by Ward Cox | May 17, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Will the most vulnerable be disconnected? It can be a double-edged sword to be handled with care, but shines as our lifeline now. We’re able to stay in touch with friends and family despite social distancing and staying at home. Some are fortunate enough to keep...
by Ward Cox | May 16, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
The bell is ringing and the test is on These days, we should learn to lead the way for each other. The one thing we know right now is that nobody really knows what’s next. Each possibility has good and bad. Let’s learn to choose the ones with the most kindness and...
by Ward Cox | May 14, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Come on up, put your hand in mine Bruce Springsteen wrote those lyrics in The Rising shortly after 9/11. As millions more become unemployed and thousands more perish in the pandemic, we can still rise again. It takes a giving spirit, caring actions, and a healthy dose...
by Ward Cox | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Will we make the healthy choice? Society or Pandemic? Our impatience to recapture at least some normalcy poses a dangerous risk. Even people (leaders too) who support reopening acknowledge what could happen if it’s too soon. Too many then minimize the potential for...
by Ward Cox | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Doing good is worth even more in tough times “People shouldn’t have to earn kindness. They should have to earn cruelty.” Maggie Steivater wrote that. She certainly knew that kindness should be as available as air. There’s plenty of unearned cruelty these days, but...
by Ward Cox | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Companions on the path of life …and it doesn’t matter how long the trip is. Happiness springs from kind roots. Kindness makes people happy. Challenges are easier to overcome with a kind spirit and a happy heart. It’s as easy to give as to receive. Pay it forward and...
by Ward Cox | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
We hope our latest video lifts your spirits and reinforces your kindness. There’s never too much of that either.
by Ward Cox | May 9, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Kindness makes everything look up Everyone we meet is fighting a battle we can only imagine. That was true even before this latest challenge. Now, it’s so much harder for so many more. If you’re going through stuff yourself, it can be hard to find compassion to spare....
by Ward Cox | May 8, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
The phrase “we’re all in this together” has now become a constant mantra. The problem is that too often, it’s being said in one form or other by businesses that I don’t believe cared about anything but our money before everything changed. That nagging thought found its...
by Ward Cox | May 7, 2020 | Blog, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart
Your kind heart rises above “Do your little bit of good where you are. It’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ― Desmond Tutu (from GoodReads) Everybody is at least a little heroic when their actions make spirits brighter during dark...