So we are at the end of seven weeks of kindness. Focusing on kindness and being kind all these weeks had been a kind of spiritual experience. Doing something kind for someone and not telling them or letting them know, is another heat-warming experience. And when that person realizes what you have done for …
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Kindness Inspired
When we choose to look at and acknowledge kind people around us, it becomes possible to be inspired. There are many people around me that inspire me to be better, kinder and gentler. The most dear to me among them are the following:My maternal grandfather: He is the most gentle and soft-spoken man I have …
Gratitude For Kindness
Ramadan started earlier this week. So the challenge activity of appreciating kindness in our lives everyday was perfectly in sync with the spirit of the auspicious month.In the past week, I appreciated and at the same time thanked the Almighty for the kindness surrounding me in various forms:I am not being able to contribute towards the …
Being Kind
With the rising temperatures in Delhi (maximum temperatures around 45 degrees Celsius), it is difficult to keep one's cool let alone be kind. I personally don't do good when I am in the kitchen and dripping with sweat in such extreme weather conditions. That is the worst time to have a sensible word with me. …
Radiating Kindness
When we are angry or upset, to respond with kindness is the hardest thing to do. During such moments, snapping at people around us comes naturally. But the residue of such spontaneous negative reactions is always bitter.I have not been the kindest of persons in words. While dealing with people in the outside world like …
The Kindness Around Us
In this fast-paced life, we seldom have the leisure to stop and look around. But when we spare a moment, we can always see something beautiful, something soft standing out in this ugly and harsh human world. I stay in Delhi, the capital city of India; and I personally feel that it is an unkind …
Starting With Kindness
A corner of my workstationIt is so easy to whine and complain, isn't it! Everyday, we have something to complain about. But to be thankful, to be grateful for what we have and what the hardships we have been spared is perhaps the most difficult task for most of us.The last seven days I had …
Q for "Queen Anne’s Lace"
Common Name: Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Lady's LaceScientific Name: Daucas CarotaI remember this lacy flower in our garden one season many years ago. I have known this flower as Lady's Lace. We have not planted it again in the recent years but I have not forgotten it. I remember admiring the white bunches …
3-Day-3-Quote Challenge (Day #3)
Fellow blogger and dear friend Madhusmita from Dreamz and Clouds nominated me for the 3-Day-3-Quote Challenge. The rules of the challenge are to post a favourite quote for 3 consecutive days and pass on the challenge to one blogger each day.I came across the above quote few weeks back and it really struck me. In reality, …
3-Day-3-Quote Challenge (Day #2)
Fellow blogger and dear friend Madhusmita from Dreamz and Clouds nominated me for the 3-Day-3-Quote Challenge. The rules of the challenge are to post a favourite quote for 3 consecutive days and pass on the challenge to one blogger each day.The above quote is from Winnie-the-Pooh series. And it is the quoted by the boy character …