doing your best

Doing your best at this moment 

puts you in the best place for the next moment!

Be an angel

In some churches and in some parts of the world, the Archangel Michael is remembered today.  Some folks commemorate ALL angels.  There is also Guardian Angel Day coming up on October 2nd.  Whether or not you observe any of these, it's a perfect time to BE and angel and show some extra kindness!

It's our anniversary

Do you know what today is?  It's our anniversary!  Two years ago on this date, I began writing this daily blog.  I don't know if it has had an effect of anyone, but I know it has done things for me.  I now think more often about kind acts and hopefully have become a kinder person.

Remembering Wilson

Wilson Fernandez Fang was one of the kindest people I ever met.  He was always doing things for others and making a difference in the world.  Wilson's generosity, caring, and unwavering faith in God endeared him to just about everyone he met.  I miss him and think of him often.  His memory helps me remember the importance of being kind to one another.  It was three years ago on this date that Wilson was born to eternal life.  Rest in peace dear friend.

Your meaning

Kindness.  What does it mean to YOU?  It's easy to talk about being kind, but are we all on the same page here?  What is your meaning?

Tell them now

I'm seeing such a wonderful outpouring of positive statements about people who have recently died.  That of course is a good thing, but I can't help think about the thoughts that weren't expressed during a person's lifetime.  If you love them and respect them, tell them now.  Let them hear it directly from you during their lifetime.  Don't wait until after they are gone.

More cherries

Today is National Cherries Jubilee Day, not to be confused with Cherry Popover Day which began the month. (The cherry farmers must have a good agency backing them up, huh)? Anyway, how kind it would be to make a nice cherries jubilee for your family and your friends! Wow.

How do you spell kindness?

It is probably a little different for each of us (and there is no right or wrong answer), but how do you spell kindness?   F-R-E-S-H-L-Y-B-A-K-E-D-B-R-E-A-D.  Oh my!

Go ahead

Remember the catchphrase spoken by the character Harry Callahan in the movie Sudden Impact?  "Go ahead, make my day!"  Well today, make someone's day.  No, not like in the movie.  Just do something kind.  There are so many possibilities.  In fact I think together we can make many people's day!

Gratitude Day

Back in 1965 at the International East-West Center in Hawaii during a Thanksgiving Dinner, those in attendance decided to hold a gratitude gathering the following September 21st in their various home countries. What grew out of that meal is an annual event now, and an excellent idea.  There is so much to be grateful for, huh?  Think about that today.  To whom do you wish to show gratitude?

Kindness always

Be kind today, and tomorrow, and the following day.  Be kind this week and next.  Be kind this fall and this winter.  Be kind next year.  Kindness always!

You like me

When Sally Field won her first Academy Award in 1980 for her role in Norma Rae, she said from the stage, "You like me, right now, you like me!"  I can still see her beaming with happiness.  It is a wonderful feeling to know that you are liked.  One of the kindest things we can do is to let people know how important they are to us.  Who do you really like?  Have you ever told them so?

National Respect Day

I cannot get the song out of my head  

R - E - S - P - E - C - T

 

 

Don't just sing about it though.  Today is National Respect Day and one of the kindest things we can do is to show respect for others!



Here's an alarming idea

Today, don't just be kind, be extra kind.  Set an alarm to go off frequently (hourly if you can) during the day and then when that happens stop what you are doing and text, call, email, or otherwise contact someone in your life and tell them what they mean to you.  If your workday just won't accommodate this, do it in the hours after work!

Happy Sunday!

Is Sunday your favorite day of the week?  It is for many because it is the day when more folks are away from work, school, or other obligations.  Sundays can be extra happy too because we can use some of that extra time to put smiles on faces, even the faces of strangers.  Church, a ballgame, a stroll through the park - see how many places you can bring happiness today!

Middle of the month

I can't believe it's the middle of the month already!  Next thing you know we will be drinking pumpkin spice lattes!  (Oh, that already started)?  There's a feeling of fall in the air.  I so many places, this is one of the most beautiful times of the year.  Mother nature is so kind to us, be sure to return the favor.  Be kind to the environment.  Enjoy the beauty of the earth and share that beauty with others.

