If I’m being completely honest, I thought our plans of helping a family went to hell when our fancy flocked Christmas tree flew off our SUV and into holiday traffic on the highway today around lunchtime. One of my generous friends had delivered the tree and all the trimmings and because it was pouring today,…
Placing Kindness Rocks throughout neighboring communities I started painting Kindness Rocks with my daughter in April for Random Acts of Kindness Day. Well, it has caught on and we now have a Facebook group with 300 community members and we’ve built a Kindness Rocks Garden at our local library with the help of the children’s…
At the end of a street is a driveway that winds upward leading to a parking lot with ten or so spots where I suppose people gather for their lunch breaks, a quick nap, a phone call, a smoke, etc. I stumbled upon this place with a view eight years ago. We were leasing a…
Kids who sit in the Hot Seat feel a boost in self-esteem and a real sense of belonging!This is a powerful friendship activity to use in the classroom any time a student is in need of some extra love and care or as a focus activity during International Day of Friendship. It’s one we’ve included in…
As a single mom, it was always difficult to provide the basics for my kids. We lived in a very small mountain community where everyone knew each other. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
When I was at school, there was a program in 9th, 10th and 11th grade in which the students had to do some social service. When I was going to do my service for the first time, I was very excited but also scared for all the new experiences I would pass through. Facebook Twitter…
It’s 10:30pm on Sunday night. I’ve just finished driving around for an hour to recharge my battery after leaving my passenger car door open for 4 days, which of course flattened the battery. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
I lost control of a vehicle on an icy road coming home from a thanksgiving weekend at my brother’s family’s house. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
There’s an older couple in the Palo Alto, CA area who have no idea that their gesture of paying for my daughter and her friend’s lunch is comforting a grieving community. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
. Back near the beginning of the year I was entrusted with honoring a 20 year old Air Force veteran who had committed suicide by journeying to scatter the ashes. My heart broke for his family. It still does. I offered to take him to Mt Bachelor, Oregon. I thought I’d take the lift up, scatter…
. In the county where I was raised I never once saw anyone speak to a stranger, smile, wave, or say anything at all in passing. Then one day, I got this idea to do an experiment; to smile first and see what kind of effect it had on people. Initially, I’d try to first…
There was a man who had cancer. His buddies had a motorcycle run to help him out by raising some money for him. They called it the Brotherhood of Love run. He started to improve and the next year for July 4th he gathered up a few of us and asked if we thought we…