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“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
 
 
 
 
Those jive talking turkeys don’t know what they are talking about! They feed on your anxiety. Stop listening to them. Be kind to you!
 
 
 
 
This is the time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere where the light begins to wane. Rather than suffer inside, grab a mask and get outside. 20 minutes of sunshine can give you an emotional boost and help boost your immune system. Take care of you.
 
 
 
 
This season is filled with so much beauty. Look for it until you expect to see it everywhere.
 
 
 
 
No matter what falls on you, you’ll find that kindness makes everything better. Be kind — to yourself and everyone you interact with.
 
 
 
 
Yes, yes, I understand, you’ve been thinking about this over and over and over and over again. LET IT GO! The future will unfold, and you will react perfectly. But only if you’re rested. Use the power of fall to let the ruminations go. You’ll be ready when the time comes.
 
 
 
 
This is a bull. He knows how to pee and how to poop and how to express semen. If you hang out with bulls, you’re going to become just a bit more like the bull. Is that really what you want? To be good at bullshit? Be kind to you. Find some new friends.
 
 
 
 
Some weeks have a lot of pressure to them. Be kind to you. Maybe that’s a moment of silence or a hug from someone you love or a Zoom call to a friend or a glass of wine or grab a mask and go for a walk. Make sure that you get a moment of your time.
 
 
 
 
Wherever you live in the world, we all have a lot to be thankful for. Join me in being thankful for first responders, tireless lab scientists, data nerds, exhausted doctors and nurses, morgue assistants, grocery workers, trash collectors, postal workers, election professionals, farmers, and, oh heck, everyone that keeps the world moving — including you.
 
 
 
 
You are loved. No matter how you feel or what you think, you are loved by more people than you could imagine.
 
 
 
 
There is so much to think about — both good and bad. Whatever you do, try to keep your thoughts kind. They will help you live a better life. A kind word or deed to another person will help them lead their best life.
 
 
 
 
Spring is just around the corner. Spring in your life; spring in your world; and spring in your work. Be kind to everyone you know and spring will befall you.
 
 
 
 
Let your kindness stand out above the crowd of idiocy and cruelty.
 
 
 
 
Life is short. This year has been very hard for everyone. Eat dessert first. Tell everyone that you love them. Be kind even when you don’t have to.
 
 
 
 
This year has been one storm after another. We’ve waited long enough. It’s time to dance — in our homes, safe from the virus. This is our chance to dance for ourselves, to strengthen our own hearts and souls, so that we are strong and able to dance when we get together again.

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“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.”
Theodore Isaac Rubin
 
 
 
 
“We can all fight against loneliness by engaging in random acts of kindness.”
Gail Honeyman
 
 
 
 
In the northern hemisphere, we are moving into the lonely time of winter. When we practice kindness, we never feel alone. We can always find someone who needs our random kindness.
 
 
 
 
The amount of pie you have is limited. Share it all. The amount of love you have is unlimited. Share it all.
 
 
 
 
It’s finally the weekend. Now is the time for the kindness of deep sleep, rest for your mind, give your emotions a break. This is the start of the long haul of winter. We must focus our minds and hearts on the bright days of spring to come.
 
 
 
 
It may not seem that way to you, but people are super stressed out right now. Between politics, a deadly pandemic, the economy, the holidays, and everything else — it’s a lot right now. What if, for this week, you tried to make people feel loved? Kindness is love in action.
 
 
 
 
No matter what you have going on right now, take a moment to breathe before you respond. Ground into yourself. Then, you can be kind.
 
 
 
 
Some years ago, we quit our jobs and went on the Colorado Trail. Once on the trail, we soon realized that the guide book was usually wrong. We never knew what was around the corner. One turn could bring treacherous steel climbs while another an easy loping pace. Right now, around the world, we have no idea what’s around the corner. All we can do is be kind — to ourselves and everyone we meet.
 
 
 
 
The experts warn that the coming winter in the Northern Hemisphere may bring deep sickness and depression. We must fight the dark with kindness by taking great care to be kind to ourselves and to all we know. How will you create a daily practice of being kind to yourself and others?
 
 
 
 
This stuff isn’t going to be sorted out anytime soon. Turn off the TV. Set down the phone. Get some tea. Read a book. Breathe.
 
 
 
 
Now is a time to focus on what you want your future to look like. Do you wish to go back to school? Do you wish to learn a new career? Do you wish to move? Retire? While we are safe in our homes, we can search our hearts and plan for a new, kinder, future.
 
 
 
 
Feeling a little dried out? Feeling fresh like spring? Wherever you are, be kind — to yourself, to everyone around you, to those weirdos, all beings.
 
