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Tag Archives: kindness
Yes You Can!
Everyone deserves someone in their life to tell them “Yes you can”. Even better if everyone could have many, many people telling them that they can and should reach for the stars. But one voice alone can make all the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Women
Tagged ability, achievment, dreams, encouragement, goals, Joan Feynman, kindness, positive, Richard Feynman, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, supportive
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Thoughtful Thursday: spreading kindness
Kindness seems to be in short supply these days in many parts of the world. We need all we can get, now more than ever in such stressful, uncertain times. Hopefully these kindness quotes will resonate with you. Pick one … Continue reading
Posted in Good for you, good for business, Odds and Ends
Tagged kindness, philosophy, Thoughtful Thursday
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Kindness, compassion, and post-truth
My philosophy discussion group is “studying” Post-Truth this term. More often than not we’re exploring a philosophical topic where the ideas are so challenging (along with the writing) that we spend ages trying to make heads or tails of what … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics
Tagged advertising, alternative facts, Climate change, compassion, facts, immigrants, immigration, kindness, philosophy, post-truth, psychology, science
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Kindness is key to health and happiness, and it’s free!
Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and, just as with Thanksgiving in Canada (which is a little earlier, when travel is more predictable), it’s a time for many people to consider all that they have to be thankful for and … Continue reading
Us old folks looking after one another
As we know, having friends is an important contributor to good mental and physical health, at all ages. And humour is an excellent contributor to good mental health as well. What can be a better sign of friendship than sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged aging, forgetfulness, friendship, humor, humour, kindness, mental health, road trip
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Racism, and finding a way forward towards a world based on compassion (rather than on money and power)
I haven’t been writing many blog posts recently. Why? I’ve been too worn down by the increasing nastiness in the world, including from world leaders whose words should attempt to encourage every single citizen to feel included, providing them with … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Odds and Ends
Tagged better world, Canada, compassion, core values, discrimination, diversity, fear, happiness, hatred, inclusion, kindness, multiculturalism, personal goals, prejudice, racism, social media, Trump, US
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