Talk About What Really Matters!

“Great minds discuss ideas. 

 Average minds discuss events. 

Small minds discuss people.” 

~Eleanor Roosevelt

Random Acts of Kindness

What is free to give, where there is no end to the supply?

Random Acts of Kindness.

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What qualifies as a "Random Act of Kindness"?

There are many actions that can be 

Random Acts of Kindness!

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Here are a few ideas 

to help you get started on your own path 

to contributing to the world with 

Random Acts of Kindness:

Listening to someone who needs a person to talk to and not

paying attention to how much time you are spending, before they are finished talking.

Asking someone if they could use some help with something in their life that is difficult for them to accomplish, on their own.  This could be helping them unload their groceries, preparing a meal, folding their laundry, or checking on them regularly.

Paying attention to the people around you and noticing when they are not as happy as usual or having a difficult day, then offering your time to listen and/or support.

Surprising someone, unexpectedly, with something you know they would love (that does not have to cost money). Usually, all it takes is a little creativity and a few minutes of your time. This could be as simple as getting something for them while you are up, or going that way, to surprising them with something like a blanket, warm cup of coffee, or retrieving the mail for them.

Doing the unexpected simply by making an extra batch of cookies or doubling a meal recipe, then delivering it to them when it is convenient to you.  They will be shocked, surprised, and happy to have the relief of having something homemade that they did not have to dream up and prepare themselves.  The thought of that kind act, will resonate long into the future.

These are but a few examples of Random Acts of Kindness, but I am sure you can come up with your own unique ideas that easily fit into your normal everyday life.  

Notice that the examples that I gave all begin with an action word:  Listening, acting, paying attention, surprising, and doing the unexpected.  

What can you think of that would qualify as a 

Random Act of Kindness? 

Please comment below 

so that we can share our ideas and pass on the good 

to the people who need it the most.

Improve the quality of someones day 

simply by acknowledging them with eye contact 

and smiling.

Talk to you soon!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Prepare for the future!

“I will prepare 

and some day 

my chance will come.”

― Abraham Lincoln

Point of View...

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view.   ~H. Fred Dale

Find Peace...wherever you are!

But I try to steal other moments. 

Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and 

cup of tea before the craziness 

begins. 

Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. 

You can find peace in a few minutes. 

~Cindy Crawford

SUCCESS!

Success is full of promise till one gets it, 
and then it seems like a nest 
from which the bird 
has flown.

~Henry Ward Beecher

IDEAS!

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. 
 If your ideas are any good, 
 you'll have to ram them down people's throats. 

~Howard Aiken

Virtue...

Virtue, 

like art, 

constantly deals with what is hard to do, 

and the harder the task the better the success.

~Aristotle

An exerpt from Wikipedia:
Virtue is a behavior showing a high moral standard and is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. Virtues can be placed into a broader context of values. Each individual has a core of underlying values that contribute to his or her system of beliefs, ideas and/or opinions (see value in semiotics). Integrity in the application of a value ensures its continuity and this continuity separates a value from beliefs, opinion and ideas. In this context, a value (e.g., Truth or Equality or Creed) is the core from which we operate or react. Societies have values that are shared among many of the participants in that culture. An individual's values typically are largely, but not entirely, in agreement with his or her culture's values.
Individual virtues can be grouped into one of four categories of values:

• Ethics (virtue - vice, good - evil, moral - immoral - amoral, right - wrong)
• Aesthetics (unbalanced, pleasing)
• Doctrinal (political, ideological, religious or social beliefs and values)
• Innate/inborn