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Tag Archives: kindness
Advent calendars and reverse advent calendars
Anyone who knows me well might be wondering why I’d be writing about advent calendars. Words like Advent, or thoughts about Advent, aren’t part of my usual routine. But when I came across a poster of a reverse advent calendar … Continue reading
Canada in pictures … and humour
I’ve often gone to the boredpanda.com site in my search for fun maps, but thanks to my friend Marilyn – who clearly spends at least as much time browsing the Internet as I do – for reminding me of all … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged beer, Canada, Canada in pictures, humor, humour, kindness, moose, pets, snow, winter
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The (Queen’s) Queue took on a life of its own. How do we replicate that spontaneous culture of community and kindness to others?
Yesterday Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at the conclusion of an unparalleled display of pageantry, the likes of which may never, ever be seen again. To say that her people did her proud would be a gross understatement. … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged community, empathy, inspiration, kindness, London, Queen Elizabeth II, Queue, service to others, The Queue, Windsor Castle
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Thoughtful Thursday: Life, purpose, and having fun along the way
Sharing more food for thought from social media posts on how to live our lives. Can you tell which ones are serious and which ones not so much so?! For those of you not ready to relate to the aging … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Thursday
Tagged aging, compassion, humor, humour, kindness, positivity, purpose in life, sense of purpose
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Trying to start a positivity train
Whether due to the overwhelming political and climatic upheavals we see in the world or because of significant personal upheavals, staying positive has been a challenge for many/most of us these days. There are no easy answers. More and more … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged acts of kindness, depression, fear, kindness, pandemic, personal loss, Putin, stress, support, Ukraine, worry
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When the most optimistic people aren’t feeling very optimistic
These times have been hard on almost everyone in some way or another. In the past 2+ years (or maybe in the past 6+ years), we’ve learned that no-one is immune from the world’s problems: the challenges of global pandemics, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged Climate change, COVID, economic disparity, equality, human rights, kindness, pandemic, poverty, Project Do Better, racism, sexism, social justice, war, world peace
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Thoughtful Thursday: Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day, how appropriately thoughtful
How many of you knew that this week, February 13-19, is Canada’s first official Kindness Week?! As explained by the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp): The bill [establishing the third week of February as National Kindness Week] was enacted on June … Continue reading
Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men 2.0
A post I had forgotten about has started turning up in my daily blog “hits” column, a 3-year old post entitled Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men: wouldn’t that be nice! Three full years ago. Long before the January 6 … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged Christmas, COVID, despair, goodwill, hope, joy, kindness, light, loneliness, love, peace, smiles
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