Just one

Any day when I know that I made someone happy is a good day.  I don't have to make the whole world happy or even all the people in my town.  Just one.  Just one person, and now I am happy too.  Of course I always try for more than one, but just one is all it takes!

Heigh-ho! Come to the fair!

Across from where I live they have been working for days. It's the County Fair and it opens today! What a great place for happy moments and a good helping of kindness. Do you ever go to your county fair? Always a lot of fun. Heigh-ho! Come to the fair!

Animals need kindness too

Do you have any pets at home?  Are there any animals around the places you frequent?  Sometimes when we talk about kindness, we forget about the animals - they need kindness too.  Treat the animals of the world with the same love, kindness, and respect that you would like to have shown toward you.

Be gentle

There is no rulebook for grieving.  We all do it in different ways.  While the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 that claimed nearly 3,000 and injured over 6,000 others, are now seventeen years in our past, it is still a difficult day for many.  Be gentle with folks today.  Their mourning may be different than yours.  Never forget to horror of that day and remember that the solution to hate, is love.

Who doesn't like kindness

Let's see a show of hands.  Who doesn't like kindness?  {no hands went up}  I mean what is there we wouldn't like?  Seriously?  Rude or mean people are a turn-off.  Kind and loving people are just the opposite.  I most certainly like kindness!

Today's the day

I don't know who created National Teddy Bear Day, but today's the day. I know it was President Theodore Roosevelt who inspired the cuddly stuffed animals and New York store owner Morris Michtom is credited with making the fist one. My mom collected teddy bears, and when she passed away, many of hers came to live with me. I also gave a lot of them to the San Francisco Fire Department. The Chief told me it is comforting to a child who was just in an accident or fire to be given a cute bear. There is a small one that my mom used to order in large quantities to give to special people in her life.

Warming my heart

Warming my heart is a pretty easy task.  When I see kindness, however big or small, it always makes me feel good.  When I know that someone is smiling because of something I did, it warms my heart.  I really think the kindness movement is spreading!  Heartwarming indeed.

Courtesy song

For some reason, I woke up this morning remembering this little song:  "When you want it say please,  When you get it say thank you.  When someone says thank you, then you answer you're welcome!"  I learned that little courtesy song way back in elementary school.  I certainly never goes out of style.

Everywhere

And kindness spread throughout the world.  What a great thought, huh?  Kindness everywhere.  It shouldn't just be a thought.  It should be reality.  We can make it happen.  There are some things that might be out of our control, but this is not one of them.  Let's pitch in and let us see kindness in every part of the world!

September random acts

How about some random acts of kindness this September morning?  I think kindness is an everyday thing, but it doesn't hurt to do some special unexpected things from time to time, like surprising the office with homemade cookies, or buy the latte for the stranger behind you at the coffee counter, or leaving an extra big tip for your server at lunch.  Any ideas for some random things you might do today?

Kindness takes away the sting

On the news last night I heard of a young girl who had been hit by a car while on her bike.  She was injured as a result and her backpack with schoolwork and her tablet were stolen.  Sad that things like this happen.  The good side of the story is the outpouring of kindness.  She was given a new tablet, backpack, and even money.  So many folks came forward out of concern for the girl.  The wonderful kindness takes away the sting of the mean act.  Another reason for more kindness!

Honoring labor

I'm not saying that grilling, camping, or even shopping those sales is a bad thing, but take a moment sometime today and recall the origins of this holiday. Labor Day came about back in the late 19th century because by trade unionists proposed a day to honor the contributions of the labor movement.  Kindly take a moment to think about that, and be thankful.

A month of courtesy

Did you know that September is National Courtesy Month? Courtesy and kindness go hand in hand, so I just know we have a great month! Of course as I always say, there is never a time when kindness is not appropriate, so show a lot of kindness and courtesy and brighten up the world!

Cherry popovers

Today is National Cherry Popover Day! It really is!  The thought of a nice hot cherry popover makes my mouth water.  Oh I know!  A great way to celebrate today would be to make a nice big batch of popovers and then share them at work and with friends.  What a kind thing to do.  I suppose you could throw in some lemon popovers too.