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Human touch that little snippet of physical affection

In some regions one prefers to remain very physically distant. In other regions people simply stick to a handshake.
In certain communities, people want to go further and adhere to showing commitment to others by going a little further in physical contact. One dares to give something more than a pat on the back.

 

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The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a bit of comfort, support, and kindness.
It doesn’t take much from the one who gives it, but can make a huge difference in the one who receives it…
Mya Robar ✨

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Sowing fruits of the Spirit and of righteousness

“17 and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical:  —  18 and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.” (James 3:17-18 YLT)

“and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it — it doth yield.” (Hebrews 12:11 YLT)

“The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.” (Proverbs 11:18 YLT)

“And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness — Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.” (Isaiah 32:17 YLT)

“22 And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;” (Galatians 5:22-23 YLT)

“Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.” (Hosea 10:12 YLT)

“because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;” (Galatians 6:8 YLT)

“for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;” (Romans 14:17 YLT)

“So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;” (2 Corinthians 5:16 YLT)

“Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.” (Proverbs 11:28 YLT)

“The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.” (Proverbs 11:30 YLT)

“‘Happy the peacemakers — because they shall be called Sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9 YLT)

“‘And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;” (John 4:36 YLT)

“9 ¶ and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment, 10 for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless — to a day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:9-11 YLT)

“in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,” (1 Peter 1:6 YLT)

“henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord — the Righteous Judge — shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.” (2 Timothy 4:8 YLT)

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May your week be filled with hope, peace and happiness

Text and image source: Mitra Shahidi

Again, a week is behind us. In case certain things went wrong, let us put them right. And today, on Monday, let us start anew, fresh. Let us find ways today to foster inner peace so we can reflect that peace in our actions. Let us be a seed of sunflowers of love and peace.

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New Week Inspiration 💕🌞 . . . When challenges come your way…

* Whatever challenges come your way this week, try to remain centred and keep a leash on fear.Breathe through anger and testing times until you reach…

New Week Inspiration 💕🌞 . . . When challenges come your way…

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Make it a habit to tell people thank you…

* “Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly …

Make it a habit to tell people thank you…

In the previous posting I mentioned to focus on the good things in life and leaving those who can not stand you aside. Be stronger then their degrading attitude and show the people around you love and kindness.

Let others know how you appreciate their presence, but also what they do. Be kind to those who you encounter and do not hesitate to show your thankfulness.

Make of every bit of your life a good bit and a treasure to carry you further in life.

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All about giving a gift

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Gifting is all about giving the gift
that sends the right message
in hopefully the kindest way possible.
~ Jewish Young Professional
{JYP’s Holiday Gift Guide! [Updated]}
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The power of random acts of kindness

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The power of random acts of kindness

Warm words from a stranger. A free cup of coffee. An unexpected ride home. Random acts of kindness such as these can have a powerful effect on their recipient — one that may be underestimated by the perpetrator, according to research published last month.

“People tend to think that what they are giving is kind of little, maybe it’s relatively inconsequential,”

said one of the study’s authors, Amit Kumar.

“But recipients are less likely to think along those lines. They consider the gesture to be significantly more meaningful because they are also thinking about the fact that someone did something nice for them.”

There may be a social cost to underestimating those acts, he warned:

“Not knowing one’s positive impact can stand in the way of people engaging in these sorts of acts of kindness in daily life.”

That kindness boosts well-being is hardly new. Studies have shown that voluntarily helping others can help lower people’s stress levels. Simple acts of connection, like texting a friend, mean more than many of us realize. But researchers who study kindness and friendship say they hope the findings strengthen the case for making these types of gestures more often.

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Kindness

 

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Why I love him?? Like, Love him so much?

Well he shaped me from within, it’s a kind of a mental and spiritual growth together with a physical one. He has some special characteristics may we call small flaws that makes him perfect and unique. His kind of kindest heart which is hardly visible to the outside world that he procures for me to see makes me feel so special.

I will share one small incident that never failed to make a mark on me of his character. And honestly there are many many more .

One day some scanvengers came to clean the leakage of one of our septic tanks and after hours of some laborious work that they do started cleaning themselves up. I instantly chided my husband asking him to tell them not to touch the water pipes to wash themselves up, he looked at me so…

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Kindness Makes Everything Better

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How To Count (Poem)

 

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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.

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A difficult year soon to forget and a Kindness Calendar

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

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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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To try to act a little kinder than is necessary


”“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.”

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~ Wonder by R.J. Palacio.”

 

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A Quote on Kindness

“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.”

 

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley by John Watkins.jpgA 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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Window 190 – The door to our truth, can only be opened from within

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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 ~

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High Recognitions . . . We must enrich the Earth with love and kindness.

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The world needs a bit more Kindness and Compassion

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“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/

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. . . he who plants kindness gathers love.

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“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/

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Constant kindness can accomplish much.

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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/

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The smallest act of kindness…..

> Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: De kleinste daad van vriendelijkheid …..

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“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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Where It All Needs to Start

Uninterestedness, self-centredness, self-assurance, lust are characteristics of all times. But as time goes by, it is important that man pays more attention to how he lives and how he relates to the environment, the other creatures that the Creator has provided for man.

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“We must think critically…” to check what to nurture and leading yourself towards love – guiding to a place of courage and compassion, generosity and hope, joy and kindness and forgiveness and integrity.

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Looking forward to a year full of Kindness

Kindness to Yourself

Karen Molenaar Terrell's avatarAdventures of the Madcap Christian Scientist

You know, this stuff didn’t start with Trump. The greed, the racism, the me-firstness, the bullying, the dishonesty, the corruption, the mean-spiritedness – that stuff has been a part of our society and politics for a long time – the only difference in the last couple of years is that it’s come out in the open – people almost seem proud of their hate and greed and dishonesty now. And to see all of that being played out in front of us – in the open – is disheartening, yes. But… here’s what gives me hope: It seems to me that if there’s been a rise in acts of hatred, there’s also been a rise in acts of kindness in the last couple years – people seem, to me, to be more conscious and deliberate about kindness.

And that’s where it all needs to start, doesn’t it? The healing and…

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