer suggests, inThe New Diary, in doing so I begin to internalize and possess those very qualities.
There have been so many amazingly kind people in my life. The one who taught me the most about kindness is the one who opened her heart and soul to me, my mother.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Kindness is a universal language, speak it!

Friday, May 13, 2016

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Focusing on the positive in all of humanity allows kindness to flow with ease and removes obstacles

Thursday, May 12, 2016

SONG OF THE WEEK

May we remember to make a change in the world by starting with ourselves. That is the message behind this week's song of the week. https://youtu.be/PivWY9wn5ps

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

At least once today remember to express your appreciation for others.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

The most powerful gift we have been given is the ability to practice kindness.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

FOR THE SAKE OF AN ANT




Kindness does not to be anything huge. Sometimes it is the most simplistic of things which have life changing effects. This really hit home for me while reading an excerpt from a book called Essential Sufism, by editors James Fadiman and Robert Frager. They present a story about being kind to an ant.
"Service does not have to be great or dramatic. Years ago, the mother of one of the Ottoman sultans was devoted to charity. She built mosques and a great hospital and had public wells dug in parts of Istanbul that were without water. One day, she went to watch the construction of the hospital she was having built, and she saw an ant fall into the wet concrete of the foundation. She lifted the ant out of the concrete and set it on the ground.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Rather then focus on whether someone is deserving of kindness or not, just be kind.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Experiences of Kindness



When was the last time you experienced an act of kindness? Tell us about it.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

If you do not know how to be kind to yourself, how can you be kind to others

Saturday, May 7, 2016

WHAT KINDNESS FELT LIKE

The universe has a sense of humor. I had been thinking about kindness and praying for inspiration about what to write about. I am pretty good at practicing kindness and look for opportunities each day to be kind to others. I so often have focused on how I feel when I am doing something for others. I had not taken time to think about how I feel when someone does something kind for me. Yesterday, however, a friend of mine surprised me with an act of kindness that touched my heart.
It was one of those totally unexpected kind of things. My friend Venetia Carey is a Pink Zebra consultant. We met last December at a vending event we did together.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Let the love flow, open yourself up to experiencing kindness

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Song of the Week

May we remember that the greatest love of all is the kindness we show to ourselves and others. That is the message in this week's song of the week. https://youtu.be/IYzlVDlE72w

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

May we spend our lives giving gifts and receiving gifts of kindness.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

WHY BE KIND?



A friend of mine asked me for 10 reasons to be kind. I thought that was a great way to start this month off. In the process of thinking about and researching this, I found a pre-existing site. So let's start with these reasons as to why be kind

Kindness is encouraged by every major religion, by leaders as diverse as the Dalai Lama to Richard Carlson, the popular author of the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series. These books are really about kindness.  I did an analysis of the 100 strategies listed in the first book of the Don't Sweat series.  85 of the 100 strategies listed related either to ways to be kind to yourself or others.  The title of the series is even the result of a kind act! 
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So what is your excuse to not practice kindness today?

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Just like two wrongs do not make a right, two people being unkind does not make things better. Kindness rocks!

Monday, May 2, 2016

KINDNESS QUOTE

What is your favorite quote about kindness?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

We all face challenges in our life, as we move through them, may we remember to move through them with kindness

Sunday, May 1, 2016