When Feeling Sad or Overwhelmed When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love have always won. – Mahatma Gandhi During the last week, I felt myself being pulled into a feeling of frustration, even a bit of overwhelm, as I faced several challenges that I could not figure out how to resolve. As I looked for music to help me shift my […]
We Are Planting Seeds Every Day The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson We believe that living with kindness transforms the world – not all at once and not by ourselves alone – but bit-by-bit, day-by-day, through acts of kindness powered by love. Sometimes we see a positive effect from a smile, a kind […]
When Does Kindness Require Us to Act? The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower Living with kindness is a way of being in the world that is rewarding and uplifts our spirits. As we offer a smile and kind words, others respond favorably. When we reach out to help someone in need, everyone involved […]
What Does Kindness Have to Do with Activism? So that lesson from the river was that when we operate from a deep love, then we’re unstoppable. Mark Dubois We believe that kindness is love with its work boots on. It means taking our love out into the world and […]
Putting Judgment on Hold “It’s not things that upset us, it’s our judgment about things.” … Epictetus The key is to find ways to see people and accept them as they are. Sometimes daily interactions can be annoying – a rude comment can trigger a negative feeling. It’s easy to take offense. How do we get past our judgment and respond with kindness? It’s […]
