This past year, I taught a leadership class to 4th and 5th graders at Sandlapper Elementary School, which is located just a few miles from my karate school. This was a unique opportunity for me to teach these children how to deal with bullies in a non-violent way. I have been training in the martial arts for many years and …
Need Your Help: Send Birthday Cards to A Sick Little Boy
I was just recently notified by a friend from up north, that there is a little boy in Foxboro, Massachusetts that has an unusual request for his birthday. He doesn’t want any presents, he just wants birthday cards. This little boy’s name is Danny Nickerson and he is five years old and will be celebrating his birthday this Friday. He …
Family Challenge: The Power of Compliments
I grew up with an amazing Mom, forever showering me with compliments. If I’d tried a new eye-shadow, spent extra time on my hair, drew a picture, or played with my little brother: my Mom noticed, and she complimented me constantly. Mom made this so second nature that I in turn continuously complimented her. It wasn’t until I’d moved away …
Local Kindness Opportunity: Ronald McDonald House Charities
When I was writing for Reno Moms Blog, I had the opportunity to visit the Reno Ronald McDonald House and learn about all the amazing ways it serves our community. I knew that the Ronald McDonald Houses served families who had to travel to stay with their children during extended medical treatments, but that was about the beginning and end …
Choices: Receiving and Spreading Kindness
On my way to work one morning, I made a routine stop for coffee at a Starbucks drive-thru. I placed my usual order to the garbled voice projecting from the speaker and pulled my car forward. When I reached the window, the smiling salesperson informed me that my drink had already been paid for. My look of disbelief must have …
Kindness is Key
History of Kindness What is Kindness? We can find the definition of “kind” in the etymology dictionary as, “friendly, deliberately doing good to others; compassionate.” It was first used in the 13th Century, which began in the year 1201. We can find it in scriptures and we can find it in song. Why Not Kindness, Why Not Now? Do we …
Driving Kindness Home on the Road
When you think of driving, kindness is not one of the words that might come to mind. Who hasn’t felt a little irritation when stuck in traffic or felt the urge to show a less-than-kind gesture when cut off by another driver? But hitting the road does not need to be synonomous with frustration and anger. Before putting your keys in …
Push Doesn’t Have to Come to Shove
Every weekday morning, I drive my three-year-old son George to day care. He tends to be sluggish in the morning, so I try to keep him alert by chatting with him. It’s tough to figure out new topics of conversation each day, so we tend to go over the same few subjects — who his friends are, what they’re learning …
Reno Shoe Distribution
It has been a great school year to say the least. Think Kindness has had the opportunity to speak to 57 student bodies across the country and impact the lives of countless people throughout the world due to the Kindness that was carried out on each campus. We are proud of the students and staff that have been [themecolor]BOLD[/themecolor] enough to …
A Creative Way to Encourage Kindness
On the last day of school, my daughter, who just completed second grade, came home with a Compliment Rainbow. She proudly and tenderly carried it home on the bus and it was the first thing she wanted to show me on her last day of school for the year. Each child had colored popsicle sticks glued to a ribbon, with …