How to delineate a life lived?
Let us use not temporal posts of days or years
But limn the finer measure
Of love given and received
Of kindness extended with a free hand
Of compassion shown in minute and larger ways
Of laughter shared with those around.
Choose to see joy
And continue to delight in our communal dance.
Filed under Poetry - Poems, Re-Blogs and Great Blogs
2020 has been a difficult year in so many ways.
This year many have suffered with uncertainty, anxiety, isolation and challenges with their financial situation, health or relationships.
Though we had not many opportunities to meet friends in real life, luckily we had the cool media tools like Zoom, Hangouts, Jitsi meet, Meets, Messenger and FaceTime to have some virtual contact and be some balsam against loneliness. Many did not see directly a solution for their bad feelings and how to continue. They should know they were and are not forgotten.
One thing that can hold us together and help us get through is kindness. Although we can’t change our situation, we can choose to respond to others (and ourselves) with kindness. And when we’re kind, everything goes better. We help others, we help ourselves and we encourage others to be kinder too.
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Do you know there exists a Kindness Calendar?
The Do Good December calendar is full of ideas to help you help others. It’s the advent calendar we need in 2020! Please share the calendar with others
Here’s how you can get involved and make a difference:
This month’s theme is based on Giving: Do things for others which is one of the Ten Keys to Happier Living >> Find out more about the Ten Keys.
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”“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are,
whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary –
the world really would be a better place.
And if you do this,
if you act just a little kinder than is necessary,
someone else, somewhere, someday,
may recognize in you, in every single one of you,
the face of God.”
~ Wonder by R.J. Palacio.”
“We may, if we choose, make the worst of one another.
Every one has his weak points; every one has his faults;
we may make the worst of these;
we may fix our attention constantly upon these.
But we may also make the best of one another.
We may forgive, even as we hope to be forgiven.
We may put ourselves in the place of others,
and ask what we should wish to be done to us, and thought of us,
were we in their place.
By loving whatever is lovable in those around us,
love will flow back from them to us,
and life will become a pleasure instead of a pain;
and earth will become like heaven;
and we shall become not unworthy followers of Him whose name is love.”
A Quote on Kindness from the The Lutheran Ladies Connection blog daily devotional. The author is A.P. Stanley(1815–1881) who was an English churchman and academic, Dean of Westminster, from 1864 to 1881, author of a number of works on Church History.
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“When we are unable to face the truth of our own feelings, we will vent our emotional pain upon anyone that goes against what we are trying to control, due to the exhaustion of representing our self as the truth, we wish we could be.”
True freedom can only be felt when we stop concealing our thoughts, desires, and beliefs, and stop pretending to be someone we are not, or pleasing others out of fear; for when our truth is spoken, our spirit emerges, and our fear becomes void, to which freedom of our true self takes flight.
~ WOW ~
We are not the owners of this world, but as renters and permitted users we have to take care of what is given to us to live in and to share our love.
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Hoge herkenningen. . . We moeten de aarde verrijken met liefde en vriendelijkheid.
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Preceding
Looking forward to a year full of Kindness
The smallest act of kindness…..
Constant kindness can accomplish much.
. . . he who plants kindness gathers love.
The world needs a bit more Kindness and Compassion
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Related reading
- The earth
- It’s A Small World After All
- Despondency Act 3: Earth Disheveled
- Who’s Space is it anyway?
- When Polluters Cannot Hide
- You are an outcome of the places you have traveled to…
- Powered by Nature
- Elements: Earth (Part 3)
- 1 Million
- big blue
- Researchers can’t tell if any newfound worlds could sustain life – Axios
- Recover health, hope and happiness with the help of trees — guest post
- Evolution
“We must enrich the Earth with love and kindness.
We must hold our hands over plants and animals and protect them,
for we are servants, guardians, protectors,
and consequently masters on Earth!”
– Roselis von Sass(The Truth About the Incas)
Text & image source: Garden of Illumination https://web.facebook.com/Garden-of-Illumination-1433140463620723/
“The Little Boy and the Old Man
Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.”
