tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71673906847457291312024-02-19T15:58:41.490+13:00ELP's Kindness Blog"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." AesopWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-16901023719481547162023-05-10T12:13:00.000+12:002023-05-10T12:13:10.921+12:00Wake Up. Be Kind. Repeat.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPyYbDwfgR6_MYhtt0lN0z2oQruaSm9N964ODY8FO5IS6va2aozdjfYLhWm2I5sSyB0gBFo018VN5uOvblXxOSabgQpB_DYhuc2QBksX02vUpLxfJu-SPiFaxg92R-yfTlw_RqGz5KTDyxQAhYqJ1bIUfYygE1B6LYwa7mNWH8u71hsvOhchIvbkO/s564/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="564" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPyYbDwfgR6_MYhtt0lN0z2oQruaSm9N964ODY8FO5IS6va2aozdjfYLhWm2I5sSyB0gBFo018VN5uOvblXxOSabgQpB_DYhuc2QBksX02vUpLxfJu-SPiFaxg92R-yfTlw_RqGz5KTDyxQAhYqJ1bIUfYygE1B6LYwa7mNWH8u71hsvOhchIvbkO/w400-h385/1.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span><p></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet;">Being kind and spreading random acts of kindness in your community
can have a multitude of benefits. Not only does it make the recipient feel
good, but it also has a positive impact on the giver. Engaging in acts of
kindness can boost your mood, decrease stress levels, and increase feelings of
happiness and fulfilment.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: none; font-family: trebuchet; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px;">Furthermore, spreading kindness can create a
ripple effect that extends beyond just the initial interaction. When people
witness acts of kindness, it can inspire them to also engage in their own acts
of kindness, creating a cycle of positivity and generosity.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: none; font-family: trebuchet; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px;">By baking a cake for the kaiako morning tea,
emailing an old mentor, or donating to a local food bank, you are contributing
to the well-being of your community and spreading positivity. These simple acts
can make a significant difference in someone's day and can even help to build
stronger, more connected communities.</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9E0mNvvCp67_ntStkqpWHbgUvqaPTFuQtr6rdv3WTS-jpgxsjTrsPcuUj-ECXVuFjUgpUFbhfZuDpLve791lY82sPpP8DXnEzPuXFuUS5VEhFOjCqaVDuaIWWJjDat4O2noao-E92Df65gsUNiRifT5irFu4fYVJInoWlsruO15q9H68smCNxBW8/s540/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="540" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9E0mNvvCp67_ntStkqpWHbgUvqaPTFuQtr6rdv3WTS-jpgxsjTrsPcuUj-ECXVuFjUgpUFbhfZuDpLve791lY82sPpP8DXnEzPuXFuUS5VEhFOjCqaVDuaIWWJjDat4O2noao-E92Df65gsUNiRifT5irFu4fYVJInoWlsruO15q9H68smCNxBW8/w400-h399/2.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet;">Verve Magazine published these 20 Random Acts of Kindness
recently, maybe this might inspire you to do something for someone else to spread
kindness.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong></strong></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>1.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span>
</span></b></span><span>Compliment
a stranger.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>2.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span>
</span></span><span>Spring
clean your closet by donating clothes to your local clothing bin.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>3.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span>
</span></b></span><span>Offer
to pay for the coffee of the person behind you at your favourite café.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>4.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span>
</span></span><span>Buy
lunch or have a conversation with someone experiencing homelessness.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>5.</span></strong><span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Bake something to share with your
work colleagues.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>6.
</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> </span></span><span>Tell someone how
much you appreciate them.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>7.</span></strong><span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Volunteer at your local SPCA.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>8.
