Love without judgment Listen with an open mind Just be fucking kind #humpdayhaiku
On World Moms Network: The Power of Everyday Kindness
My latest post on World Moms Network is all about the power of everyday kindness. Giving – and kindness, as a form of giving – has been on my brain lately. Partly because we are heading into what’s known as the giving season in America, but also because of the raw emotion that remains after […]
Post-Election 2016: Think Positive Thoughts and Be Kind
“Think positive thoughts and be kind.” These were my parting words for my 11 year old as he left for school yesterday morning. He doesn’t know it, but I heard him crying in the bathroom after I told him Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. The night before the election, we talked about the questions […]
Philanthropy Friday: Don't Forget to Smile Today #WorldSmileDay
Today is World Smile Day, a “holiday” started by Harvey Ball, the artist behind the smiley face in attempt to have one day where his iconic creation “knows no politics, no geography and no religion.” As I’ve written here in the past, a smile is quite possibly the easiest and best way to give. Think about […]
Philanthropy Friday: The Kindness Generator
Random Acts of Kindness Week is coming up on February 14th. I’m a big proponent of acts of kindness. It’s the first of the six giving models I talk about in my book, Simple Giving: Easy Ways to Give Every Day. I like to think of kindness as the gateway to bigger giving. I’ve shared […]
Philanthropy Friday: Teaching #Kindness with Skipper Waddles
The days leading up to Winter Break can be some of the longest days of the school year for both students and teachers. In order to keep her fifth grader’s attention, Lauren King, a teacher at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine, decided to invite a kindness penguin in the classroom. Because who doesn’t love […]
