Kindness leads to many of the virtues to which we desire, as humans. Kindness is encouraged by every major belief, by leaders as diverse as the Dalai Lama, who says that kindness is his religion. When we focus on kindness, we ourselves becomes kinder. Our world becomes kinder. Kindness can lead us wherever we want to go- to a happier life, to being more connected to our faith, belief or religion, to enlightenment, to making a difference in this world. The reasons for being kind are innumerable. Here are just a few: Kindness broadens our perspective: In order to be kind, we have to pay attention to what is happening around us...see the bigger picture. As we notice more things and help oth

“If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart problem.” - Bob Hope With everything going on in the world, kindness can at times become a distant memory if we aren’t careful. I’ve had my share of things going horribly wrong however, I’ve also had experiences when things went amazingly right (THANK GOD!). Many wait until they are older before they share “what they’ve learned” but I think us younger folks have some wisdom to share also, don’t you think? Here is how this is going to work! I’m going to start with these “5 Things I know for sure about kindness”. Then, you are going to comment below with kind facts you'd like to include. I will then add it to our more

Today is an absolutely gorgeous day! Bright blue skies, sunshine, a breeze, with summer finally smiling down on me, and it’s late June! After a long winter, and a rough week, this is very pleasant welcoming change. These are days of joy! I was reminded of a saying, “stop and smell the roses”, after learning about someone very close to me who had a family member who fell ill, another friend who was very sick, and a friend whose husband’s grandmother passed away. I walked around outside this morning for a couple of minutes, instead of rushing to get things done. This simply act made me realize how kindness should be shared on a daily basis, instead of judging and getting caught up in the "idle

It happened again. In the dark hours of this Sunday morning some 50 people were killed and another 53 were injured in a terror attack in gay nightclub in Orlando. President Obama has called it an “act of terror and an act of hate,” and it’s being described as the most deadly shooting in American history. The news of such violent atrocities comes to us so regularly nowadays that we may feel numb, helpless to know what to do or say after such events. But as a Christian and follower of Christ, it's important that we bring light and healing. These horrible events of recent years have targeted a wide variety of people: military personnel, movie-goers, elementary school children, and now patrons o

"Be kind when it is possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama Kindness is a friend, a warm blanket...an energy. What if we put kindness above ourselves? What if we put kindness above looking so perfectly made up? What if we put kindness on our agenda for the day? Or placed it as the top item on our to-do list? I am excited about this opportunity to provide my thoughts on kindness with KAE. Excited about where it might lead. I feel like it's the start of something bigger. Being kind to others means also being kind to myself. Staying calm feels so much better than stress and anxiety! What do people think of me? How will I transition to my new job? Will I have time to see the wonderful fr