</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span> </span></b></span><span>Let someone go
ahead of you in line at the supermarket.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>9.</span></strong><span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Leave a kind note of encouragement on
a stranger’s car.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>10.</span></strong><span> Email an old
mentor or teacher who inspired you when you were younger.</span></span></span></p>
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local food bank.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>12.</span></strong><span> Help someone
struggling to carry their groceries to their car.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>13.</span></strong><span> Donate your
kid’s old toys to women’s refuge.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>14.</span></strong><span> Make
pancakes for breakfast for someone in your household.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>15.</span></strong><span> Learn how to say
‘hello, how are you?’ in a different language.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>16.</span></strong><span> Send flowers to
your grandparents.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>17.</span></strong><span> Spend a day with
someone going through a tough time.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>18.</span></strong><span> Offer to give a
friend a ride home.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>19.</span></strong><span> Hold open a door
for someone.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strong><span>20.</span></strong><span> Share an
umbrella with a stranger.</span></span></span></p>
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parenting centre!</span></span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-70206624030172733462022-08-12T15:00:00.002+12:002022-08-12T15:00:50.557+12:00 Nanna's laptop needs a cover <p><br /></p>
<div class="post-header">
<div class="post-header-line-1"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="hps">This is a lovely story about Thore's kindness sent to us by Isolde Kock from Germany.</span></span></span><br /></div><p>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="hps">Thank you, Isolde and Thore, for sharing your story with us.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="hps"><b>Nanna's laptop needs a cover.</b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="hps">All</span> <span class="hps">laptops need a cover, Thore decided</span>. <span class="hps">Only Nanna's</span> <span class="hps">laptop</span> <span class="hps">doesn't have a case</span>. <span class="hps">Because he</span> <span class="hps">knows a way</span> <span class="hps">to change this situation</span>, Thore <span class="hps">choses</span> some fabric, asks Mom <span class="hps">how large</span> <span class="hps">the fabric needs to be, </span> <span class="hps">cuts it </span><span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">fit,</span> <span class="hps">sits down at</span> <span class="hps">Mom's</span> <span class="hps">sewing machine</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">sews a</span> <span class="hps">cover for</span> G<span class="hps">randma's</span> <span class="hps">laptop</span>. <span class="hps">Thore</span> <span class="hps">is 5 years old</span> <span class="hps">and, for a few weeks now,</span> has been <span class="hps">sewing</span> little <span class="hps">bags</span> <span class="hps">for the whole family</span>. <span class="hps">Luckily </span><span class="hps">his</span> <span class="hps">mom</span> allows him to <span class="hps">sew</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">her sewing machine.</span> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxL5u4CnYNm9QwYoDNR2jinIYbWnWli2PR9ITdD7QrrCitZ2w8Gr6o3ydusbwhc4yxEycakFY95ipPsB7LMSKbCdkOMWLkczRASNIugbwWMP-y1J2rNaIfHOB7UwEMFP4_XiyolrL1R4W4m0sXtiNwAcOXFu492fpzUOC7m-0g2qQcszKHG9IFUoW/s922/nana%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="922" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxL5u4CnYNm9QwYoDNR2jinIYbWnWli2PR9ITdD7QrrCitZ2w8Gr6o3ydusbwhc4yxEycakFY95ipPsB7LMSKbCdkOMWLkczRASNIugbwWMP-y1J2rNaIfHOB7UwEMFP4_XiyolrL1R4W4m0sXtiNwAcOXFu492fpzUOC7m-0g2qQcszKHG9IFUoW/w400-h300/nana%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WLK661gGo2Gujj5HZ4CIymin0vfo-cS85LxxImAUjCgQXqkrb61L3FE2ihJ-Spf3XQWvDOxFBiu10oDj8GKY5cBMvT39sEDxzlXYr-gYs9QDdk63Hi2ksPYMNpCesP9OxnlLxWXZ-R7HHgXbTPywLtZpDa5_2v4wYgh-FpE06EiS_QHkt1JvT3wu/s921/Nana%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="921" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WLK661gGo2Gujj5HZ4CIymin0vfo-cS85LxxImAUjCgQXqkrb61L3FE2ihJ-Spf3XQWvDOxFBiu10oDj8GKY5cBMvT39sEDxzlXYr-gYs9QDdk63Hi2ksPYMNpCesP9OxnlLxWXZ-R7HHgXbTPywLtZpDa5_2v4wYgh-FpE06EiS_QHkt1JvT3wu/w400-h299/Nana%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="hps"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span class="hps">Dear</span> <span class="hps">Thore</span>, thank you for <span class="hps">your gift and</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">your kindness</span>. </b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span class="hps">Your</span> G<span class="hps">randma</span> <span class="hps">Isi</span>.</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></span></span><br />
<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Omis Laptop braucht eine Hülle.</b></span><br />
<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Alle Laptops haben eine Hülle, stellt Thore fest. Nur Omis Laptop ist
ohne Hülle. Weil er einen Weg weiß, diesen Zustand zu ändern, sucht
Thore einen Stoff aus, fragt Mama wie groß der Stoff sein muss,
schneidet den Stoff nach Maß zu, setzt sich an Mamas Nähmaschine und
näht eine Hülle für Omas Laptop. Thore ist 5 Jahre alt und näht seit ein
paar Wochen Säckchen für die ganze Familie. Zum Glück lässt ihn seine
Mama mit ihrer Maschine nähen.<b> </b><br />
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<b>Lieber Thore, danke für Dein Geschenk, für Deine Freundlichkeit.</b><br />
<b>Deine Großmama Isi.</b></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbsbze0zXwd7jb7jX6AtB7L2YVtzKhSgBb6wh5t1cZGTCDZhGByZa3q1376IAbOvcsx0DmrcdmRfVmgpPN8zAosEvwFwHkJotV5n3mcdWBNnv6jLoabjiNybmi-np6SiZ1qvYygyLn7Os61LKDltSTFOuGXFd7wxXWpc3AfbWqvuV1Kn8R76BcrEe/s930/Nana%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="930" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbsbze0zXwd7jb7jX6AtB7L2YVtzKhSgBb6wh5t1cZGTCDZhGByZa3q1376IAbOvcsx0DmrcdmRfVmgpPN8zAosEvwFwHkJotV5n3mcdWBNnv6jLoabjiNybmi-np6SiZ1qvYygyLn7Os61LKDltSTFOuGXFd7wxXWpc3AfbWqvuV1Kn8R76BcrEe/w400-h297/Nana%202.png" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p> </p>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-13586642957735033142021-12-09T14:46:00.003+13:002021-12-09T22:54:31.238+13:00Kindness is Power<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A casual exploration of what kindness actually is, and how you can easily use it to improve your life and the lives of others.</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Let’s start this journey with a little self-talk.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do you want to be happy?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, right?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do you want others to be happy?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Probably yes too, right?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do others want you to be happy?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A little hesitation on that one, huh? Maybe even a no?