Sometimes, it’s hard to give. It feels like we’re losing something by giving it away. And in actuality, it can appear like that at times.
Category: Kindness Reflections
“Today I asked my body what she needed” ~ by Hollie Holden
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Samaritans and Self-Determination ~ by The Secret Samaritan
This blog was supposed to be a habitat for my thoughts as a Samaritan. A berth for me to sometimes share the message of the Samaritans,
7 Things My Friend Did Which Helped to Stop Me Killing Myself ~ by Damien Patrick
The last 12-months have been tough. Really tough. It’s been the hardest year of my life. In sharing my truth here, I feel that
How Mindfulness Reduces Stress in Work & Life ~ By Devin Morrissey
Photo courtesy of Pexels. Stress is a universal human experience. While it manifests differently for each individual, one thing remains the same: everyone feels stress
How to Improve Your Life by Using Meditation – by Lucy Martial
Have you ever reacted to something in anger? We all have. Typically, these are the reactions we regret most. But we can’t always help ourselves.
In Some Small Way We All Share Each Others’ Experiences — (Even Homelessness) – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
Soon after I woke up this morning I had a strange experience. I had dreamed of a homeless man I had breakfast with in San
Top Note
When my husband died unexpectedly, a coworker took me under her wing. Every week for an entire year, she would send me a card saying
He Fixed My Car, and My Christmas
In 1958, I was a first-year high school teacher in Beatty, Nevada. On Dec. 22, I headed home to Idaho in my 1951 Hudson to
Paying It Forward—Literally
Thirty years ago, my world almost fell apart. I had surgery, was fired, and was informed by the IRS that my employer had not paid
The Donor
Brenda Jones, a 69-year-old great-grandmother, had spent a long year on the donor list waiting to receive a liver. Then, on July 18, a hospital
My Family Abandoned Me. Then A Stranger’s Simple Kindness Changed My Life – By Hilary Parkinson
I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate year in England, and I was dragging a heavy backpack and suitcase through
The Difference That a Simple Stick of Chalk Can Make – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
“I just saw a terrible thing,” my husband said, as he pulled up to the curb and I climbed into the passenger seat of the
Why the Nicest People Are the Strongest Inside -By Tiffany Sun
You probably have this impression stuck in your head: Nice people are weak. They get taken advantage of, get blamed at, and are often pushed
The Postman Lifted Us From Depression – by Martin Klapper
My parents, at the height of the Depression, were forced to go on home relief, which is known as welfare today. It was 1935, when
Do Not Take Your Loved Ones for Granted – by Mike O’Connor
I’m currently sat on a cancer ward at the hospital, waiting for my mum to be discharged after she had surgery to remove a tumor,
Television Presenter Gets Chills From a Single Mom’s Note About a Stranger’s Kindness
A touching note from a single mom posted on the Facebook page of San Francisco television anchor Frank Somerville has been liked 22,000 times and
KINDNESS IS A BOOMERANG – By Jennifer Cramer-Miller
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” -Anne Frank- I expected a tough goodbye when
Walking Cross-Town. With Scruffy Shoes. – By David Kanigan
Tuesday morning. It’s early. I’m walking down the tunnel at Grand Central Station. The air is heavy, the mammoth air conditioners have not yet fired
“Sharing French Fries With a Stranger in the Chicago Airport” – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
I had been sitting at the bar in the Chicago airport talking congenially over drinks for 20 minutes or so with a young woman from
A Lesson in Love from Inside a Nursing Home – By Kimberlee Koehn
My Grammie lived with us for a few years before she was transferred to a nursing home. The adjustment had been hard for her, especially
“One For The Road”- A Grandfather’s Last Beer
A week before my grandfather passed away, I snuck his favorite beer into the nursing home for him. I’m sharing a picture of an amazing
The Simple Things: Peanut and Butter and Jelly Sandwiches, Kitchen Sinks and Love – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
My husband and I were on the way to my brother’s house for dinner when we decided that eating there and being there with my
One Sympathetic Fact – By Ben Dolnick
Here’s a true fact: On November 6, 1963, when she was 18, Laura Bush ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas and crashed into a
Living in a World Surrounded by Kindness – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
A big, tough-looking man wearing a tank top and baseball cap took hold of the door at the Circle K that my shorter-than-he-ever-used-to-be husband was
