A few weeks ago, a friend shared a poster on Facebook that said; ‘Sometimes I just want someone to hug me and say, “I know it’s hard. You’re going to be okay. Here’s chocolate and 6 million dollars.” So I ducked into the grocery store and grabbed a few blocks of nice chocolate and sent it…
This past weekend I went kayaking with the love of my life and the Boise Paddlers Group. We agreed to pick up a fellow paddler to share the 2 hour drive to the put in site.
Last night a co-worker and I took all our collected money donations from our department at work and bought school supplies to add to our employers pile of school donations.
I was walking home from yoga downtown. It usually takes me half an hour. I said hi to a homeless man and he talked to me for about ten minutes. I got a lot of hugs, hand kisses and compliments, and off I went feeling pretty great. My soul mate cat died about a month ago…
I was having a busy day, as most of us do, trying to get too much done on my day off. I arrived at my naturopath appointment on time, but she was running late! There was someone waiting ahead of me. I expressed my anxiety of having another appointment to get to and that I…
On Saturday morning I had breakfast with two lovely friends. I noticed a lady with a hat on who looked as if she could have been having cancer treatment. She was alone. She was sitting with her head in her hands a lot and shaking a lot when she did drink.
When my wife and I went to pick up our take-away from Piyawat Thai restaurant in Bendigo, we asked the person serving at the counter if we could pay for another take-away order that was waiting to be picked up. Of course he looked at us with bewilderment and confusion, “you don’t need to do…
My 90-year-old mother was in rehab recovering after a fall. I knew she would never walk again as she had Alzheimer’s and I knew it was nearing her end. But she tried. Her roommate was an ex-nun and was as stubborn as could be. I fell in love with her from day one. After we left…
I was sitting in a beautiful cafe in Bali enjoying a delicious meal, ($7), one that would be luxury for many Balinese, when I noticed through the dark of the night, opposite, in the dirty doorway of a closed store, a Balinese woman lying on the ground with an adolescent girl and an infant draped…
I used to work in a manufacturing facility. The maintenance guy was an older single man who was known to be a grumpy ass. I’m a ray of sunshine that seeks to relieve the darkness. It took a few months before he’d even talk to me.
Over the years, I have learned so many important things about kindness from my students. I have seen students come together during the most difficult of situations and how much more effective students are when they work together to serve in the community. But I think one of the most beautiful things I have learned…
I gave away some bedroom furniture to several people needing a dresser or nightstand etc., so I could make room for stuff I have in storage. One lady picked up a long dresser yesterday and we managed to get it in her van. I commented that since it fit in her van that the smaller…