Tag Archives: kind

The Life I’ve Needed To Live

“There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you. Just reach deep into yourself!” ~Unknown I saw the above quote at http://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-message-your-higher-self-wants-you-to-hear/ That concept, combined with the others below have freed me to live … Continue reading

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Town Rallies Around Girl Pranked For Homecoming

A cruel hoax nearly drove a girl to suicide, but her life was saved when her town rallied around her. When bullies at her her high school voted her onto the Homecoming elite (I forget the word used in the … Continue reading

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The Worst Kind Of Loneliness

Most people have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. That saddens me for the person and for the world that is deprived of their gifts. I don’t know what the total answer to that tragedy is, but I’ll bet … Continue reading

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Being Kinder in What You Say, One Word at a Time

Being Kinder in What You Say, One Word at a Time.

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I Got A Liebster! What’s a Liebster?

Judysp kindly nominated me for the Liebster award in her blog A Daily Thought at http://judysp.wordpress.com/. I highly recommend that you check out her thought-provoking, touching, and fun blog. I cut and pasted most of her post below: “What is … Continue reading

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Overcome to Become

I just completed a comment on a friend’s blog with this sentence: “I’m all-the-more proud of her because of what she has had to overcome to become who she is.” I was referring to My Beloved but as I pushed … Continue reading

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Every Waking Moment

I was just enjoying some wonderful posts at TalkToDiana when I read this question from Diana: “If you could post just one message to the world, what would it be?” Below is my answer. I’d love to hear/read how you … Continue reading

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Three Little Words

Sometimes kind people do unkind things, and it can be a kindness to privately point out the unkindness in a kind way. Often the three little words “That was unkind” said in a gentle and loving way can have a … Continue reading

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A Warm Heart on a Cold Day

From the time I was a young boy all the way through my most of my thirties I tended not to fit in with most of my peers. I was introverted, socially awkward, lacked confidence, and often felt shunned and … Continue reading

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Kindness In Action

http://www.wimp.com/colacameras/ I fund this video to be well worth watching. In fact, I think I’ll watch it again as soon as I share it with you! Russ

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