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Think about your friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues and neighbors . . . For two or three of them, life is difficult right now:...
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- Sep 15
Your Smile Can Heal
I was walking in the shopping mall, pondering over a couple of discouraging encounters that I had had earlier in the day. Suddenly, a...
- Sep 1
Thank Someone Today
. "Thanksgiving" cards are great. What an appropriate time to sit down and think of a number of people who have given us something, or...
- Aug 18
How Can I Show Up?
You've heard me frequently repeat one of my fundamental beliefs: that 90% of Helping Is Just Showing Up. Let's explore that concept more...
- Aug 4
Being Kind to Yourself
We’ve been considering the role of kindness in our lives. Our Care and Kindness Campaign seeks to raise people’s awareness of how...
- Jul 21
What is Your Kindness Quotient?
What is your kindness quotient? There are various tests you may have taken — an I.Q. test (intelligence quotient), perhaps a Risk...
- Jul 7
Listening Is Kindness
Listening is kindness. It provides healing. Showing love by taking time to listen is a wonderful thing. There is a Bible story that tells...
- Jun 23
Just Be There
Permitting Yourself To Be Uncomfortable I am an introvert. How many of you recognize yourself as being the same? It is hard for me to do...
- Jun 9
The Role of Enthusiasm
I love that word enTHUSiasm. As you may know, the 'thus' in the middle comes from the Greek word Theos. Theos means 'God' in the Greek...
- May 26
A New List of Kindness Suggestions
Readers of my books and my blog postings are all familiar with my message that we can offer acts of kindness daily as we go about our...
- May 12
More Things I Forgot
I Wish I Had Remembered When she was crying over her sudden loss, I hesitated to ask her questions about how it happened. I forgot she...
- Apr 28
Choices
Are You Making the Best Ones for Your Happiness? Every day we make countless choices. We decide whether to have a cup of coffee, or to...
- Apr 14
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 3)
9. Maybe it happened for a reason. Remember what I said about punching someone in the face with a knife? Yeah – that. 10. Just call me if...
- Mar 31
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 2)
5. God is good – all the time. Another one that is technically theologically correct. But is it helpful to say this when someone has just...
- Mar 17
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 1)
The following blog was written by Marilyn R. Gardner on her page (communicatingacrossboundariesblog.com) and we are appreciative of her...
- Mar 3
Theology from an Astronaut
Getting away from it all works wonders, experience teaches us. Quiet-time, being alone, solitude, creates space for reality to regain...
- Feb 17
Life Is God's Gift
Disbelief, shock, then anger are the initial responses to a personal announcement of imminent death. It is rarely an acceptable...
- Feb 3
Things I Forgot
Things I Forgot When My Friend Was Hurting I forgot that when her crisis occurred, she needed someone right away, not hours or days...
- Jan 20
A Most Important Guideline
Not too long ago, I read a letter to Dear Abby that touched directly on some lessons I have repeated frequently from my 13 Secret...
- Jan 6
Be Responsive
Here are the final two suggestions from my 'thirteen secrets', which we began last month. Remember, however, that these ‘Secret...
- Dec 23, 2022
When Are the Twelve Days of Christmas?
We love to sing that joyful and slightly humorous song at Christmas time. But does anyone know what those twelve days are about? Is it...
- Dec 9, 2022
A Kindness Suggestion for Christmas Time
Last night, at about 8:00, I stopped at a home, the residents of which were strangers to me. I rang the door bell and a man came to the...
- Nov 25, 2022
Focus on People
We've been building a list over the the previous two blogs. Here are more to add to the list — you're getting the idea. Acts of kindness...
- Nov 11, 2022
We're On A Roll Here
We started talking in the previous blog about those little things that you can do daily . . . but, more importantly . . . INTENTIONALLY....
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