I Never Underestimate The Power Of Kindness

After thoroughly going over the details of my childhood with me, my psychiatrist asked me where I had taken the model for my own family. I had to answer that it was from spending summers with Aunt L and Uncle A.

When I was ten and...

I never thought up until 2 years ago that kindness could exist in such a pure untainted , unconditional form as that  I have experienced from a  wonderful man. Clearly it is a breed in extinction , but It overwhelms now as i write...

Being kind and spreading that kindness around is like an energy source all it's own.

It can grow and is vulnerable to the same vacuum effect as anything else that tries to suck the life force from good things.

One random act of kindness can change someone's life.  Be a blessing to others and blessings will flow to you.

The first few summers I spent at Aunt L's and Uncle A's house they had downstairs neighbours who had 5 rambunctious boys. Well, really 4 rambunctious ones and 1 who had been born with some kind of neurological problem. There was...

When I was a little girl it was popular to have Kool Aid stands, pretty similar to lemon aid stands. So I bought the Kool Aid, mixed it up, got the glasses and napkins and set up in the local park.Shortly after a group of girls came by...

The Starfish Perspective

Upon the beach, there we laid,
As many did pass by.
Until a small girl came near,
She wouldn't let me die.

I saw a stranger approach her,
And heard him asked her why?
She said they all have worth,
And this...

I think that5 most people don't understand. The power of kindness. Its the best kind of power to have. To want to help other people. Its something that is nice to have. It can also be passed around to others. I know that I have always...

I've mentioned elsewhere that I lived in a homeless shelter for several months.  Living there I learned one of the most important lessons I've yet absorbed:  always be kind.I did not like all of the women at that shelter.  A few I...