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well it’s not true!</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just like you want others to be happy, <i>they want the same for you</i>.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After you read this article, you’ll be motivated to create a small shift to bring more kindness into your life, and the lives of others.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The power of a simple act of kindness is already within you.</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Over the last 20 years, researchers have been studying what has been termed “positive psychology,” an analysis of how uplifting emotions like gratitude, love, joy, and inspiration affect our wellbeing and literally improve our lives.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What’s incredible is these emotions are already within us; it’s just a matter of whether or not we take intentional action to express them.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the easiest ways to do this is through performing acts of kindness.</span></p><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So what is kindness anyway?</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Kindness simply is a positive action that leaves someone in a better situation than before.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It doesn’t have to be as extravagant as paying for someone’s surgery or spending hours and hours volunteering.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Literally, it can be anything.</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A smile. Hold the door open for another. Bring food to someone. Pay for the person in line behind you. Connect with a stranger. Say ‘I love you’ to someone close.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even treating yourself to a night out, getting a pedicure, or a massage are all acts of kindness.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, that’s right, you can, and should, be kind to yourself too!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So often we hold back from being kind because we don’t know what to do or we don’t think our actions will make an impact, but they do! The research proves this.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What’s important is to just take action no matter how small.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To get you started take a look at some awesome ideas from <a href="https://goo.gl/gxqb6m%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"><span class="s1" style="color: blue;">Kindness.org</span></a> and the <a href="https://goo.gl/NgM9Pj%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"><span class="s1" style="color: blue;">Random Acts of Kindness Foundation</span></a>.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wow! Kindness is easier than I thought, but what’s the point?</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I’m glad you asked, kindness not only benefits others, but it also improves your life as much or more!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The science shows that some of the benefits of kindness are:</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">• Improved immune system functioning<br />• Decreased stress levels<br />• Feelings of meaning and purpose<br />• A sense of connectedness</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Super cool, right?</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Check out these awesome cases of kindness in practice.</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://goo.gl/hBzi9A%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank">The Good Cards</a></span>: The Good Cards is a modern day version of the Pay it Forward movement that uses technology for good. With a mobile app and a physical Good Card, users are able to do good deeds, share their positive stories, and inspire others to join in the action all while being able to track the ripple effect of kindness that happens around the world in a fun and meaningful way.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://goo.gl/iAw8Aa%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank">Social Emotional Learning (SEL)</a></span>: Nowadays in schools, a shift in our standardized education has started to incorporate more curricula that addresses emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and positive psychology. By doing this, we are creating micro-habits of kindness with our youth; empowering them to not only be the leaders of tomorrow, but to be the ‘Kindness Leaders of tomorrow.’</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://goo.gl/9VXLxb%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank">Rotary International</a></span>: In over 35,000 communities around the world, Rotary has created a space for neighbors to come together and help their communities flourish. Whether it’s raising funds for a local not-for-profit, doing an environmental cleanup, or engaging students in service learning, Rotary is empowering people globally to be a force for good.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Okay, I’m ready to put kindness into ACTION!</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You’re all set.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now you can see how powerful kindness actually is and how simple it is to do.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once you start, you’ll create a ripple effect that’ll inspire people all around you to spread kindness too.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Remember with <a href="https://goo.gl/hBzi9A%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank"><span class="s1" style="color: blue;">The Good Cards</span></a> you’ll be able to track that impact as you inspires kindness around the world.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Don’t be shy, share with us, what’s one kind act you plan to do today?</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /><br /></p>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-6919187831736088322021-11-23T16:39:00.010+13:002021-11-23T16:39:59.804+13:00Milk of human kindness: Tokoroa mum who breastfed stranger's baby remembers not getting a feed every day<p> A story from the Waikato Times by Sharmae Hope, November 8, 2021</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">Piripono Brown’s only gripe after offering her breast to a stranger’s hungry baby on the streets of Tokoroa is that the kind gesture did not go unnoticed.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">The shy mother of three, originally from Hamilton, has admitted to being the woman who helped out a woman recovering from drug addiction, who was sitting distressed outside Tainui Superette last week.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">Susan Johnson was unable to produce her own milk and had run out of money to buy baby formula due to her husband starting a new job and her application for a benefit still being processed.</p><p class="p3" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Brown, who has had her own struggles, told <i>Stuff</i> she did not think twice about “giving the baby the boob” and would do it again.</p><p class="p3" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnIwlkh72QsMXwCcLeOGGeBZr2eJ5zbs1RfTIjrplZlKgtXams7W97faq8UTiaJtgb2SwPvtjozxMxDKKj86hwfLu2wft6y3kxnqFsWXXF3LHaTo9U9Xdx6SFrGJEN-ALJMMG8n3VXQs/s1420/1636353140421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1420" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnIwlkh72QsMXwCcLeOGGeBZr2eJ5zbs1RfTIjrplZlKgtXams7W97faq8UTiaJtgb2SwPvtjozxMxDKKj86hwfLu2wft6y3kxnqFsWXXF3LHaTo9U9Xdx6SFrGJEN-ALJMMG8n3VXQs/w400-h225/1636353140421.