 
 
 
What if this year, you give yourself the trick of believing in yourself? What if you treat yourself to peace of mind?
 
 
 
 
You are surrounded by so much beauty. Give yourself the luxury of simply noticing it. Be kind to you.

 
 
 
 
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. Kindness is always the right direction.
 
 
 
 
The future s a blank slate. What will you focus on?

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“Everyone responds to kindness.”
Richard Gere
 
 
 
 
“Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.”
Amelia Barr
 
 
 
 
It goes like this — want a kind life? Practice acts of kindness to yourself and others every single day. Want a kinder world? Practice kind acts on yourself and others. You won’t get a kinder world by raging at yourself and the world. You won’t get a kinder world with “Me! Me! Me!” You get a kinder world by being kind – daily. “The secret to your future is hidden in your daily routine.”
Mike Murdock
 
 
 
 
Your kindness can brighten someone on a dark path.
Be kind. You may brighten their path, their day, and their life.
 
 
 
 
When you are kind to someone, you warm your heart and theirs. Be kind. Warm your heart.
 
 
 
 
What if, for today, you approach every situation with kindness and compassion? I know what you’re thinking: “HOW??” The how is easy. You decide not to engage in the drama. You take a step back. People yell and blame? You see their humanity. People without masks? You see their loneliness. You fail or fall down? You see that you tried. Being kind is your birthright. You know how. just do it.
 
 
 
 
The world is filled with so much beauty. Get out there and see it! Being kind to you is often the kindest thing you can do for other people.
 
 
 
 
The world is filled with tremendous beauty. Find it and focus on it. In this time of screaming voices and insanity, we need to be kind to ourselves by focusing on the beautiful world around us. Breathe deep. Let it go. Take another. Let it go.
 
 
 
 
The flower of your future is only one heart beat, one breath, one sunrise, or one second away. That which begins as the tiniest of seeds will grow into a beautiful flower, towering tree, or edible fruit. What will you plant? Plant kindness. Grow a kinder world.
 
 
 
 
Never give up hope. The world is filled with impossible things that will blow your mind. Life will go one. Have hope for the future. Feeling hopeless? The best way to feel better is to do a small kindness for someone else.
 
 
 
 
No matter how dark or scary those clouds may seem, they will pass. Don’t give up.
 
 
 
 
Oh spring! Everything seems bright and beautiful. Being kind to another being is like planting a beautiful seed in your heart. It will bloom over and over again. Kindness keeps spring in your heart.
 
 
 
 
This week is bound to be filled with enough doom and gloom to make even the most optimistic person feel down. There is light. There is hope. There is love. That cannot be touched by the dark. We must find the light and keep our eyes on it.
 
 
 
 
Today is a beautiful day to practice being kind to yourself. Take some time listening to your heart and mind. You know much more than you think. Treat your self to your own mind
 
 
 
 
We are in the middle of an enormous change. This is a good time to let go of what no longer serves you. Be kind to yourself as you and the world transform.
 
 
 
 
May your day be beautiful. May your health be good. May your life be filled with kindness.
 
 
 
 
Be kind today and see how people respond to you.
 
 
 
 
There is no them! There is no them! There is no them! There is no them! There is only us!

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“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Paul Carus
 
 
 
 
“A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.”
John A Shedd
 
 
 
 
That dark cloud that’s hanging over your head? I know that it’s difficult to see right now, but the cloud is smaller than you think. The sky will shine again, and so will you. Be kind to yourself.
 
 
 
 
There are big pumpkins, bumpy pumpkins, tiny pumpkins, orange pumpkins, and pumpkins of all sizes and shapes. Every pumpkin is beautiful. Every human being is beautiful. You are beautiful too. Feeling ugly? Try kindness. Your beauty will shine.
 
 
 
 
It doesn’t matter how big the mountain is in front of you, you will still climb it one step at a time. Being kind on the journey will give you energy for every step of your journey.
 
 
 
 

You weren’t built for playing it safe either. Being kind is the easiest risk to take.

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Never forget –> “Together, we are unstoppable”
Ibrim X Kendi
 
 
 
 
Your kindness is a bridge over someone else’s fast running troubles. Be kind. You may save a life — possibly your own.
 
 
 
 
You are love. Don’t ever ever ever ever ever forget it.
 
 
 
 
These are not normal times. Every one you know is grieving — the loss of someone they love, the end of a relationship, someone they hate, or simply the loss of civility. When you can, go easy, especially on yourself. We will get through this — together.
 
 
 
 
Emotionally exhausted? So many of us are simply emotionally done — through and through. It’s okay to take a break. Rest. Breathe. Listen to your heart. Be kind to you.
 
