N Sync says

Every year as April comes to a close, I think of N Sync, and I'm sure you all know why.  (No groaning please).  Look at the calendar.  It's gonna be May!

chain reaction

Tomorrow is Pay It Forward Day. What an extra-special time for kindness, huh? When someone does something kind for you, pay it forward. Let it be like a chain reaction. Hopefully the next person will pay it forward too, and the person after that, and the person after that, and on and on. A never-ending series of kindness.  How wonderful!

Be kind to our planet

Today is Earth Day, which will hopefully serve as a wakeup call for is to all be kind to our planet. It is NOT just about us, but the kind thing is to think of the future and the generations to come. Today and every day, I urge you to be a friend to the environment, to work to reverse climate change, and to be good stewards of this Earth, our home.

Suicide Awareness

Suicide Awareness is something I have mentioned a number of times here, and I will certainly mention it again.  It's important.  Asking for help is a good thing.  Offering help is a good thing too.  Caring about others is a very good thing.  Every life is important.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, 

free and confidential support for people in distress,

prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.

1-800-273-8255

Feasts

We are having several feasts right now. In a rare calendar alignment, Passover, Easter, and Ramadan converge this year, so happiness all around (hopefully) and even more reasons to be kind!

Remembering Ewing

It was only in the last several years of his life that I knew him, but the kindness he showed toward me, my mother, and every single person he met was inspiring.  Ewing was a genuinely nice man, and from the stories I heard from those who had known him longer, he had always been nice.  He was an adventurer too, having hopped a freight train and traveled across the country in his younger days.  He was also a man of great faith - always active in his church, and in his community.  Memories of Ewing will always stay with me.

Library Workers Day

Today is National Library Workers Day.  Libraries are amazing places full of so many resources and the folks who work in the libraries are pretty amazing too.  Thank them.  Be kind to them.  Acknowledge the wonderful gift that they give to us.

Karen was singing

Fifty-one years ago, Karen Carpenter was singing "What I've got they used to call the blues. Nothin' is really wrong, Feelin' like I don't belong." Ever had a day like that yourself? That popular song Rainy Days and Mondays could easily describe today, except for one thing: Nothing needs to get us down. Nothing. It's raining where I live, and it is indeed Monday, but I refuse to be depressed about anything. There are bright corners everywhere. Just look for them.

April Fool

There is no need to be kind today. In fact, we can stop being kind now and always. APRIL FOOL! Well, actually I can't fool you, right? While people might be going about pranking others today, we should still be kind, perhaps even more kind. It is the kind and positive way we treat others, that makes our days brighter!