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- 06 Feb
Recently I read a wonderful book to a Second Grade Class. It was Last Stop On Market Street with words by Matt De La Pena and pictures by Christian Robinson. This is a beautiful story of a grandmother and her […]
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- 15 Jan
After several days of cloudy skies and heavy rains, it was a relief to see blue skies. The blue sky reminded me of hope, of possibilities. I wanted to get outside and take a walk. Other walkers had the same […]
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Nature appreciates the importance of relying on others when you need support. When I took a walk this morning, I saw a tall tree resting on its neighboring tree. The resting tree was alive but not strong enough to grow […]
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The claim that kindness is good for your heart is based on scientific research. David R. Hamilton, PhD worked for 4 years developing drugs for cardiovascular disease and cancer. His research, as well as other scientific research projects, give insight […]
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- 21 Nov
Kindness comes in many different forms. Take a walk outside and discover nature as your kindness teacher. Let’s play I Spy Kindness! A heart shaped leaf Something that makes you smile Food for birds Home for insects Something of beauty […]
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- 18 Nov
Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers. Kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words and Kind deeds. […]
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- 13 Nov
Power Of Kindness
- Nov 13, 2014
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- power of kindness, World Kindness Day
One person described kindness as the defining difference between love of power and the Power of Love. Putting kindness in the same sentence as power may seem a bit confusing because an act of kindness does not seem to fit […]
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- 11 Nov
Children of a certain generation loved watching the PBS TV show featuring Fred Rogers and his Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I still find myself humming his theme song when I think about being a good neighbor. In his quiet gentle manner […]
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- 04 Nov
Compassionate Conversations
- Nov 04, 2014
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- compassion. character education, kindness
Individual incidents of character building are not usually planned. A child witnesses bullying at school or makes unkind remarks to another child. Adults may minimize the incident or underestimate the seriousness of a child’s guilty feelings for not taking action. […]
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- 28 Oct
Helicopter parents and micromanagers at work are not role models for parents who want to model compassion and kindness for children. The helicopter and micromanager send a strong message – perhaps an indirect one: “I do not trust your ability […]
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