Come On Folks…..please don’t make me pull my hair out of my head and beg you!!!!!!!!
August 25th kicks off the official start of “Be Kind to Humankind Week” (BK2HK) beginning August 25th and ending August 31st. Of course, we here at Be Kind to Humankind (BK2HK) implore you to practice kindness 365 days of the year———-NOT JUST AUGUST 25th through the 31st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This particular week of kindness and practicing kind deeds was created because this is the week 22 years ago that 22 year old Bernard D. died because nobody WANTED TO BE BOTHERED!!! Read BK2HK’s “ABOUT” link for details.
Let’s get BOTHERED together! Let’s practice kindness towards each other every single day….a smile to a stranger, a kind word, encouragement, a coffee and breakfast sandwich brought out to a homeless person laying on the side walk, a cold drink offered to a laborer working in the hottest of the days heat, take a look around you to SEE who can use a hand, open a door for another person, help a disabled person out to their car with their groceries………….this one hits home for me. I just had knee surgery for the 3rd time on the same knee and I needed provisions from my local grocery store. I am on crutches. I had a very small bag in tow, however it was very heavy. I had one hell of a time trying to maneuver my crutches around to hold myself up and carry that heavy bag. I prayed somebody would STOP-LOOK-and take the initiative to offer a helping hand…just to get me to my car. NO ONE offered. HOWEVER———————-I STILL CONTINUE to believe in people. I have believed in people for 22 years now-and I’ll be damned if i will give up on them now! In addition..a week before my surgery I had a fellow motorist …an older man no less—with age comes wisdom? One would think anyhow….(driving a brand new BMW convertible with specialty made plates) purposely throw a cup of liquid out at me while I was driving behind him…seems I got too close to his bumper simply because traffic was backed up and a mess due to an ambulance going by–he apparently did not appreciate me being close to his nice shiny new car. What a pity—to throw his cup of liquid onto my car-hitting the front hood-which then splashed onto my windshield while I was driving. I DID report him to the police as I memorized his license number. Road rage s*cks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out Motorist Consideration Monday to be reminded about how to behave on our roadways!
There is a book out which was written years ago —(God Bless author Robert Fulghum) titled “All I really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. It is an excellent read. As adults we tend to FORGET the basic GOLDEN RULE which we learned in kindergarten. Sad but true. Let us remember that GOLDEN RULE….shall we???? Let us all start to practice kindness TODAY and continue to practice it everyday!!
September is National Prevention of Child Abuse Month…why the hell wait for September. We have to protect the kids everyday from being under the gun of controlling manipulative adults. Turn up your volume and listen to Pat Benatar… and thanks for watching out for the kids!
A daughter, Kate Buxbaum Prado Shares the Love of Her Father, Poet and writer Martin Buxbaum. Mr. Buxbaum is deceased, however his work lives on in his daughter and her inherited talents, and his works which he left behind!
The 2009 CNN Heroes Tribute Show honored ten people who make extraordinary efforts to help others. CNN received thousands of votes, among the nominees were men and women, war veterans, cancer survivors, and educators to name a few. One of the ten finalists was Jorge Munoz (pictured), a bus driver who feeds the hungry in New York. He founded An Angel In Queens, a non-profit organization that helps to provide food to those who are less fortunate. Jorge and his family work every single day, preparing meals and serving them to the locals.
View the video on CNN. Also, enjoy learning about all of the CNN heroes at cnn.com/heroes. If you happen to know someone who you consider a hero, you can nominate them for CNN Heroes 2010.
Do One Nice Thing is a wonderful web site which features all types of kind acts and ways to get involved in helping others without spending a fortune. In fact, being kind and helpful to others is usually FREE (holding a door for someone, sharing a smile or a kind word, and just plain being polite and considerate!) Debbie Tenzer, creator of DoOneNiceThing and author of this fab book with the same fab title also suggests many other groovy ideas on how we can improve our little corner of the world one person at a time!!!
To order this book and view Debbie’s video please visit the link provided! Order Book here
Remember, being kind is FREE and meant to be shared with others. Just imagine (as John Lennon once sang) what a wonderful world this could be if all of us followed this simple philosophy!
Posted: January 27th, 2009 | Filed under:Thoughts, Videos
Homelessness in the richest most powerful country in the world? I admit it, I am not politically savvy, however I do see what is before me. Dallas is not the only major city in our country to suffer homelessness. It is in all of our major cities, including here in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I feel as though I will weep when I pass by a man standing at one of our major highway intersections with the stump of what was once his leg, held up by a spackle bucket. A hand scribbled sign asking; HELP ME PLEASE, I AM A VET AND I AM HOMELESS. If I catch the red light, I exit my car and hand him a few dollars. He is so grateful. What he chooses to do with that money is just that…his choice. At least I know that I have possibly given him a warm meal that day.
Please seek out your local homeless shelter and place them on your donation list for 2009. Hopefully, you will continue to support the shelters efforts to alleviate some of these peoples problems. We’re all one. Their problems are our problems. The homeless need our help. Please be compassionate and generous. Thank you.