 
 
 
Is everything feeling dark and cold? It’s very possible that you are not seeing the whole picture. Step back. Step waaaay back. You’ll see the dark and the light as well as the cold and the warm. Being kind will help you see more clearly.
 
 
 
 
Light is fighting to break through your dark. Let the light seep in. Light enters by dribs and dabs. Soon, you will be filled with light.
 
 
 
 
The future is unwritten. Stop for a moment and read that again. Yes, the doom talkers are talking about doom. Some of it may happen. Some of it won’t. What makes the difference? Us. The future is in our hands.
 
 
 
 
Slow down for a moment. Breathe deep. Focus in on the beauty in your life. Breathe out. Beauty surrounds you, wherever you are, just waiting for you to find it.
 
 
 
 
When was the last time you really laughed? Be honest. My guess is that it has been a while. Make an effort to laugh. It will improve your mood and your immune system. Be kind to you.
 
 
 
 
Once, a very, very long time ago, there was only chaos. Then, suddenly, there was order and everything you know and love was created. This is how this universe works. If you’re looking at chaos, you need to know that something beautiful is about to be created. What this new thing is depends on us.
 
 
 
 
I know that you are tired. I know that this year has been crazy and chaotic. Listen, all you have to do is SHOW UP. Show up in your life. Show up at work. Show up for your friends. Show up for your loved ones. Just show up. That’s all you need to do.
 
 
 
 
In this crazy time, may peace be with you — today, tomorrow, and all of the days of your life.
 
 
 
 
You are a brilliant light. Your light shows in everything you do. Don’t let the dark consume you. Be kind, increase your light.

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“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
Nietzsche
 
 
 
 
Right now, monsters are celebrating the monstrous things they are doing. Do not become them. You can not slay monsters by becoming one. Be kind.
 
 
 
 
People are out of their minds right now — including you. Be patient with their weirdness. Be gentle with their rage. Let your innate kindness be your guide.
 
 
 
 
Share the love and warmth you’ve stored inside. Be kind.
 
 
 
 
Some days, you just have to hold on. Your light may feel dim right now, but it will grow. You will feel better. Hold on. Be kind to you
 
 
 
 
What do these upset people want? They want you to listen, to share in their overwhelming, unbearable grief. They need your kindness, your compassion, and your empathy. Grief shared is grief diminished. Listen. Care. Be kind.
 
 
 
 
As we move into Fall, what are you ready to let go of? Maybe there’s long held grudge ready to be set down. Maybe it’s some mistake you’re ready to forgive yourself or someone else for. Maybe it’s a long held belief or a dour friend or… Be kind to you. Let it go.
 
 
 
 
Want to increase the joyous flowering in your internal field? Be kind. You’ll riotously bloom.
 
 
 
 
You can only fix what you can control.
There is so much going on in the world right now. It’s time to get back to the very basics — you can only do something about what you can control. If you are not in control of that, push it out of your mind. Focus only on what you can control.

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You do not have to read every word. You know what it says. Give your heart and mind a break. Be kind to you.
 
 
 
 
The leaves turn and fall — and for a moment, there is only silence. Soon the cacophony and riot of spring begins. Again. This is life’s cycle. Riotous spring, gives way to summer and fall. The silence begins a new. Wherever you are in your life cycle, know that life will fade to silence, only to begin again. Being kind will ease your passage.
 
 
 
 
Right this moment, a lot of people are doing their best to convince us of the darkness in the world. But we each have two hands. Let’s use them to create light. For light always beats the dark. Will you join me?
 
 
 
 
This week, let’s allow that intimate kindness to hold sway over our actions and our hearts.
 
 
 
 

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Going high is the only thing that works.
Michelle Obama, PhD
 
 
 
 
“I overcame myself, the sufferer; I carried my own ashes to the mountains; I invented a brighter flame for myself. And behold, then this ghost fled from me.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
 
 
 
 
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy”
Marcus Aurelius
 
 
 
 
Listen, it’s pretty simple. If you want to live a happy life, be kind. If you want to have great friends, be kind. Better yet, just be kind.
 
 
2020 has been hard, really hard. Be kind. Be patient. The world will be here when you return!
 
 
Because we are predispositioned to be kind. When we hear/see kindness, we know it. We feel the weight of the truth. So when they go low, go high. Be kind. It’s the only thing that works.
 
 
We are in a stage of blossoming. We are all beautiful. Be kind.
 
 
Right now, people are trying to box us in with ideologies and “facts” that may or may not be facty. It’s not hard to suddenly find yourself in a box. Now what? Take a break from social media, the news, read a good book, get out into nature, and breathe. When you feel grounded and more yourself, ask yourself what you believe to be true. Be kind.
 
