Kindness Revolution

Be Kind.

It's such a simple phrase, but how simple is it to put into action?

From what I've noticed more and more, it seems that people in general are having extreme difficulty with kindness. It's everywhere: people have stopped holding doors, customer service is almost non-existent, and even a simple 'please and thank you' is almost unheard of.

When did this happen? Who decided that rudeness was acceptable? When came the point where we said to ourselves, "Oh, she's just a waitress--he's just a mechanic--she's just a voice on the phone--no need to have any common courtesy here."

This is NOT okay. I think most of us have been on the receiving end of this rudeness. It changes your whole mood, your whole day. Plus, it's contagious.

Well, I think if RUDENESS is contagious, then KINDNESS can be, too. How many movies like 'Pay it Forward' do we have to see before it sinks in?

Well, I've decided that I'm starting a personal 'BE KIND' revolution. No, I won't always get it right, but by God, I'm going to try. And I literally mean 'By God.'

I'm also going to write 'Be Kind' on a random assortment of notebooks, shoes, old jeans, etc.... and try to start a bit of a fad. In the grand scheme of things, if you MUST read something on my attire, I'd rather it say 'Be Kind' than Apple Bottom.

So that's all: Be Kind. And maybe sharpie the message around a bit.

Perfect words when i can't say what i need to

You know how sometimes you have a feeling in your heart or a thought in your head that there is NO way you could express through normal spoken conversation? Enter the world of the arts. :-) *SIGH*
Thank you, God, for understanding the depth of emotion in the human soul and the limitation of human speech.

"I'm Moving On"
I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on
I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone
I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
-Rascall Flats

I have loved this song for years, and wow....CLICK. I get it. I cannot WAIT for LA. ;-)

So if you care to find me, look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately, EVERYONE deserves a chance to FLY!
And if I'm flying solo, at least I'm flying FREE,
to those who'd ground me, take a message back from me.
Tell them that I'm DEFYING GRAVITY!
Kiss me goodbye, defying gravity
And they'll never bring me down!
-Wicked