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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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- 01 Dec
Kindness In The Family
- Dec 01, 2014
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- kindness, world family
In order for a family to flourish, each member of the family must also flourish. Each member of a family, whether blood-related or a family member of choice, has a different function within the unit. If we believe each member […]
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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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- 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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- 14 Oct
Thank You For Sharing
- Oct 14, 2014
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- compassion, kindness, leadership, parenting, respect
Children appreciate recognition for their efforts. Not long ago I was telling a Corbilina story with a preschool group and the children were told to raise their hands if they had a comment. One little boy raised his hand but […]
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