Last chance

Today is your last chance to show kindness in February this year.  Oh that's not a bad thing.  March is coming right up and we can be kind every single day.  There is never a time when being kind is not appropriate.  There is really never a last chance, because we can be kind again over and over.

A long, long time ago

A long, long time ago on the radio, I used to close by saying "It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." I've probably told you this story before, but a listener called in and thanked me for saying that. She said it was her daily reminder to be nice to others. I'll never forget that.  It continues to be a reminder for me too.

ashes

"Ash Wednesday, with its visible sign of dust and ashes on our foreheads, is a forcible reminder of our own frailty and mortality and sinfulness. We don’t like to remember those parts of ourselves, but on this day, it is literally rubbed onto us."  -Paul J. Willis

Alleluia

Alleluia (or hallelujah) goes on vacation every year about this time.  During the days of Lent, it isn't said, as the joy of Easter is anticipated.  People give up more than just a word too.  Folks abstain from meat or pastries or candy or any number of foods or drinks.  I'm not here to condemn that or say it is wrong, but what if we added things during Lent?  How about if we were more intentional about being kind?  That is my goal - to do at least one more kind act every day.

February

Despite all the problems in our world these days, February is being very kind to us with a whole string of commemorations.  Last Friday was Lunar New Year (with many observing the eve on Thursday as well).  Yesterday brought is Valentine's Day.  Today in the US is Presidents Day (although some states use a different name).  Tomorrow we have Fat (or Shrove) Tuesday leading into Ash Wednesday.  Oh my.  Let every one of them be kindness days!

testify to love

Songwriters Paul Field, Henk Pool, Robert Riekerk, and Ralph Van Mennen Testify to Love, which is what many of us will be doing this Valentine's Day weekend. I'm thinking of the wonderful lyrics of that song: "For as long as I shall live I will testify to love. I'll be a witness in the silence Says the words are not enough. With every breath I take I will give thanks to God above. For as long as I shall live I will testify to love."  Let's not save it all for one day a year though.  We can testify every single day!

The message of this blog

The message of this blog is easy to understand.  The message of this blog is a simple one.  The message of this blog is for us all to be kind!  Happy Saturday everyone!