kindness

QUOTE & POSTER: Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. –rumi

by Michael Josephson on May 3, 2013

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COMMENTARY 813.3: Courtesy Is Kindness in Action

by Michael Josephson on February 5, 2013

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COMMENTARY 811.5: Gifts From the Heart Are Gifts of the Heart

by Michael Josephson on January 24, 2013

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WORTH SEEING: Poster- “Kind hearts are the gardens, / Kind thoughts are the roots, / Kind words are the flowers, / Kind deeds are the fruits. / Take care of your garden, / And keep out the weeds, / Fill it with sunshine / Kind words and kind deeds. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

by Michael Josephson on March 29, 2012

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QUOTE: A careless word may kindle strife, / A cruel word may wreck a life, / A timely word may level stress, / A loving word may heal and bless. — Author Unknown

by Michael Josephson on March 21, 2012

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WORTH SEEING: Poster – Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible — The Dalai Lama

by Michael Josephson on February 5, 2012

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WORTH SEEING: Poster – Expressing appreciation costs so little and means so much.

by Michael Josephson on January 14, 2012

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WORTH READING: Missing Baby Jesus – a wonderful story about love and responsibility

by Michael Josephson on December 22, 2011

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WORTH READING: “Words That Hurt, Words That Heal” by Joseph Telushkin

by Michael Josephson on December 6, 2011

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WORTH WATCHING: Maya Angelou on the Power of Words

by Michael Josephson on December 6, 2011

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WORTH WATCHING: The Power of Words

by Michael Josephson on December 6, 2011

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COMMENTARY: Unkind Words Are Weapons 752.2

by Josephson Institute on December 5, 2011

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WORTH VISITING: See all the resources at Random Acts of Kindness website.

by Michael Josephson on December 1, 2011

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WORTH WATCHING: A beautiful slide show on kindness

by Michael Josephson on December 1, 2011

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QUOTE: I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. – Quaker saying, sometimes attributed to Stephen Grellet

by Michael Josephson on December 1, 2011

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QUOTE: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – The Dalai Lama

by Michael Josephson on December 1, 2011

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WORTH WATCHING: Free hugs campaign. A lovely idea. The video has had more than 71 million views!

by Michael Josephson on December 1, 2011

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COMMENTARY: Courtesy is Kindness in Action 749.3

by Michael Josephson on November 14, 2011

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