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Piripono Brown breastfed a distressed mother’s baby last week outside Tainui Dairy in Tokoroa. </p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">She is pictured with her own baby, Pounamu.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">“I didn’t think it was that big of a deal,” Brown told <i>Stuff </i>while cradling her own 3-month-old baby.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">“Baby was hungry right then and I had milk that would have gone to waste. I just wanted to feed her straight away instead of running off to get formula. It is all natural anyway.”</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">Growing up in a rough area of Fairfield, Brown can empathise with Johnson’s situation.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">While substance addiction was not rife in her household, her mum became an alcoholic after her husband died.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">She often remembers wondering when her family might get their next feed.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; 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font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> “Baby was hungry right then and I had milk that would have gone to waste,” said Piripono Brown, who has three children.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">“My mum tried really hard to provide for us but it was expensive to feed eight kids.'’</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">Her mum often had to reach out to foodbanks or generous community members to keep the cupboards stocked, she said.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">“I don’t remember having a bad upbringing but we didn’t get a feed every day.”<span class="s1" style="font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">Now, at 24 years old, she is really appreciative of what she has and is always willing to help others in need.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">“My kids are happy and healthy and have a home, whereas there are others who don't have those things.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">“I am definitely not rich but I am just fortunate enough to be able to help.”</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">The free feed and gifting of $200 worth of groceries to Johnson is not where Brown’s generosity ends either.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> Piripono Brown has been keeping other families’ bellies full as well. </p><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">Over the past month, Brown has bought groceries for more than 50 families in Tokoroa.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">She set up a Facebook page called Tokoroa Free Kai and has been supplying weekly groceries to those in need.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">As well as working part-time at First Security, she is studying He Papa Tikanga (Māori worldviews) online and completing a course in health and wellbeing.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">She hopes to have a career in health one day.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;">“I don’t want anything in return. I just like to help and it makes me happy seeing others happy.”</p><p class="p1" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwDfYwEAOSufl-aFRs6ilyIwzjEne0a-p1rqaWpsvlOw_Xz8SZwrfefHdIo0u_ZX__JrH6QarKD1LoJno6ZHa9UWCtmcSwocXOVmP4klw0adlOy0VHXcxyOY0BudhKF5gNfnUnQsMjtk/s1420/1636353140421-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1420" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwDfYwEAOSufl-aFRs6ilyIwzjEne0a-p1rqaWpsvlOw_Xz8SZwrfefHdIo0u_ZX__JrH6QarKD1LoJno6ZHa9UWCtmcSwocXOVmP4klw0adlOy0VHXcxyOY0BudhKF5gNfnUnQsMjtk/w400-h225/1636353140421-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="color: #616161; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> Piripono Brown’s son, Pounamu Brown, is 3 months old.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;">Here is a link to a short interview wih Piripono Brown and the full article.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; 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bespoke school to school support in all aspects of early years work.</span></b></span></span></div>
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Centre was set up as part of a substantive under-fives initiative and is housed
in a 1930s former comprehensive school. At the Centre we offer high quality
education and care for children and their families. We also offer information
and support services for parents through home visiting<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">, <a href="http://pengreen.wpengine.com/parent-and-child-support/groups-for-under-5s/"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">group work</span></a>, <a href="http://pengreen.wpengine.com/parent-and-child-support/family-support/health-services/"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">health interventions</span></a>, <a href="http://pengreen.wpengine.com/parent-and-child-support/adult-learning-support/"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">adult education</span></a> and training as well as the professional
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remained constant over the last 37 years although we have significantly
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<em>“In every small community there
should be a service for children and their families. This service should honour
the needs of young children and celebrate their existence. It should also
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-82202186941990791452020-05-15T23:08:00.000+12:002020-05-15T23:08:12.377+12:00COVID_19 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: A MESSAGE FROM CATHERINE LEE
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we reflect on our philosophy and pedagogy and right now is one of those
times. This global pandemic has seen many of our children staying at
home; many of our families working from home; many families becoming unemployed
and some of our children continuing to play and learn at preschool each
day. </span></span></div>
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reflect on kindness, gratitude, connection, and staying true to our
philosophy. We have opened our hearts even more to our children and
families to support them during this very challenging time. And as we
have found more ways to celebrate gratitude, we too have found more joy in
teaching and sharing our lives with our children and families. </span></span></div>
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inspired by how the pandemic was impacting and restricting our children's and
families' freedom to enjoy their neighbourhood. In NSW, Australia, public
playgrounds are closed and families are only allowed to move around their
neighborhood to exercise. I became very aware that during the 2 weeks school
holidays our gorgeous nature-filled outdoor learning environment would be empty
of children. So with careful planning, I invited 2 families a day to play
and exercise in our playground. This supported their connection to the
preschool and provided our children and their families to have a morning or
afternoon outside their homes, knowing they were safe and not breaking any
rules. Our families have told us that this very simple act of kindness meant so
much to them.</span></span></div>
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more policy writing and implementing new procedures to ensure the safety of my
