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The Kindness of Mary

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Sometimes kindness can be expected, such as when a church community would host us.  Sometimes kindness comes out of nowhere, such as when a passerby stops with a wonderful gesture.  Occasionally, an unexpected sequence of events leads to what might … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Roger

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The Perry and the Sinclair families grew up in Norfolk together.  Bill Perry is closer in age to my brothers, but in recent years when he came back to visit Norfolk we often got together over our common interest in … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Teri

Coming into San Francisco we had a Lions Club speaking engagement lined up, but no place to stay.  Our route brought us by the Parkside Community Church and I suggested to Ky at the end of the day that might … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Carlos

Time to continue along with the kindness and community posts.  Going from West to East along the American Discovery Trail journey the next kind person encountered was Carlos de la Fuente near Auburn, California. We met each other hiking along … Continue reading

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Sportsmanship in El Paso

This is another video going viral.  Part of me thinks “Why bother, people will find it on their own?”; the other part thinks “It moves me so let’s move others in case they wouldn’t find it?”  Catch in particular the … Continue reading

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Narayanan Krishnan

This is going viral without my help, but how can I not include it in a blog about kindness?

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Unnamed Kindness

I don’t know what to make of a story about a middle school boy who purposely “threw” his match to another boy with cerebral palsy.  Here’s the link.  It’s a heartwarming video, and we know the name of the cerebral … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Sean Barry

I first met Sean when I brought my guitar to him for repairs.  I could tell right away that he paid attention to details, going the extra mile with taking good care of my instrument.  Beyond that we engaged in … Continue reading

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Kind Kaelan Tribute

This past weekend we hosted a few AT Thru-hikers:  Laura from Tennessee and Kyle and Melissa, recent graduates from Indiana University.  We had a delightful time with them and got to know Laura pretty well.  She has a passion for … Continue reading

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Kindness across America – Breaking In

Here is the second installment for my upcoming book, Kindness across America.  On the first installment Bill Perry caught an error, referring to Hawking as Hawkins.  Feedback for this and all chapters is welcome as well. KINDNESS across AMERICA – … Continue reading

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