The Kindness Change

Happy Unity Day.
This morning I've got a little extra time as I put my final preparations on my trip to the CEP National Forum. My plane leaves about 11 and I'm ready to launch.

But first, some thoughts about kindness.

This quote by revered author Og Mandino is a little blunt,

I'll admit, but it hits the nail on the head for me.

What are we waiting for, people?

(See how I got around ending a sentence with a preposition)

Don't get me wrong; acts of kindness abound. Like this little girl, who noticed that her teacher was always misplacing her reading glasses and went home with a kind act in mind. She emptied the Crystal Light can and repurposed it into a glasses container. Her mom tells me that it took almost the whole school year.

But it was worth it; just look at the JOY that this win-win created.

Then there's my friend Deanna.

Earlier this year, she set a goal to complete 60 random acts of kindness

by the time she turned 60.

That milestone was yesterday and guess what?

She did it. One of her recent acts was coming to a kindergarten class to talk with them about her project. She wrote each one of those kindies a

Bee Kind reminder on a note like this:

Another win-win because they'll remember that visit for a very long time as I imagine she will. And now they're all clamoring to take home the Kindness Journal to write about how they're working to put this virtue into action. I was also the recipient of a few of those acts after my collision when I wasn't able to drive.

Congrats, Deanna; I am so proud of you! We'd love a guest post if you want to share your story with us.

And this morning I read this heartwarming article about this daughter who is spending the week

doing kind acts to honor her mom's memory.

Yesterday we gave out these wristbands to our school family.

Reversible.

Glow in the dark.

Cool. To Be Kind.