team, children and their families, I am so privileged to be able to continue to
teach each day. This brings me great joy, especially during this
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our vision is to
continue the dream of the Oyster Bay parents who originally built the preschool
to create a preschool that nurtures and values children and brings families and
communities together. Proudly providing high quality, not-for-profit,
community-based early childhood education since 1956.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We acknowledge the
original custodians of this land, the Dharawal people and their language and
all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community.</span></h4>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-36431721267505830122020-05-02T21:25:00.000+12:002020-05-02T21:25:03.846+12:00Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-54964557174920030162020-05-02T21:22:00.002+12:002020-05-02T21:22:25.157+12:00Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-67102289465642141622020-05-02T21:21:00.000+12:002020-05-02T21:43:49.975+12:00What does gratitude look like?<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This morning when I got up and read my local paper I was overwhelmed by
the beauty of one woman's story in our paper. This story was written in our
paper by a Stuff Report Libby Wilson and was entitled <b>"Coronavirus:
Cancer treatment in Hamilton during Covid-19 lockdown like a 'holiday''</b>. It
was certainly a title that caught my attention.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I am sure this would not feel like a holiday to me. But this is the
feeling of Metua Tangaro-Daniel-Malietoa who was to begin her radiation
treatment during lockdown. She says this: </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"For me, as a grandmother of eight, and four adult children ...
It's the first time I have actually just not cooked, or done any kind of
housework. It's like, oh, wow, thank you Lord. It's a blessing," the
Tokoroa woman said. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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so it's a change to have no cooking or housework to do while she stays in the
Cancer Society's Lions Lodge in Hamilton. She was full of praise for the place she was staying in, the people around her and the meals. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Each day she writes daily thank you notes on the back of her menu! As
Libby Wilson writes the former social worker says she has never eaten or slept
so much, but has fitted in some work for community organisations, and daily
video calls with mokos. I want to wish Metua all the best for her life ahead. I
have no doubt that it is filled with joy... as Ivan Panin wrote:</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
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Maia Dori, Tali Goldman, Atara Rolnick, and Pamela Abraham in an effort to
spread kindness and positivity during these difficult times filled with
uncertainty and fear. This account was made with one goal in mind, to spread as
much positivity and kindness during this time of isolation as possible. They
wanted to spread positivity through doing small acts of kindness for others, in
order to bring people closer together during this time when we are all apart. </span></span></div>
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started, #kindnessfromadistance, to allow people to share their acts of
kindness with one another. Additionally, people can send their kind acts and be
featured on the Instagram page. This helped inspire people to do other kind
acts from a distance and gave them new ideas! This Instagram quickly blossomed
into a kindness community filled with engaging dialogue among followers and
cheerful daily stories filled with inspiring quotes. Please check us out on
Instagram @kindnessfromadistance and send a picture of you doing an act of
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On Stuff, </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="sics-component__byline__author">Caroline Williams wrote about </span>Coronavirus and specifically about the Kiwis who are sharing stories of kindness under #BeKind hashtag on Twitter....</span></span></span></h1>
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Kiwis have taken to Twitter to share stories of kindness as New Zealand enters Covid-19 level four lockdown.</div>
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On Wednesday night, Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles <a href="https://twitter.com/SiouxsieW/status/1242717065212915712" target="_blank">encouraged people to share stories of kindness on Twitter</a>,
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A PhD candidate said her supervisor had agreed to lend her flat a
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A woman who usually helped an exchange student get to and from the
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Check out </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sharing stories of kindness under #BeKind hashtag on Twitter....</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">I have been thinking a lot about kindness recently ever since I wrote down my goals for a successful life. One of my goals is, “to do one thing that makes a difference”. My thoughts at the time were to do one big thing that would make a difference to the lives of many. Then I heard a quote from Martin Luther King who said, “If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Kindness is an inherited value which can be passed from generation to generation. Both my parents were kind and generous to everyone they met - generous with their time, they listened and they helped many different people on different occasions when they could. They didn’t wait to do one big amazing thing but they did small things in a great way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Researcher Professor Bardi commented, "This research really shows that where parents nurture positive, supportive and altruistic values their children will also take these characteristics to heart…..This research brings a positive message to the world: prosocial parents breed a prosocial next generation.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I would like to tell you the story of one example of a small thing that made my day. I took my two grandchildren grocery shopping recently and once the check out operator had finished checking my groceries I asked her for a Pak’n Save voucher. Having paid for my groceries and voucher I gave the voucher back to the checkout operator and asked her to give this to the next person that came through the checkout. This is something that has just become part of my grocery shop and the best thing about it is the delight that is gives the checkout operator as they pass on the good news to the next customer - someone has already paid for part of your groceries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">My grandsons watched on a little baffled. One asked if I was just giving that away and when I replied yes he said, “that is very kind Nanna”. The other who loves maths and numbers was very quick to say, “Nanna I want to go shopping after you next time.” Wise young man. </span></div>
