Posts under ‘Kindness’

We all want it.  We all need it.  We all crave to have it perfect in our lives.  What am I talking about — LOVE!  But it seems that the more we crave to see love in our lives the more it seems to elude us.  I believe that the real reflection of how much [...]

Today is October 31, 2012 and we are reeling from the aftermath that is only now being uncovered from The Storm of the Century, Sandy.  As we on the West Coast observe from media the devastation inflicted on the Eastern shoreline and all the entire East Coast, our hearts go out to our fellow men and [...]

“Mark Wilkinson purchased a 16-foot boat for fishing and recreation.  Apparently he was not superstitious, because he christened his boat Titanic II after the ill-fated luxury ship that hit an iceberg and sank in 1912.  Titanic II’s maiden voyage out of a harbor in Dorset, England, went well.  But when Wilkinson headed back, the boat [...]

A couple of days ago I watched a fascinating program offered on Public Broadcast Station (PBS) on a program titled: The Happiness Advantage.  A researcher on the science of positive psychology, Shawn Achor, spoke about his findings regarding the ability to experience more happiness in our lives.  Having a background in studying human behavior most of [...]

The following is an excerpt from OUR DAILY BREAD, a daily devotional that available free to anyone who would like to have one. “The story is told of two shopkeepers who were bitter rivals.  They spent each day keeping track of each other’s business.  If one got a customer, he would smile triumphantly at his [...]

In the July 27 devotional page of  OUR DAILY BREAD is a beautiful message on those that encourage others.  I was moved by this message and want to share this with you, dear reader. “One of the qualities I most admire in others is the gift of quiet, behind-the-scenes encouragement.  I remember arriving home from a [...]

I had a wonderful experience happen these last few weeks, one of many I often encounter.  A friend who, as so many of us are experiencing, was caught in the struggles of our economic challenging times and desparately needed to find employment.  This is not an experience that any of us have not gone through ourselves.  But it does [...]

In today’s spiritual prayer work, which is what I call my time with God in prayer, worship and readings, I came across the following scripture: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11 which began the message in the daily devotional Our Daily Bread.  The day’s message was titled: A Good [...]

The geatest blessing one can have in their life is a number of close and true friends.  Some of us are blessed to have up to a handful of old and trusted friends.  Some of us are blessed to have maybe only one dear and valued friend.  Some of us may have even married our [...]

As we come to the close of another February I felt the following passage was incredibly apropos to a month where love is the key subject.  For those of you who are not familiar with scripture (the Bible) I want to provide the following.  It rings so loud and clear the truth of the whole [...]