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Tag Archives: kindness
Driving Miss Crazy
Originally posted on A Year of Living Kindly:
“Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.” (Dan Rather) Over the last few years of exploring kindness, writing about it, and occasionally talking about it, one of the…
Posted in Doing Good Works, Inspiration, reblogged
Tagged driving, good advice, kindness, Stress
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Words Matter
Here is another excellent piece from the maven of kindness, Donna Cameron. Her entire blog is filled with such wonderful thoughts, expressed so well, that I can’t say enough about it. Go! Read! “Kind words can be short and easy … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Good Works, Inspiration, reblogged
Tagged caring, Donna Cameron, kindness, words matter, writing
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The Power of Kindness
The wonderful Donna Cameron recently posted an entry on her Year of Living Kindly blog about The Power of Kindness. It contains a long-ish quote from Ralph Marston that is well worth sharing. I believe all of my readers are … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Good Works, Philosophy, reblogged
Tagged Doing Good Works, Donna Cameron, kindness, Power, strength
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Operating Instructions for a Kind Life
Originally posted on A Year of Living Kindly:
“Every once in a while take out your brain and stomp on it—it gets all caked up.” (Will Rogers) My friend Kathi introduced me to the concept of a “hermit crab essay.”…
Posted in Doing Good Works, reblogged
Tagged doing good, hermit crab writing, imagination, kindness, living kindly, writing
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Rejecting Kindness
Rejecting Kindness This article by Donna Cameron captures that bewildering moment when we extend our hand to offer kindness and pull back a mangled limb — in other words, when our kindness is rejected and we are treated with extreme … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Good Works, reblogged
Tagged Donna Cameron, kindness, platinum rule, rudeness
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