This video will bring tears to your eyes. It did mine. The man is Maurice Cheeks. He’s an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. And my guess is that he’d never met the girl before. Kindness. It’s just not that hard…. Continue Reading
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The best portion of life.
“That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love” Wordsworth “That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love” –Wordsworth Happy Monday!… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 44 : You never know when you need a little kindness.
Once a year, when I got to my Optometrist, Dr. Sumner, I come face to face with my horrendous childhood. Our laughing visit always takes a downward turn when he puts the drops in and leaves the room. It’s time to dilate my eyes so he can look at my retina. You see, the eyes… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 43 : Part of the solution.
Somethings just make sense. If you teach a child to hate, a child will hate their entire life. If you give a child a chance, that child has a chance to create the life he or she wants. That just makes sense to me. When I heard about the school supplies for Iraqi children campaign,… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 42 : Pain in my feet
About a year ago, I started to get this terrible pain in my heels. It came on suddenly, almost out of no where. I had been running stairs every Sunday so I assumed the pain was due to the stair running. I stopped running stairs and assumed the pain would go away. It didn’t. Over… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 39 : Down in the ditch.
“One can not hold another down in a ditch, without being in the ditch themselves. ” –Cylithria Dubois Lately, I’ve been on a gossip diet by attempting not to participate in gossip. I’m striving to not gossip about other people in my life. More than that, I’m actively avoiding the pervasive gossip industry. You can’t… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 38 : What does it take?
What does it take for you to be kind? No ideas today, only a question. Let me know what you think in the comments…. Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 36 : The Princess and the Pea
You remember the story – Prince wants a real princess for a wife. His mother tests out the potential bride by putting a pea under twenty matresses. The potential bride felt the pea and was declared a true princess. Because truly, “nobody but a real princess could have such a delicate skin.” Nice story. What… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 35 : Let it go
Last week, while walking with a client on the Cherry Creek Bike Path, a biker hit me with his hand. His hand out to the side, moving fast, his hand thumped my back. He hit me so hard that I fell forward a few steps. I said a loud, “OUCH!” The biker zoomed off to… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 33 : Freaky kind people?
I thought I would share a video today about kindness. Using my friend Google, I googled the word Kindness. Then watched all these oddballs tell me about kindness. One guy talked about living among Hobbits (I kid you not) then beginning to understand Jesus. Another guy looked like he was high. Another was a liquor… Continue Reading