Daily Question, April 27 Whose kindness has touched me? 18 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. KC7 years agoKCOh my gosh. Where to begin! Thank you gratefulness team and daily writing friends. I will make a partial list and practice expessing gratitude. Perhaps a summer project! ????... An excerpt from Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye 'Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things ... Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing. You must wake up with sorrow. You must speak to it till your voice catches the thread of... Oh my gosh. Where to begin! Thank you gratefulness team and daily writing friends. I will make a partial list and practice expessing gratitude. Perhaps a summer project! ????… An excerpt from Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye ‘Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things … Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing. You must wake up with sorrow. You must speak to it till your voice catches the thread of all sorrows and you see the size of the cloth. Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore … ???????????????????????????? … Read More0 Reply Aine7 years agoAineI am very blessed to have a husband who has helped nurse me through some very dark days with his patience and kindness. I am grateful for a number of friends who have shown me kindness in so many forms, for the kindness of my acupuncturist, herbalist, and counselor. I am thankful for the kindness of God who reminds me every time I am feeling down or stranded that He is with me and will not leave me; no matter how many times I falter, I am not tossed aside but encouraged to keep going. It rea... I am very blessed to have a husband who has helped nurse me through some very dark days with his patience and kindness. I am grateful for a number of friends who have shown me kindness in so many forms, for the kindness of my acupuncturist, herbalist, and counselor. I am thankful for the kindness of God who reminds me every time I am feeling down or stranded that He is with me and will not leave me; no matter how many times I falter, I am not tossed aside but encouraged to keep going. It really helps to stop and consider deeply the many forms of kindness in our lives, whether Divine, human, or animal, even the kindness of Nature with soft spring breezes and lovely flowers. This is especially true when we are perplexed or sad and seeing the darker side of life. When we change our focus to what is right in our world rather than what is lacking, we often become aware that we are very very blessed! Read More2 Reply Ineunt7 years agoIneuntEvery single day my wife’s kindness touches my heart and soul. She leaves me loving notes in my lunch that turn even the most trying days into joys. 4 Reply Ursula7 years agoUrsulaMany kindnesses of many different people in the last weeks, and I think these kindnesses often reflected my own good mood and kindness! I want to get better at giving kindnesses to my closest family members, though! 2 Reply Palm7 years agoPalmStrangers that stop and talk to my daughter, offer a smile and a joke Kind words from this community 1 Reply Ben7 years agoBenSo many people, it’s amazing to think of it. It’s funny, when I write “so many people” because my childhood dog was actually the first being whose kindness came to mind. I imagine he didn’t think of himself as being kind, but just naturally expressed his desire for belonging, touch, and affection, and naturally shared his presence. (He also seemed to have a great sense of humor, I have to add). Maybe human kindness can be like this too. The kindest moments are when I feel I belon... So many people, it’s amazing to think of it. It’s funny, when I write “so many people” because my childhood dog was actually the first being whose kindness came to mind. I imagine he didn’t think of himself as being kind, but just naturally expressed his desire for belonging, touch, and affection, and naturally shared his presence. (He also seemed to have a great sense of humor, I have to add). Maybe human kindness can be like this too. The kindest moments are when I feel I belong in life, when someone or a group of someone treat me in a way that conveys this. And although I think having the intention to be kind is often needed and helps us get out of the cloud of self-focused thinking, I also think some of this is natural to who we are as human beings, an expression of our desire to belong openly and deeply, to welcome and include, to share in the life of nature that we’re all inextricably woven into and made from… Read More3 Reply grateful sea7 years agograteful seaSo many people here at the ashram where I live now. And an old friend who has not forgotten me as I navigated through some very difficult years. 2 Reply Ed Schulte7 years agoEd SchulteWhose kindness has touched me? This speaker at TED Vancouver 2017 Quoting HH Pope Francis from the video… ..”Love is the Source and the Meaning of Life…..Good intentions and complex formulas, so often used to appease our consciousness, are not enough.” These are very, Very accurate – and “kind”- words for Humanity at this time. 5 Reply sparrow7 years agosparrowFunny… this same talk came to my mind when I saw the Question… 0 Reply kathleen7 years agokathleenAll my students! Kids come out with the most amazing sincere kindnesses just when kindness is needed. 2 Reply Dianne7 years agoDianneSome of the people I have met where I go to my seniors community centre are very kind. A smile and a hug go a long way. 2 Reply Gina7 years agoGinaall kindness…. but particularly, the kindness that instinctively is mine to give…. 2 Reply Pilgrim7 years agoPilgrimA lot of people. Lately, the people on this page and in the gratitude lounge in particular. 3 Reply Michael7 years agoMichaelAll kindness is touching, but especially when it happens between people who are unfamiliar with the others. 2 Reply Christina7 years agoChristinaBrother David’s aura of kindness always touches me. In college (a long time ago!) I remember being touched by the kindness of some professors (made me want to be one!) 4 Reply Kevin7 years agoKevinOh gosh, so many people have touched me with their kindness over time that it’s hard to pick one person. But here are a few of my most favorite quotes regarding kindness: I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, as I shall not pass this way again. – William Penn If someone comes to you asking for help, do not say in refusal, “Trust in God. God will help you.” Rather, ... Oh gosh, so many people have touched me with their kindness over time that it’s hard to pick one person. But here are a few of my most favorite quotes regarding kindness: I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, as I shall not pass this way again. – William Penn If someone comes to you asking for help, do not say in refusal, “Trust in God. God will help you.” Rather, act as if there is no God and no one to help except you. – Hasidic teaching Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. – Mark Twain Read More5 Reply Anonymous7 years agoAnonymousThank you Kevin, for the sentence from Hasidic teaching. 0 Reply Antoinette7 years agoAntoinetteI’m grateful for the support I've been receiving throughout this challenging time. My parents have been with me every step of the way. My friends and coworkers are also helping. The hospital and all healthcare workers are very kind to me. I’m extremely grateful to have the resources that I have. I hope that my kindness to others is as giving. We have so much more to give when we are healthy. Most importantly I’m grateful for the love that will not forsake me. The kindness that is univers... I’m grateful for the support I’ve been receiving throughout this challenging time. My parents have been with me every step of the way. My friends and coworkers are also helping. The hospital and all healthcare workers are very kind to me. I’m extremely grateful to have the resources that I have. I hope that my kindness to others is as giving. We have so much more to give when we are healthy. Most importantly I’m grateful for the love that will not forsake me. The kindness that is universal and found in each one of us. The true process of healing is being conected to truth and love always. 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