Kindness (123)
LONDON, UK
Police officers on duty in Downing Street help a mother duck and her family cross the road on July 15, 1997
SENTILJ, SLOVENIA
A waiter serves pizza to a group of migrants waiting at the Austrian-Slovenian border on Oct. 25, 2015
Police officers on duty in Downing Street help a mother duck and her family cross the road on July 15, 1997
SENTILJ, SLOVENIA
A waiter serves pizza to a group of migrants waiting at the Austrian-Slovenian border on Oct. 25, 2015
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CHENNAI, INDIA
A man carries a dog while wading through a flooded street on Dec. 3, 2015.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
Members of the Franciscan fraternity "O Caminho" groom a homeless man in front of Sao Paulo Cathedral on July 21, 2015.
A man carries a dog while wading through a flooded street on Dec. 3, 2015.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
Members of the Franciscan fraternity "O Caminho" groom a homeless man in front of Sao Paulo Cathedral on July 21, 2015.
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PORTSMOUTH, UK
A three-year-old boy donates his hair to make wigs for children battling cancer, on March 30, 2013.
A three-year-old boy donates his hair to make wigs for children battling cancer, on March 30, 2013.
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You've just inspired me, Debs.
I've been trying to work out a way of dealing with a problem.
I think I've just sussed out a way.
I've been trying to work out a way of dealing with a problem.
I think I've just sussed out a way.
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Post #5....the lyrics seem to suggest that someone expects to be rewarded for their kindness but true kindness comes from the heart without expectations. Most people tend to expect reciprocation for kind acts and it does feel good when that happens but if it isn't reciprocated, at least we go away knowing that we've done the right thing and that feels pretty darn good too. 
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jac_the_gripper: You've just inspired me, Debs.
I've been trying to work out a way of dealing with a problem.
I think I've just sussed out a way.
I've been trying to work out a way of dealing with a problem.
I think I've just sussed out a way.
Hiya Jac
It's always a pleasure to inspire in some small way and if this thread helped ya, then my job is done here. 
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I hope this thread grows beyond 50 pages...... 
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Thanks so much for this thread. It really made my day.
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Acts of kindness will always change the world. Even in the darkest times -it is important not to lose to the madness.
Good one Debs,
Good one Debs,
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galrads: I hope this thread grows beyond 50 pages......
Reminds me when many musicians got together and raised a lot of money for the disadvantaged, and who gave up their time etc...
When i'm feeling down i like to listen to this song which always brings a tear to my eyes and realize how peeps can be so kind and giving.
Another fine example of kindness.
Thank you Debbie for your great thread it made my day too.
Hope you have a top day lovely lady
Pete the Peg
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Random acts of kindness always happen, especially after a major event.
Unfortunately, the bad news gets the news.
However, the individual people still benefit from the acts of kindness
Nice thread 2int
Unfortunately, the bad news gets the news.
However, the individual people still benefit from the acts of kindness
Nice thread 2int
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Kindness
"There are a myriad of things the world could benefit from having more of. Kindness is one of them. When you are a kind person, you're not only helping others, you are helping yourself, too. There's substantial scientific evidence that being kind makes you -- and others around you -- happy.
The above makes it sound that one needs to be followed around by a publicist or a news correspondent to publicize any alleged act(s) of kindness that you may commit during your day to day attempts to live .
I daresay, that is so artificial and bogus...as fake as reality TV, an oxymoron for sure. Most people do not have personal news outlets for publicity and any acts of kindness or just plain doing the civilized thing for another or perhaps to them, is not going to go public or be on the 11pm news anywhere. For the most part acts of decency/ kindness goes totally unknown except to the people actually involved...or so has my experiences in life come to. It is not a virus and does not spread of its own volition. That's a shame; wish it were contagious...
"There are a myriad of things the world could benefit from having more of. Kindness is one of them. When you are a kind person, you're not only helping others, you are helping yourself, too. There's substantial scientific evidence that being kind makes you -- and others around you -- happy.
The above makes it sound that one needs to be followed around by a publicist or a news correspondent to publicize any alleged act(s) of kindness that you may commit during your day to day attempts to live .
I daresay, that is so artificial and bogus...as fake as reality TV, an oxymoron for sure. Most people do not have personal news outlets for publicity and any acts of kindness or just plain doing the civilized thing for another or perhaps to them, is not going to go public or be on the 11pm news anywhere. For the most part acts of decency/ kindness goes totally unknown except to the people actually involved...or so has my experiences in life come to. It is not a virus and does not spread of its own volition. That's a shame; wish it were contagious...
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galrads: I hope this thread grows beyond 50 pages......
Not sure it will but I hope it does.
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rohaan: Thanks so much for this thread. It really made my day.
Perfect
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Bogart_1960: Acts of kindness will always change the world. Even in the darkest times -it is important not to lose to the madness.
Good one Debs,
Good one Debs,
True dat Bogart.
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Lookin4missright: Reminds me when many musicians got together and raised a lot of money for the disadvantaged, and who gave up their time etc...
When i'm feeling down i like to listen to this song which always brings a tear to my eyes and realize how peeps can be so kind and giving.
Another fine example of kindness.
Thank you Debbie for your great thread it made my day too.
Hope you have a top day lovely lady
Pete the Peg
When i'm feeling down i like to listen to this song which always brings a tear to my eyes and realize how peeps can be so kind and giving.
Another fine example of kindness.
Thank you Debbie for your great thread it made my day too.
Hope you have a top day lovely lady
Pete the Peg
Hiya Lookin lub
Yep, those songs have a way of touching a soft spot and a few tears are shed but they serve as reminders that we really don't have it so bad. Thank goodness for the kind peeps in the world because without them, we'd be kinda lost. ------ This thread is Archived ------
mollybaby: Random acts of kindness always happen, especially after a major event.
Unfortunately, the bad news gets the news.
However, the individual people still benefit from the acts of kindness
Nice thread 2int
Unfortunately, the bad news gets the news.
However, the individual people still benefit from the acts of kindness
Nice thread 2int
Hiya Molly
Yep, there's a lot of unsung heroes out there and I think more focus should be on that in the news too. ------ This thread is Archived ------
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In a study conducted by Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, psychology professor at University of California, Riverside, students were assigned to do five random acts of kindness per week for a period of six weeks. At the end of the study, the students' levels of happiness had increased by 41.66 percent. Being kind had a profoundly positive effect on happiness."
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ~ Mark Twain
I was inspired by photos of acts of kindness on MSN and thought it might not be a bad idea to spread a bit of it here in the forums.
People give out free hugs on the Las Ramblas boulevard on Aug. 19, 2017, two days after a van ploughed into a crowd, killing at least 13 and injuring over 100.