Hope and Renewal (page 31)

Feel good even now

Kindness helps hearts dance Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. Thanks to BrainyQuote and Frank Clark…but kind people already know that’s true. It’s great medicine and totally legal. Pay it forward and pass it on.

Seizing our purpose

We need to pull together Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share the same happiness with people. Khalil Gibran had no idea about what we’d be going through when he wrote that. Survival is all the contentment too many of us...

Hitting the fan with the blades on.

We’re getting closer than we should Here’s why we need to take official reopenings with a HUGE grain of salt. According to the New York Times , the Centers for Disease Control predicts 200,000 new daily cases of the coronavirus by the end of May and 3,000 daily deaths...

OK – How low can we go?

We’d better realize that selfish doesn’t cut it any more. I’m talking about the folks that feel they can openly defy stay-at-home orders that SAVE LIVES AND LIMIT MISERY. This is “I got mine” turning into “I haven’t caught it.” Except that other people could get sick...

Create joy by being kind

Shower kindness where you can You know how rain makes flowers bloom in a drought. Well, your caring actions bring joy even as our drought continues. Thanks for nourishing the ones you love and everyone else when you have the chance. It works even when you’re wearing a...

We’re overdue in paying it back

To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practice, and this will forever be my rule. John James Audubon That isn’t only about the evil in a virus. Too many of us have been infected by evil either as a carrier, or by one. Let’s use this opportunity...

Too much news gets old fast

Mental health is the fountain of youth In fact, the CDC says the news is only good in small doses. Other CDC mental health advice includes: Taking care of your body. Take deep breaths, stretch or meditate. Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals; exercise regularly;...