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What I have found is that when you start to think about kindness you see it everywhere. It warms my heart to hear my children talk about the kind acts they have done - not in a boastful way but just as a matter of 'this is what happened in my day'. My eldest child has given freely of his time to those in need, given support to struggling beginning divers knowing that if they find their passion in diving it may change their world or other times when he has gone out of his way to share resources, time or knowledge. I smiled, probably inside and out, when he likened himself to my parents and the way they were kind to everyone. </div>
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Kindness is a great motivator is the title of a Learning Story I wrote for Diamond. What we focus on grows therefore why not write about what you value - fairness, kindness, empathy, aroha and much much more? Learning Stories have the capacity to build children's identity of themselves as social beings as well as learners.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Diamond you were so kind to me today when I visited the centre. You noticed me wandering through the room, came up to me, asked who I was looking for, took my hand and said follow me. What wonderful manaakitanga Diamond, as you made sure I felt welcomed and not left to wander on my own. Thank you for awhi/support.</i></span></span></div>
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"I want it to feel like we are a government that's truly focused on everybody. Perhaps I'm more acutely aware of that sense having now led a set of negotiations in our government that brings together a range of parties.</div>
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"I know I need to transcend politics in the way that I govern for this next term of Parliament but I also want this government to feel different, I want people to feel that it's open, that it's listening and that it's going to bring kindness back.</div>
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"I know that will sound curious but to me if people see they have an empathetic government I think they'll truly understand that when we're making hard calls that we're doing it with the right focus in mind."</div>
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"It's not about just preserving people's political careers. It's not about power. It's about being in a position to make a difference to people who need it most.</div>
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"This will be a government that works with others.</div>
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"There is a lot to do."</div>
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"Empathy is the one thing that I think that's your foundation, that's your grounding, and we'll keep ourselves in constant check." </div>
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"I hope that elements of life can stay the same. But I equally expect it's a busy job. There will be a lot that changes.</div>
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"I think [people] probably just want us to make good on all of the things we said we'd try our best to achieve."</div>
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She said the job was about following through, acknowledging failure, and being up front.</div>
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Ms Ardern also said her sister, who lives in London, just had a baby.</div>
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She had a 'large' baby boy - 9.4 pounds - today, she said.</div>
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"It does mean that my mum is over in London with her, but my father is here, which is lovely.</div>
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"There's a significant part of me, whilst I feel a huge enormous sense of privilege, you walk down the halls of Parliament and you see the portraits of those who have been lucky enough to hold the role before and there are not many faces."</div>
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She is the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand.</div>
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"<i>Recently I had a short stint in hospital. It always blows me away how people can dedicate their lives to helping people like me reach their full health potential. In fact a fair whack of cash, and precious hours of doctors, nurses, and a raft of other medical personal, has been dedicated to ensuring I get to leave hospital fit and healthy to live the life I want to live. Thats very humbling.</i></div>
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<i>The health system has many similar characteristics to the education system. It if full of people there to help people. Helping people reach their full potential. To ensure this is done as efficiently, effectively and as successfully as possible - there are systems, procedures, policies in place for the smooth running of a hospital.</i></div>
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<i>As part of my recovery process I was encouraged to walk around and around the ward many times a day. Similar to many ECEs and Schools, the ward displayed its philosophy of care on the walls. Alongside this was a list of roles that medical team on that ward saw as important parts of their job. There was also what appeared to be a list of reminders about how these roles should be carried out. There was an anagram - I think it was PEEK - and it started with Pop-In “Have you popped in to see your patient and asked them how they are doing.”</i></div>
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<i>I had many nurses “Pop-In” and ask “How are you doing today Beverly?” - which was nice. I could see they were fulfilling their ‘role’ and some connection was made. And then there were other nurses. They breezed in with wonderful smiles on their faces, chatted about the photos of my family I had on the wall, drew my attention to the sun shining through the window, and paused at my bedside with the look that said “I’m here for you”. And I knew that these nurses cared. </i></div>
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<i>They truly cared. The doctors and nurses who walked into my room with a genuine smile, looked me in the eye, greeted me and introduced themselves; who shared with me the reason for their visit, commented on my photos, shared a laugh, listened to my stories; who had kindness in their eyes - they were there because they truly wanted to help me and cared.</i></div>
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<i>People approaching us with kindness makes a huge difference to how we feel about ourselves, how we feel about them, how we feel about the next few moments of time.</i></div>
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<i>Kindness and truly caring matter. They matter in health. They matter everywhere.</i></div>
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<i>It might pay to consider our own situation - is Kindness something written or described on the wall as part of our role or philosophy, or is it something that lives within us and manifests itself through every interaction we have with children and families?</i></div>
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<i>Wendy Lee lives and breathes kindness, so I am confident to quote her on this subject because it is not just words - there is a huge amount of thoughtfulness and caring behind these words. “For me kindness is really at the heart of all we do. ‘Kindness is at the heart of the matter’. Manaakitanga is an important value for all of us (respecting others – their differences, showing hospitality, kindness, friendship, nurturing and care for everyone). Piero Ferrucci argues that it is this trait that will not only lead to our own individual happiness and the happiness of those around us, but has the potential to strengthen powerfully the relationships that surround us. </i></div>