Said the old man, “I do that too.”
The little boy whispered, “I wet my pants.”
I do that too,” laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, “I often cry.”
The old man nodded, “So do I.”
But worst of all,” said the boy, “it seems
Grown-ups don’t pay attention to me.”
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
I know what you mean,” said the little old man.”
~Shel Silverstein
Artist~Daniel Kevin
Text & image source: Rest in the Arms of Angels https://web.facebook.com/Rest-in-the-Arms-of-Angels-164081253667227/
Filed under Being and Feeling, Lifestyle, Re-Blogs and Great Blogs
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: . . . hij die vriendelijkheid zaait, verzamelt liefde
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Preceding
“A good deed is never lost;
he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and…
he who plants kindness gathers love.”
~Saint Basil
Artist~Frederick Morgan
Text & image source: Rest in the Arms of Angels https://web.facebook.com/Rest-in-the-Arms-of-Angels-164081253667227/
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Constante vriendelijkheid kan veel bereiken
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Preceding
Looking forward to a year full of Kindness
The smallest act of kindness…..
Constant kindness can accomplish much.
As the sun makes ice melt,
kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust
and hostility to evaporate.
– Albert Schweitzer
Text & image source: Precious World https://www.facebook.com/ourpreciousworld/
> Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: De kleinste daad van vriendelijkheid …..
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more
than the grandest intention.”
– Oscar Wilde
Text & image source: Precious World https://www.facebook.com/ourpreciousworld/
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Door de eeuwen heen zijn er steeds mensen geweest die inzagen hoe alles rondom hen mogelijk was en hoe er geloof kon gesteld worden in Die Maker van alle dingen en hoe ze Hem als het ware als een schild en toevluchtsoord konden gebruiken.
In en met hun geloof durfden zij te spreken over hun geloof en wat de wereld mocht verwachten in toekomende tijden.
Telkens als er een dag voor je ligt moet je deze nemen alsof het de laatste dag van je leven is. En daar moet je dan van genieten en sterk maken dat je Leeft!
Meer dan een jaar zijn wij beperkt geworden in onze mogelijkheden en vrije beleving met anderen. Nu er versoepelingen aan komen mogen wij niet over het hoofd zien wat ons in die penarie heeft gebracht en hoe wij dit voor de toekomst moeten vermijden.
Zij die onder Gods Adem gezegend kunnen worden horen er naar te leven en handelen en die Adem van God uit te dragen. De liefde voor de waarheid noodzaakt ons de liefde van de Elohim aan anderen kenbaar te maken.
When we speak about “Faith” (iman) we look at acceptance of the Belief in the existence and oneness of God (Allah).and the existence of the Book of books of which God is the author, existing of five main parts, the Torah (revealed to Moses),,the Psalms (revealed to David).and the Writings of Kings and prophets as well as the Gospel (revealed to Jesus) with the writings of his apostles,
Wanneer wij over “Geloof” (iman) spreken, zien wij op de aanvaarding van het Geloof in het bestaan en de eenheid van God (Allah) en het bestaan van het Boek der boeken waarvan God de auteur is, bestaande uit vijf hoofdstukken, de Torah (geopenbaard aan Mozes), de Psalmen (geopenbaard aan David) en de Geschriften van Koningen en Profeten, alsmede het Evangelie (geopenbaard aan Jezus) met de geschriften van zijn apostelen,
One may wonder in which or what kind of god people want to believe. It is striking that many people like to have a certain form of mystery around their deity and therefore do not choose the God Who pours clear wine and sends very reliable Words to earth.
Men kan zich afvragen in welke of wat voor soort god mensen willen geloven. Opvallend is wel dat heel wat mensen graag een zekere vorm van misterieusiteit rond hun godheid wensen te hebben en daarom niet kiezen voor Dé God Die klare wijn schenkt en zeer betrouwbare Woorden naar de aarde toezendt.
Daily lots of people consume bread, but they should know there is even better spiritual bread that can bring us closer to the Divine Creator.
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