 
For this week, let’s be kind to ourselves and simply enjoy the music. We can leave the judging for someone else.
 
 
Be beautiful. Be kind
 
 
May the moon and stars bathe you in their healing light. Be kind.
 
 
What if you didn’t judge yourself? No, really. What would your life be like if you let go of all those things you hold against yourself? You’d probably have more energy and more joy. Why not give it a try? Be kind to you.
 
 
I know it’s hard to hear, but we all die someday. Maybe you will die sooner than those you love. Maybe you will outlive them all. We all end up in the grave. How can we not be kind?
 
 
We may be different colors, but we are all the same leaves of the human tree. Reach out. Be kind to everyone.
 
 
There’s a lot of repugnant behavior going on now. If you really want to get back at them, be kind. Show your kindness to the world. Let them squat in the mud.
 
 
When you shine in your beauty, you cause others to shine. Shine on.

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“You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on.”
Dolly Parton
 
 
 
 
“Everyone in the world has the power to heal someone else. At one end of the spectrum are the doctors and shamans and therapists who can summon the means to cure lots of people. At the other end are individuals with the power to improve the health or smooth out the distortions in just one other person.”
Rob Brezney
 
 
 
 
“Don’t be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous.”
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
 
 
 
 
In this time of who is rich and who is not, it’s important to realize that you may be richer than most billionaires by being rich in spirit, love, and especially kindness.
 
 
 
 
“If you have to choose between being kind and being right, choose being kind and you will always be right.”
 
 
 
 
Where would you LIKE to grow? Now is the time to make plans to grow.
 
 
 
 
What is your healing power? What will it take for you to actually use it?
 
 
 
 
Kind people tend to know kind people. So be kind. You’ll be surprised how many kind people will begin to appear in your life.
 
 
 
 
The world is a beautiful place. Have you seen it recently? If you’re mobility challenged, check out the Google virtual reality of many gorgeous places in this world.

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“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life
is thank you, it will be enough.”
Meister Eckhart
 
 
 
 
I promise if you keep searching for everything beautiful in this world, you will eventually become it.
Tyler Kent White
 
 
 
 
Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not.
Samuel Johnson
 
 
 
 
Let’s face it. We’re not fond of each other. Some of us aren’t fond enough of others to simply wear a mask to keep their viral load to themselves. Even if we are not fond of each other, we can still be kind to each other. Why bother? Because we are kind people.
 
 
 
 
The kindest thing you can do right now is say: I am listening. Be kind. Listen. And if you are suffering, find someone who will listen to you. They are out there.
 
 
 
 
Wherever you are, take a moment. Breathe. Breathe again. No one needs you to freak out today. Breathe in peace, breathe out stress. When you’re able, be kind.
 
 
 
 
We spend a lot of time looking at the awful, the cruel, the con, and the horror of 2020. If we shift our focus to what is beautiful, we will find out that we already are it or we will become it soon enough.
 
 
 
 
In times of great stress, one way to keep your peace of mind is to search for what is beautiful. This time of year is so beautiful. Find the flowers, seeds, food, and people that give you beauty and bring the beauty out in you.
 
 
 
 
Spring is always coming. Always. It’s either coming to your outside world or coming to your life. Grieve what’s lost, but expect the force of beauty and power of spring is coming for you. Like the cherry tree, do the work now and get ready to bloom.
 
 
 
 
Everywhere we go, we plant seeds. Everything we say, plants seeds of thought and opinion. What seeds are you planting? What seeds are you allowing to be planted in your mind and soul? Make your seeds kind.
 
 
 
 
Just a quick reminder that you “win” by being kind. You’ve got this!
 
 
 
 
In the coming week, we will be inundated with opinion, judgment, and rage. The way to survive is to focus on your own internal compass.Where do you find joy? Where do you laugh? Where do draw the line? Kindness is an excellent compass for the whole of your life.
 
 
 
 
How can we not be kind? Times of big change always lead to rivers of tears. Everyone has their own river of tears — injury, illness, the death of a beloved friend or family member, loss of income, lack of food, housing issues, and situation that you and I have never thought of. We must work to treat every interaction with kindness. I know that it’s hard. I also know that you can do it. Be kind.
 
 
 
 
“Having more money will not fill the hole inside you. Only love can do that.” I think we forget this. We celebrate people because they have more money than they can spend in ten lifetimes. Yet, most of these men (yes, they are mostly men) live lives impoverished of love, community, and real friendship.

Happiness research shows that as soon as a household can pay the basics — food, rent, schooling, fun, etc — there is no happiness benefit to having more money. None. So if you feel like you have a hole inside you, find ways to love more. Being kind is the easiest way to show your love. When you love more, more love comes back to you. That’s how it works.