The Kindness Flash #05 This month’s theme: HONESTY – to be truthful, sincere, and honorable in principles, intentions, and actions. Everyday Kindness: Warm Hearts Prevail on A Cold Winter’s Night When his car broke down in the middle of a bitter cold night, Anthony Ogundey couldn’t figure out how to fix it. But by the end of the evening, he was feeling grateful and humbled. Written By David Beltran • Read More >> Everyday Kindness: Marianne’s Unexpected Lesson Imagine running into your middle-school teacher years down the road? What would they remember about you? When Marianne ran into her teacher after 20 long years, her teacher remembered her but it wasn’t on account of her grades. It was something far more unforgettable. Written By Jewel Fries • Read More >> Kind Connection: Shelby Robinson During a time of financial struggle, Shelby accompanied her friend to to pick up a job application from IHOP. As they waited they naturally waved and smiled at others in line. As they began expressing their disbelief that a simple activity, such as dining out was well out of their means, they chanced upon a stranger who would turn their day around in a memorable way. Read the full interview on the blog >> Good News There’s something about the innocence of a child that creates memorable moments of laughter, awe, and much more. One such moment happened this past month when a six-year-old girl in Norfolk, Virginia stopped to help a crying homeless man in the street. After coming out of a store with her mom, Janiyah Lewis saw the homeless man crying and walked up to him and sparked up a conversation. The man was down on his luck and recently lost everything but he remained hopeful. Upon realizing that he didn’t have any food, Janiyah took a few dollars out of her purse, handed it to him and told him it would make her happy if he would treat himself to a meal on her. Perhaps she inspired kindness in those passing by because almost instantaneously two strangers followed suit and sent some change his way. It was this moment of pure, honest concern from a six-year-old girl that stands as an example to us all that kindness knows no color, boundaries, or limitations. His honesty to open up about the hardships he was facing, opened the door for an honest connection. Sometimes it takes a little six-year-old girl to remind us that being kind to others is part of what makes us citizens of humanity. To read more and see the great photo of this interaction, click HERE. Kindness Quote “Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.” ~ James E. Faust Act of Kindness Being honest when others don’t know is a true test of character. Will you return the extra change the cashier accidentally gave you? Will you take the time to return a lost object you found? Regardless of the situation that may arise, be mindful of being honest not because others will know if you weren’t, but because you will. Question of the Month They say that honesty is the best policy. How has being honest in a given situation proven to be just that? Share with us in the comments. Kindness Media Book of the Month Subscribe to The Kindness Flash | Archives
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