Not-so-random acts of kindness
It’s been a minute since my last post, very sorry about that. So many people seemed to be uber productive during the pandemic… including Uber… but as you can see, I was not one of them. 🙂 But today I felt compelled to share this with you. My dear husband, Guy, did something that kind […]
Read More An eye for kindnessSorry for the extended absence, my friends. It’s been a tough year filled with company bankruptcies, family illnesses, hang nails, and general ennui. But I saw a double dose of good deeding today and just had to share. The first dose happened just steps from where I took this picture. You know those car […]
Read More Day 763: Happy New Year. To say books saved my life would be an understatement. My earliest memories are of my mom reading to me and my sister at bedtime. She’d act out all the parts and bring the stories to life right there in our tiny shared bedroom. I inherited her love of reading, and books like Charlotte’s […]
Read More Day 762: Children’s Book Bank. It’s Family Day here in Ontario … a time to spend with loved ones, reflect on family times, or simply celebrate having a long weekend in the middle of freezing February. I thought Family Day was the perfect time to update you about the Winter Clothing Drive I mentioned in my last post. There’s […]
Read More Day 761: The gift of warmthThis is beautiful and wanted to share. “It’s very simple to be kind,” says seven-year-old Jacob. “At the end of the day, homeless people are just humans with a lot of bad luck.”
Read More Day 760: Home is where the heart isIf you’ve been following this blog for a while, you may remember me mentioning Frank Nelson. A true hero. Frank, from Barrie, Ontario, was diagnosed in 2010 with stage-four colon cancer. Many folks in that situation would either give up entirely, or work on their “bucket list” of things they want to do or experience […]
Read More Day 758: Rest in peace, FrankSaw this story today and wanted to share. We Canadians know just how cold and unforgiving winter can be, so I can’t even imagine the struggles homeless people have to deal with this season. This lovely, caring church group in Winnipeg provides winter shelter for those in need, but also got together to crochet plastic […]
Read More Day 757: And I will give you restToday is World Kindness Day, basically the Olympic Games for good-deed bloggers. The pressure is on and I am UP for it! Well, I’ll try, anyways. Here are the 5 ways I plan to be kinder today: Lend a hand I got a head start this morning when our elevator wasn’t working. (Apparently the elevator […]
Read More Day 755: 5 ways to celebrate World Kindness DayNeeded to hear this today. Just in case you do, too, I thought I’d share. Powerful. . Because opening our heart to others often begins with opening our heart to ourselves. And that doesn’t mean letting ourselves off the hook, or giving ourselves an easy ride. But digging deep to be our best selves. Finding […]
Read More Day 744: Poetry FridaySome days it’s not easy to see the good in people. We’re surrounded by so much heartache and turmoil and violence and catastrophe that it numbs us to the small, tender mercies that can help us heal. I heard this story on CBC Radio’s As It Happens today, and even though it broke my heart […]
Read More Day 743: Only love can conquer hate
Good Deed A Day 