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<i>I thought I'd add John Sweeny's Ted talk to this. His website states "Unless you're too busy breathing, you're never too busy to be kind."</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;">One of the dimensions that Dr Pere talks about to assess wellbeing relates to emotions and senses. She talks about </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;">Babies, and children who have not been programmed by the State or Religion, can “read” us, and let us know exactly what they think and feel about us, they have "intuitive intelligence"</span><br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-57231752465277819832016-04-22T10:21:00.000+12:002016-04-22T10:36:05.412+12:0020 Random Acts of Kindness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Kindness will build our resilience and positivity, as well as concern for ourselves and others. It will protect us against the self-doubt and self-pity that would otherwise sap our strength. It will radically enhance our connections with others and our awareness of our capacity to give generously - and repeat the benefits that come with this. Bring kindness into the bigger picture of our lives will wake up and utilize our powers to choose, and to choose wisely and well. It will make us much easier to like and to love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our acts of kindness toward other people also depend on our consciousness of choice, and a willingness to take charge of our attitudes and actions. Those acts of kindness demonstrate a life-changing awareness that <i>other people matter."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">Last week I sent 3 cards by snail mail (happy post) to three unknown children in hospitals. I wanted to
give ill or sick children a smile, even if it was just for one second.</span></div>
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I want them to be strong again, fight and to win this battle. I hope I've given
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">Maybe this is an idea that could be developed. Just sending small gifts of toys or items that young children could play with in bed. Sending things to the children's ward wrapped nicely to give children a little surprise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">It might even be something that could be done for others in hospital as well... I think it has many possibilities!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;">You can see more kind stories on this site - http://www.kindspring.org</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Today I had
the pleasure of visiting I saw this lovely lady, Olga. She doesn't speak very
much, and our conversations are never deep. But it doesn't matter. What matters
is that I'm there, holding her hand listening. She isn't alone. So many elderly
are alone and living in convalescent homes.<br />
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They may have latest technology; tvs, all the latest gadgets, much like Olga's brand new establishment. But you
know what? None of it means anything to them. All they want is company. All
they want it for someone to care and to show them they matter.<br />
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People often say what I do is kind and so great. It really isn't. I do nothing
special at all. I just turn up, and by doing so it shows I care. It shows she
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And she does. I took this photo today because sometimes I don't know what
to do. I feed her biscuits, attempt conversation and when really stuck, pull
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Today
I had the pleasure of visiting I saw this lovely lady, Olga. She
doesn't speak very much, and our conversations are never deep. But it
doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm there, holding her hand
listening. She isn't alone. So many elderly are alone and living in
convalescent homes.<br />
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They may have latest technology;</span><br />
tvs<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, all the latest gadgets, much like
Olga's brand new establishment. But you know what? None of it means
anything to them. All they want is company. All they want it for someone
to care and to show them they matter.<br />
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People often say what I do is kind and so great. It really isn't. I do
nothing special at all. I just turn up, and by doing so it shows I care.
It shows she means something to me. </span><br />
And<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> she does. I took this photo today
because sometimes I don't know what to do. I feed her biscuits, attempt
conversation and when really stuck, pull out my phone and take photos.
Today I did all three. It doesn't take much to show someone you care. It
only asks that you be there <3</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=107466#sthash.F3I089Xp.dpuf</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Today
I had the pleasure of visiting I saw this lovely lady, Olga. She
doesn't speak very much, and our conversations are never deep. But it
doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm there, holding her hand
listening. She isn't alone. So many elderly are alone and living in
convalescent homes.<br />
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They may have latest technology;</span><br />
tvs<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, all the latest gadgets, much like
Olga's brand new establishment. But you know what? None of it means
anything to them. All they want is company. All they want it for someone
to care and to show them they matter.<br />
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People often say what I do is kind and so great. It really isn't. I do
nothing special at all. I just turn up, and by doing so it shows I care.
It shows she means something to me. </span><br />
And<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> she does. I took this photo today
because sometimes I don't know what to do. I feed her biscuits, attempt
conversation and when really stuck, pull out my phone and take photos.
Today I did all three. It doesn't take much to show someone you care. It
only asks that you be there <3</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=107466#sthash.F3I089Xp.dpuf</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Today
I had the pleasure of visiting I saw this lovely lady, Olga. She
doesn't speak very much, and our conversations are never deep. But it
doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm there, holding her hand
listening. She isn't alone. So many elderly are alone and living in
convalescent homes.<br />
<br />
They may have latest technology;</span><br />
tvs<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, all the latest gadgets, much like
Olga's brand new establishment. But you know what? None of it means
anything to them. All they want is company. All they want it for someone
to care and to show them they matter.<br />
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People often say what I do is kind and so great. It really isn't. I do
nothing special at all. I just turn up, and by doing so it shows I care.
It shows she means something to me. </span><br />
And<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> she does. I took this photo today
because sometimes I don't know what to do. I feed her biscuits, attempt
conversation and when really stuck, pull out my phone and take photos.
