National FAM Awards (page 4)
by Ward Cox | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Everybody is at least a little heroic when their actions make spirits brighter during dark times. Tell us about someone who’s really good at that in a smartphone video and e-mail it to email us by November 1. They could earn a Family Flame Award & more at next month’s...
by Ward Cox | Oct 28, 2020 | Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Heroes come in many forms, but their Kindness of the Heart always shines through. Your smartphone video description of someone who shines can earn a national Family Flame Award just like movies can win an Oscar. Please send it to email us BY SUNDAY NIGHT. Help us show...
by Ward Cox | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
The truth of what we’re going through is a deep, dark well, but kindness can be the rope that pulls us through. One form of kindness is donating what you can if you can spare it (food banks are a personal favorite). Even though For The Family is a nonprofit that can...
by Ward Cox | Oct 25, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Kindness is unstoppable, and so are you. Describe someone whose kindness is off the charts in a smartphone video and send it to email us by November 1. It’s that easy to join our ongoing celebration of the positive. Pay it forward and pass it on.
by Ward Cox | Oct 24, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
The CDC says to not pay too much attention to the news. It’s not just COVID that’s unhealthy now. More than half of Americans are dealing with mental health issues. No surprise when times are this crazy. No time to ignore the need for peace and relaxation every chance...
by Ward Cox | Oct 24, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Your mark is special History is more than what happens. It’s really about how we respond when something does. Your response may not make the history books, but it influences our future more than you think. The more kindness we show, the better we can cope with what’s...
by Ward Cox | Oct 23, 2020 | Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Ignoring the overload of COVID info can help us avoid the blues that now affect more than half of all Americans. Books and music are great, and they’re commercial-free (a blessing because too many ads remind us of current events). One fact is clear…there’s no better...
by Ward Cox | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then your smartphone video describing a caring person or kind action will be priceless when you send it to email us by November 1. It can earn a Family Flame Award, but certainly proves the power of kindness. Pay it forward and pass it...
by Ward Cox | Oct 20, 2020 | Caring Beats Conflict, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Let’s focus on our next step, the one after that, and so on. Let’s take that walk kindly, with concern for all, and without an ounce of mean. We can’t afford to do it any other way with so much on the line. Pay it forward and pass it on. Navigate kindly
by Ward Cox | Oct 20, 2020 | Blog, Caring Beats Conflict, Hope and Renewal, Kindness of the Heart, National FAM Awards
Our sense of community has been fraying at the edges for decades. Caring and kindness are the threads we share. Communities are connected by what we do. Our actions are the tools that can mend our divisions. No time to waste. Pay it forward and pass it on. She has the...