Daily Question, September 17 As I go about my daily life, what small kindnesses can I offer to others? 39 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Linda7 months agoLindaHumor is a good one, Malag. I will offer that to the day as well! 0 Reply Malag7 months agoMalagBe present and listen. Add humour to the mix. Help in some small way. Smile & acknowledge 3 Reply Dakota7 months agoDakotaAt the very least a smile but in these times the smiles can’t always be seen so a direct look in the eyes, a small head nod or a few words of hello and how are you doing. 3 Reply Maeve7 months agoMaeveWriting and email to 82-year-old M.L. at the end of the day. She is feeling very isolated, and I responded to her email. She is constantly writing to me and others: her thoughts on what she has read, politics, news.... Having dinner outside in the yard with one of my housemates who asked me if I could. Appreciating a local bookstore finally opening again, and telling the woman working there, that I was happy they had re-opened! Thanking my niece via text for her card. I am touched and p...Writing and email to 82-year-old M.L. at the end of the day. She is feeling very isolated, and I responded to her email. She is constantly writing to me and others: her thoughts on what she has read, politics, news…. Having dinner outside in the yard with one of my housemates who asked me if I could. Appreciating a local bookstore finally opening again, and telling the woman working there, that I was happy they had re-opened! Thanking my niece via text for her card. I am touched and pleased she sent it to me. Read More3 Reply Javier Visionquest7 months agoJavier VisionquestWhy would we even settle for “small kindnesses”? Just put it all out there! Are we expected to be some sort of extra in the movie of our own lives? We’re the author, the director, executive producer, the lead role and star, the gaffers and film crew, set and lighting designers, audio and effects editors, the real and present audience who come here to witness this collaborative drama, horror, suspense, action-adventure. . . . love story, play out in the theatre of the Magnificent Now. This ...Why would we even settle for “small kindnesses”? Just put it all out there! Are we expected to be some sort of extra in the movie of our own lives? We’re the author, the director, executive producer, the lead role and star, the gaffers and film crew, set and lighting designers, audio and effects editors, the real and present audience who come here to witness this collaborative drama, horror, suspense, action-adventure. . . . love story, play out in the theatre of the Magnificent Now. This is not a dress rehearsal. I promise you, life’s nothing short of our very hearts revealed! Read More4 Reply Michele7 months agoMichele“Are we expected to be some sort of extra in the movie of our own lives?” love this! 1 Reply Javier Visionquest7 months agoJavier VisionquestOh, Michele, Don’t hold out! 0 Reply Hot Sauce7 months agoHot SauceSome small kindnesses I can offer are offering words of encouragement, care, and solidarity in my anxiety/depression support group; giving affection to my animal companions; and continually writing letters to a death row inmate I am friends with. 2 Reply Ose7 months agoOseAsk my neighbors how they are, stopping as I pass by and share some moments of joy, to express appreciation for their tending the flowers in the garden, creating joy in all who pass by. To kindly greet each fellow person I encounter, with eye contact if they allow it and with gratitude for their being here with me. 2 Reply Mel7 months agoMelKind greetings with embrace to loved ones first thing in the morning. Deep breaths to greet the day. 2 Reply Don Jones7 months agoDon JonesShow up each day as the best version of myself. The rest will flow from that. 2 Reply Melissa7 months agoMelissaSince I see folks now by walking down the street or trails now far apart. To be safe for all. I wave and hope my eyes are smiling. 2 Reply Samuel7 months agoSamuelBy giving others a smile and a friendly greeting. Simply acknowledging another’s presence and value as a fellow human being can be priceless to some yet costs me nothing except for a little kindness and thoughtfulness… 2 Reply Eliza7 months agoElizaTo listen with full attentiveness and without judgement. 3 Reply Zenith7 months agoZenithListening. Affirmation. A smile. Staying 6 feet away. Simple things but oh so important. 3 Reply antigonerex7 months agoantigonerexI’m thinking about holding the door open or offering help when I see it could be useful. I’m not sure because not everyone is open to the same kinds of gestures. 3 Reply Shirley Ray7 months agoShirley RayListen and attend to whomever is in front of me. 4 Reply Linda7 months agoLindaI stay in touch with friends, all of whom are suffering under the raging fires here in the Northwest. 3 Reply Michele7 months agoMicheleSmile at others. 2 Reply pkr7 months agopkrI can smile, offer a silent blessing, share a kind word. Just be nice, be kind. ? 4 Reply Will Saunders7 months agoWill SaundersI have learned that it doesn’t take much to brighten the day of others. I smile, a “hello, how are you?” can go a long way. One day while getting a cup of coffee, I paid for the beverage of the person in line ahead of me. Anything you do that’s unconditional is a great gesture. 3 Reply amacord7 months agoamacordIn spite of wearing a mask that covers a smile, I can smile with my eyes to another masked person. In these troubled times it helps to be seen and to acknowledge each other. Many of us are lonely, isolated and fearful; and miss connections with others. So we smile and silently wish others well. 8 Reply Present Moment7 months agoPresent MomentI am going to paint big smiles on my plain masks. 4 Reply pkr7 months agopkrAmacord, sending you a smile ?. Have a beautiful day. ❤️ 2 Reply amacord7 months agoamacordthank you so much pkr! best to you! 0 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. 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