While we celebrate one special day of giving thanks this month, we can enjoy making someone feel appreciated every day. It’s also a great way to energize our body and our soul.

There are big thanks, like when you run out of gas on the highway and an angel appears with a tank full of gas.  Or a stranger who picks up all the spilled candy that your little darling scattered on the supermarket floor.  Then there’s little thanks, like every time you check out at the convenience store.  Acknowledging the cashier, who continues smiling at an unending line of customers, might be the only recognition she’s felt in a week.

In all cases, we’re trying to communicate that we appreciate whatever someone has done.  What we sometimes forget when our mouths quietly say “thanks” is to look the person in the eye to acknowledge their positive presence in our …
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Catch a glimpse of leaves turning golden.

     Stroll down a less traveled path.

          Inhale the scent of a new season.

               Remember this amazing autumn day!!

 

 

 

 

 

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During a mission trip to Guatemala, my husband was a member of a team that built a school in a remote area. The local community was incredibly grateful for their efforts. Although she didn’t have any money, an elderly woman presented a bowl of bananas—grown in her own garden—as a heartfelt gift of thanks to the group’s leader.

How will you thank someone today?

 

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August 25-31 is a week-long opportunity to perform acts of kindness and compassion and to inspire others to do the same. In 1988, Lorraine Jara, a teacher and humanitarian, founded Be Kind to Humankind Week. Lorraine believed in the transformative power of kindness and wanted to create an opportunity for people everywhere to focus on acts of kindness and generosity.

Here are a few ways you can make a positive impact:

• Touch a Heart
  Tell a family member or friend that you are glad to have them in your life.
• Practice Patience
  Slow down your pace so you can hold a door open for someone slowly approaching.
• Lend a Hand or an Ear
  Offer to run an errand for a neighbor or take time to ask someone about their week, and really listen and compliment them on something they’ve done.
• Be Thoughtful
  Leave a post-it-note on someone’s desk or

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Some call it a sweltering summer day. I like to call it a scattering kindness opportunity!

What kid, of any age, doesn’t smile with their first lick of a frozen popsicle on a very hot day.  You have a chance to make that happen by simply picking up a box or two of popsicles, and then search for a nearby shelter to drop them off.  Hint — shelters are everywhere.

You’ll feel cooler just imagining the taste of summer you scattered. Do it today!…
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