by Ward Cox | Apr 26, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Here’s a positive alternative worth looking at That’s the weird part of the past few weeks. We’ve been COVID-focused for over a month now. It doesn’t seem that long even though our seclusion can make the hours and days drag on. Finding ways to avoid the info overload...
by Ward Cox | Apr 24, 2020 | Blog, Kindness of the Heart
We all could use a break about now. Spending time with people who care is only a phone call away. Describing what makes them kind is only a smartphone video away. Send it to email us , and it could earn a Family Flame Award at November’s National FAM Awards. Meanwhile,...
by Ward Cox | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Our humanity towers over any challenge We bounce back quicker when we work as one. Now is no time to second guess what has happened so far. Everyone is confronting the unheard of for the first time. Let’s focus on our next step, the one after that, and so on. Let’s...
by Ward Cox | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
First of all, trust common sense instead of leaders who may want to sacrifice our health for their own gains. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is definitely not one of them. I just finished a ZOOM meeting with her and about 15 nonprofit and faith-based representatives. Her...
by Ward Cox | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
So please share a laugh and help someone smile when you can. There’s a lot of absurd stuff going on amidst the tragic. Looking for it is a wonderful distraction, especially now. Meanwhile, doing something silly doesn’t violate social distancing (it’s low-calorie &...
by Ward Cox | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
It’s a blessing to lend a hand We may be heading into a depression that rivals the 1930s, but nobody knows for sure. What we do know is that a lot of folks are feeling pain, and that the ripple effect will last for years. However, it doesn’t mean that our society is...
by Ward Cox | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, Uncategorized
Kindness is even more important now. The heroes who care for others are inspired by the need to be kind. They aren’t just in hospitals, grocery stores, or highways. They may even be filling your shoes. Help show people what’s real by emailing your smartphone video of...
by Ward Cox | Apr 19, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, Uncategorized
Coming through when it counts The stakes are high, but we always rise higher. This is no exception. Pay it forward and pass it on.
by Ward Cox | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, Uncategorized
Will we choose to be fruitful? Most of us have heard the phrase, but this could be our best chance to do just that. Our sense of community has been fraying at the edges for decades. Now it’s being threatened like none of us have seen. When our isolation is lifted, it’s...
by Ward Cox | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
We know what safety feels like Bob Dylan sang that “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” We can’t let people with selfish agendas convince us to return to normal until the time is RIGHT. Some are less concerned about our well-being than...