Today I did all three. It doesn't take much to show someone you care. It
only asks that you be there <3</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=107466#sthash.F3I089Xp.dpuf</div>
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-74653231244979229312015-12-02T00:43:00.000+13:002015-12-02T00:43:31.310+13:00The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life
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Here is a lovely book to consider reading! A lovely light
summer read for the beach! It is a true story of a transformational change in a
man’s life.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">365 Thank Yous: The Year a
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Author John <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Kralik</span></div>
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every level, his relationships with his children and partner, his work, his
health.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Then, while out tramping on New Years’ Day, John was
struck by the thought that his life might become at least tolerable if he could
be grateful for what he had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Note by note, day after day, he handwrote the thank
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ones and coworkers, past business associates and current foes, school friends
and doctors and handymen and neighbours, and anyone, really, who’d done him a
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after he’d sent his very first notes, surprising benefits began to come John’s
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-10912047449534618542015-08-26T00:21:00.000+12:002015-08-26T00:21:06.586+12:00Kindness makes a difference<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kindness is
a simple answer in a sometimes difficult and challenging world. I know that to
be true. For a long time now it has been my mission to acknowledge and
appreciate all people and to encourage others to do the same. When my
granddaughter Skylar, was young and we’d go out, we had a contest called “Who
can make the most people smile. “ And we continue it today. It makes for a
wonderful glorious day. We will be walking in the supermarket and someone will
be walking down the aisle with her head down. Skylar walks up to her and gives
her a big smile. I watch her walk down the aisle, turn around and smile at
Skylar again or perhaps smile at someone else. Kindness is a chain that pulls
us all together. Anything that lifts another person is kindness. Every single
act of kindness has a ripple effect. In 2002, my dad had a series of strokes
and other illness. At that time, I was the facilitator for a large women’s
networking organization. One day I asked the ladies if on a personal level they
could send their positive energies my dad’s way and maybe go out and do
something nice for someone, someone for whom they would not normally think to
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been doing nice things for all sorts of people for years, from the street
crossing guard, to the waitress in a restaurant, to a friend’s mother. That
same day, I made cookies for the janitor at the post office. When I gave him
the cookies he actually looked a little embarrassed. “Why, Linda?” he asked.
“Because I appreciate you!” I answered. “When I get here at 6am and it is still
dark out and it is a little scary, I know you are inside and I feel safe. And
when I first moved here and my post office box was always empty, you always
cheered me on. And you keep this place spotless.” That evening his wife called
me and said that he was overwhelmed. “No one even knows his name never mind
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This story was posted by Linda Burhans on the Kindspring site on the 22 August 2015. To see more stories visit www.kindspring.org/story</span></span><br />
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Kindness
is a simple answer in a sometimes difficult and challenging world. I
know that to be true. For a long time now it has been my mission to
acknowledge and appreciate all people and to encourage others to do the
same.
When my granddaughter Skylar, was young and we’d go out, we had a
contest called “Who can make the most people smile. “ And we continue it
today. It makes for a wonderful glorious day. We will be walking in the
supermarket and someone will be walking down the aisle with her head
down. Skylar walks up to her and gives her a big smile. I watch her walk
down the aisle, turn around and smile at Skylar again or perhaps smile
at someone else.
Kindness is a chain that pulls us all together. Anything that lifts
another person is kindness. Every single act of kindness has a ripple
effect. In 2002, my dad had a series of strokes and other illness. At
that time, I was the facilitator for a large women’s networking
organization. One day I asked the ladies if on a personal level they
could send their positive energies my dad’s way and maybe go out and do
something nice for someone, someone for whom they would not normally
think to do something nice. - See more at:
http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=92655#sthash.F2VpLQCr.dpuf</div>
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<br /><span>--by <a href="http://www.kindspring.org/story/search.php?op=auth&mid=81780">LindaBurhans</a>, posted Aug 22, 2015</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=92655#sthash.F2VpLQCr.dpuf</div>
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Kindness Makes a Difference</h2>
<br /><span>--by <a href="http://www.kindspring.org/story/search.php?op=auth&mid=81780">LindaBurhans</a>, posted Aug 22, 2015</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=92655#sthash.F2VpLQCr.dpuf</div>
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Kindness Makes a Difference</h2>
<br /><span>--by <a href="http://www.kindspring.org/story/search.php?op=auth&mid=81780">LindaBurhans</a>, posted Aug 22, 2015</span> - See more at: http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=92655#sthash.F2VpLQCr.dpuf</div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07590005763840013509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167390684745729131.post-50232162105950083682015-06-04T10:29:00.000+12:002015-06-04T10:29:42.808+12:00<img align="none" height="200" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b5d7215b53fe6f8df8f52a98c/images/ca68565f-99f7-4459-bd77-f9fa8994c116.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 711px; line-height: 100%; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="112" /><br />
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When we think of Wendy's last posting, recognising that kindness has many elements and as Aldous Huxley says, to transform a person's life "be a little kinder". Think about the elements of kindness, in action, for this man and the outcomes that may arise not only in his life but also within the village, through the kindness of others.<br />
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