It is already Day 10 of my Ten Days of Random Kindness! Like I said earlier in this adventure, there is no particular order of importance in these Ten Days of Random Kindness. As I was taking a leisurely stroll today, it occurred to me that we desperately need perpetual kindness in our world. It will never be enough to talk about kindness because it must be an act. As you all know, Nancy and I have many chats…
There it was staring me down only to show me that PATIENCE is so much a part of kindness. Being patient with someone is not too often random, it is well thought out to allow someone the gift of time. Oh my, I need more coffee this morning. Please be patient with me right now! By the way, I don’t drink coffee in case you are really reading this blog, HA! Most days I seem to have…
For Day 8 of the Ten Days of Random Kindness I requested some assistance. I decided to ask Nancy about the most special random act of kindness anyone has done for her. I was rather surprised by her answers. It was not about any material gift of flowers or other gifts, although those were great. While people were so so kind and compassionate when her husband had a stroke, that too was not the only act…
Today, I am taking time to say that MOMS are part of the definition of KINDNESS. Their kindness is not random, but rather CONSTANT! Happy Mother’s Day Everyone! When I think of the Moms I have known throughout my life, I think of kindness. Moms understand their children more than their children realize. On this Mother’s Day, may we remember all the beautiful Moms in our lives and those that have passed too. A Mother’s love…
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines kindness as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.” It occurred to me that I should have shared that definition on day one of my Ten Day of Random Kindness. It’s not like I had to look up the definition of kindness. Because, I really operate on being kind to others, even when they snub me. Contrary to what some people conjure up for a standard poodle’s image, often, I prove them…
Just when I was weighing in on choices for day 5 in my random kindness thoughts, my wonderful neighbors brought their dog, Ole over for a visit. Talk about perfect timing, don’t you think?! In the midst of all the excitement of my unexpected visitor, I forgot to have someone take a photo of our bantering relationship, so just a photo of Ole will have to suffice for now. Obviously, my day 5 random kindness is to surprise someone…
Today, I had a lovely time walking through a field with beautiful blooming daffodils. Of course, since it seems to be Greg’s favorite flower, our adventure had us gathering some of the gorgeous daffodils to surprise him. When was the last time you either gathered flowers from a field or bought someone flowers? Tah-dah, you guessed it that our Day 4 of Ten Days of Random Kindness is bringing someone flowers. We could not walk through a…
Perhaps if you could see me prance on my walks it would give you a clue for Day 2 of random kindness thoughts? Sure, I am rather graceful in my prance which leads me right to my topic of showing grace as your kindness today. I realize that this is a huge topic and I want to say that these random kindness days are not in any particular order. While showing compassion and kindness to everyone can certainly…
Ten Days of Random Kindness: Day One Perhaps you may recall when I did my Ten Days of Gratitude. Now, I have decided to do Ten Days of Random Kindness. How can we all make each others lives better by doing some random acts of kindness? For starters, the most obvious is take time to talk to someone and really listen to how they are? I don’t mean sending a text or e-mail, I mean actually…
Some people speak through their music. Others actually use their dogs as their voice. Now, can you possibly imagine who I am thinking of? I mean, why doesn’t she write her own blog instead of manipulating me into writing a blog every week? The human life can be rather complex if you ask me! But, as you know, I am here to make anything that can seem too profound become extremely simple. So, let me once again say…