When I was a child, surrounded by the schizophrenics that made up my family, I read this book that was totally foreign to me. I don’t know where the book came from. I will tell you my crazy mother thought it was ‘stupid’ and threw it out. In the book, I saw a way of…
Tag Archive: Kindness
Simply Kind Tuesdays : The problem with kindness.
The biggest problem with kindness is that you never really know what effect it had. This is the same problem with ‘paying it forward.’ You never know if someone did their three acts of paying it forward. You just never know. In a world that is so over focused on microwave moments and instant results,…
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Kindness on the face of a killer
There aren’t words for this type of kindness. Pure. Raw. Simple. Kindness. From a ruthless predator for no real reason. “And then I think she realized that I was this useless predator in her ocean probably going to starve to death…” I challenge each of us to show pure, raw, simple kindness today. Because more…
Simply Kind Tuesdays: What is the purpose of life?
“To give,” says Narayanan Krishnan. Mr. Krishnan is of the Brahmin caste in India. They are the upper class in Indian society. As such, a Brahmin is not supposed to acknowledge, touch, or interact with people of a lesser caste. And somehow, with centuries of culture weighing on his shoulders, Mr. Krishan feeds and nurtures…
Rekindle your light.
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” –Albert Schweitzer Happy Monday!
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 51 : Letting go
It’s funny, I don’t know how to start this blog post. Please bear with me. I have no talent for talking or writing about myself. I’ve spent the last ten days digging through Open Grove boxes, folders and files from our garage. Because our garage leaks, the papers are wet, molded and, when they get…
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 49 : No Impact Project
Have you heard of the No Impact Project? The idea is to join No Impact Man (yes, that’s what he wants to be called) for a week. In this week, you will learn to use less, buy less, and hopefully start walking, riding or public transporting to your work. The No Impact website has a…
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 47 : How are the children?
Recently, my friend Pea (you may know her from Unconscious Mutterings) replaced her bumper. Replacing her bumper led to replacing her bumper stickers. Now, I have a fascination with bumper stickers. Like my fascination with tattoos, I’ve never had a bumper sticker. So I asked her, “What are your bumper stickers?” She told me that…
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 46 : Kindness cards.
This two minute video shares an interesting idea. What if you used a card to indicate that you had just given someone an anonymous act of kindness? These cute cards encourage that person to, in turn, do something nice for someone else. You could start a revolution in your own home town. Unfortunately, they will…