Kindness isn’t an ally of foolishness or gullibility, but rather an ally of wisdom and courage. I found this quote from Sharon Salzberg over on the Beliefnet and found it a useful reminder to plod on in my kindness evangalism. There have been times when I have said the word kindness that I have seen [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Kindness is NOT a Bad Word
Posted in kindness, Leadership, tagged kindness, strength, wisdom on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Danish Police Hug Bicyclists! Spread the Love!!!
Posted in communication, kindness on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most excellent bloggers over at Boing Boing recently posted this amazing video of the police in Denmark stopping bicyclists who were not wearing helmets, hugging them and giving them free helmets. There are so many things right with this idea. Can you imagine this happening here? I wish it would. I would love to [...]
D’oh!: The Joy of The Simpsons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged joy, laughter, simpsons on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Simpsons are in their 20th season and were recently renewed for another 2 seasons, helping them surpass Gunsmoke as the longest running, prime time television series. I was surprised that they’ve been around for 20 years. It really didn’t seem that long ago that the world was introduced to the wacky family from Springfield. [...]
Mopefest 2009: Are you blue?
Posted in kindness, tagged Buddhism, kindness, loving-kindness, metta on April 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a mopefest around here. The headlines are depressing. Our customers have seemed stressed and sadder than usual. We have sadness in our ranks for various personal reasons. I’ve been moping around myself. I actually took a personal day on Monday just to sleep (long story). How do I best serve the public when [...]
