change for the better

Waking up to news of yet another shooting and several stories of hate.  Oh my!  Yes kindness is important, but we need a whole lot more.  We need to make some big changes.  The hate has to go.  We need to care about each other.  I know we can do it.  I truly believe we can change for the better.

1616

There is a counter that tells me how many entries I have here for this blog.  Usually I don't take notice, but yesterday it somehow caught my eye.  1616 it said.  Oh my!  With 1,616 posts, I must have said everything you could possibly say about kindness.   WRONG!  There is always more.  I can be more kind.  We can be more kind.  The world can be more kind.

weekend thoughts

As this week comes to a close, how are things going for you?  Have you been kind this week?  Have others been kind to you?  Think for a moment of the kindest moment in this week just ending.  How did it make you feel?  Wouldn't it be great to experience that all the time?

where everyone feels included

Let's eliminate all forms of discrimination. On this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, may we renew our commitment to inclusion and advocate diversity, integrity and equality where everyone feels included, respected and valued.  Let us be kind to each other and welcome all of our sisters and brothers.

Trailblazers

Yesterday I learned of the passing of Fred L. Townson, a community activist in San Francisco, and another activist in that city, Felicia Elizondo is in her last hours.  To say that I am sad would be an understatement, but I am also happy - happy to have known them, and happy for all the wonderful things they have done.  They were trailblazers.  They were also very kind.  Saying goodbye is never easy, but I am so glad they came my way.

Mother's Day thought

On this Mother's Day, here is something that actress Sophia Loren once said: “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”

Be healthy

Kindness can relate directly to your overall health.  A healthy lifestyle is not just about what we eat.  It is also what we consume emotionally, mentally and spiritually.  Have a healthy weekend everyone!

The May Pole

I remember back when I was little (perhaps a kinder and gentler time) when we danced around a Maypole on the first day of May. Poet Jonathan Swift describes a Maypole this way:

Deprived of root, and branch, and rind,

Yet flowers I bear of every kind:

And such is my prolific power,

They bloom in less than half an hour;