The Kindness Box

[Knight of Albion]

There is no religion without love and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham
- Anna Sewell

 

[Knight of Albion]

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention
- Oscar Wilde

 

[Knight of Albion]

Sometimes it's easy to lose faith in people. And sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give you hope again
- Randa Abdel-Fattah

 

[sun rise]

“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one. ”

Goldie Hawn

 

[Kathryn]

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. –The Apostle Paul (Col 3:12)

 

[Amechania]

Sometimes kindness, no matter how well intentioned, can backfire in unexpected ways:

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[Knight of Albion]

The power of kindness to change lives, bring happiness, turn strangers into friends - and exalt souls ....

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[Knight of Albion]

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life
- Isaac Bashevis Singer

 

[Knight of Albion]

You don't do kind deeds expecting kindness in return. You don't do kind deeds because you deem the recipient worthy. You do kind deeds, because it's who you are and you understand the powerful difference your gentle hand makes in this dreary world
- Richelle E. Goodrich

 

[Knight of Albion]

In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with
- Brian Tracy

 

[sun rise]

 

[Knight of Albion]

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer
- Mahatma Gandhi

 

[Knight of Albion]

Where mercy, love and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too
- William Blake

 

[sun rise]

"Kindness is the language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear."

Mark Twain

 

[Knight of Albion]

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end
- Scott Adams
[Profound insight, simply put. Who knows the positive impact, through caring or example, an act of kindness can make in someone's life and where it will lead.]

 

[sun rise]

 

[Deidre]

I this thread.

 

[Knight of Albion]

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile
- Mother Teresa

 

[Knight of Albion]

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

 

[Quagmire]

"Sometimes being kind makes me feel like a sucker, sometimes being unkind makes me feel like a jerk. For some reason the sucker seems to be able to get to sleep faster than the jerk does."
---- Some jerk.