fresh bread

I'm not sure what made me think of this today, but the smell of fresh bread is one of my favorite aromas.  Many years ago my mom had a wonderful neighbor who was always baking bread.  She always made some extra loaves for neighbors and friends.  Once when I was visiting Mom, her neighbor arrived with a loaf fresh out of the oven and Mom quickly grabbed the butter and we enjoyed!  Oh my!  That neighbor was so very kind.

be kind

You might have been expecting some fancy quote or an incredibly moving message, but what I write about here every day is really quite simple.  If I encourage you or help you along the way, so much better.  My goal though is just to spread kindness everywhere and hopefully to make me a kinder person too.  So dear friends, be kind.

Happy Thursday!

Happy Thursday everybody!  I hope you have a truly wonderful day filled with love and kindness and I hope that you help others to have a great day too.

Inspiration from Michelangelo

"Danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." - Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

transplant kindness

I was just reading about a mother sharing some very moving moments with a transplant recipient. The mother had lost her daughter following complications from a congenital brain malformation and the daughter's limbs and organs were donated, with her left hand becoming a transplant for a young woman who lost her hands as a result of sepsis. The donor's mother met the recipient, and it was a heartwarming emotional meeting. Such a great example of kindness!

This is not the source of all kindness

This blog is not the source of all kindness.  Try as I might, I am not the perfect person and I certainly don't have all the answers.  I try though.  We all can do that.  We can all strive to do our best to be kind to everyone.  I want to see a nice high success rate too!  (Sorry to be so late today).

it can be very simple

We don't have to think long and hard.  We don't have to go out of our way or spend a lot of money.  Kindness is a way of life.  It can be very simple, but it is who we are and how we act all the time.  Being kind makes people feel good, including ourselves!