Thanks to Michelle at The Green Study for selecting my entry as a runner-up in her Positively Happy Nice Story Contest. I’ve been thinking of kindness lately, in my writing and my life and in the world, for that matter. A lot of that thinking was spurred by Michelle’s contest challenge. Did Michelle just make the world a wee bit better? I think she just did!
2nd Prize goes to Ross at Drinking Tips for Teens for “The Secret Side-Effect of Kindness”. His essay is a gentle reminder of how we impact each other with even the simplest of acts.
He was sent one Green Study Coffee Mug and an extraneous Minnesota postcard. I also made a $75 donation to the Canadian Red Cross.
The Secret Side-Effect of Kindness
By Ross Murray at Drinking Tips for Teens
I’m a big believer in balance: work-life balance, balanced diet, balance beams. There’s no cause without effect and no effect without a cause.
Consequently, I don’t expect people to be especially kind to me, because I generally feel I’ve done little to deserve it.
It’s not that I’m so filled with self-loathing and covert kitten-kicking that I think I’m unworthy of basic human decency. It’s that most of the time I feel I haven’t done anything exceptional to warrant…
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Thanks for a lovely post about the power of kindness. It was a joy to read!
Glad you enjoyed it. A little different for me.
You Canadians are so positive! I had a student point out the work of Shane Koyczan and really enjoyed some of the fun ways he positively impacted strangers. Lovely!
I don’t know his work. Will check him out.
you just can’t keep your kindness hidden, no matter what you do, ross.
It’s a muscle. Gotta work it.
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