Kindness of the Heart (page 23)

Show us a caring spirit

…and your video could win a Family Flame Award when the Fifth Annual National FAM Awards come calling on November 20 in Tampa. You still have until November 1 to describe a kind person or organization in a “selfie” smartphone video and e-mail it to email us . Why not...

Life’s under no obligation

To give us what we expect. Margaret Mitchell (she wrote Gone With the Wind) may have had our challenges in mind with these words. They could also mean that we can set a better course when so much is in flux. Nature abhors a vacuum, after all. We’ve messed up so many...

Take a peaceful break – Night 1

The cool thing about the upcoming holiday is how it honors people for their toil. Of course, it shouldn’t be limited to those earning a paycheck. We labor to make ends meet, but the load can be even greater for people who struggle. Let’s find time to keep them in our...

What does it mean?

We end every post with “Pay it forward and pass it on.” Paying kindness forward creates the positive momentum that helps us through our challenges. Passing our posts on to other kind people keep us encouraged. That’s why we also hope you can describe caring people &...

Choose to care

We all know that what other people do is out of our control. Their caring choices can make the pandemic less harmful, but still out of our control until a real vaccine is developed (beware of any quick fix that may magically appear before the election). However,...

Don’t fan the flame

As we deal with strange days, let’s keep them from getting even stranger. Being considerate is the first step. It’s even more important to think about what other people are going through. Absolutely necessary, too. Nerves are on edge, too many folks are in crisis,...