Both me and the computer finally back up!

Hi folks,
My sincerest apologies for the lack of posts this past week. After Christmas, I was struck with a terrible sinus infection with left me in bed for a few days. After I finally started feeling better, my computer and internet connection crashed. Anyway, I’m back and so is my computer. However, in light of [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Auld Lang Syne…a few days early

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?It seems inevitable that we fall out of touch with certain friends. Whether it is due to geographic constraints, varying viewpoints, or just day-to-day “busyness,” it happens. The song, Auld Lang Syne, which is a New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Get another’s game on

Each year, my family gets a new board game. It’s a tradition I have kept from my own childhood. The only downside to this tradition is that eventually you wind up with a lot (and, I mean a lot) of board games that collect dust. Today, the Karmic Kids and I are donating those games [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Be Merry and Kind to All

Merry Christmas, everyone! I woke in the very, very early hours to three hushed whispers in the other room. I snuck out to see all the racket, and what did I see? The Karmic Kids huddled over Santa’s loot! They were ready to get the day started. Their excitement infused my tired body – even [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Celebrating your Reason for the Season

Merry Christmas Eve Day! I love Christmas, but I think I may love Christmas Eve Day just as much. Today is filled with anticipation and lots of family fun. It is also a day filled with joy, kindness and karmatude – three very important reasons for this celebrate. Whether you celebrate Christmastime as a season [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Kind Thoughts Lead to Kind Acts

Good gravy, folks. I actually ventured out into the shopping hullabaloo today. (The Karmic Kids stayed home with their good karma dad.) It was quite a scene of madness – a scene that certainly could’ve instantly turned a mood dark. However, you can combat that holiday hostility by filling your mind with kind thoughts. Those [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Small Acts make Big Differences

Think small acts can’t make big differences? Read on with this story found at this site …
The Starfish Story – Cat Rescuers’ Version
(Traditional. There are innumerable versions of L Eiseley’s “The Star Thrower”on the web set on beaches all over the world. This cat lovers’ version was found in a cat shelter newsletter 1993 and [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Celebrate Winter Solstice

Today marks the beginning of Winter as well as the birth of the new solar year (Winter Solstice). Winter Solstice is also a festival of inner renewal.
Celebrate your inner renewal by strengthening your bonds with family, friends and nature. Go caroling in your neighborhood, call a family member and say “I love you,” turn of [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Be Honest

Today’s KAoK is a little advanced for little ones, although it is leading to a great discussion of honesty with the Karmic Kids. Often we go through life on auto pilot. This can be helpful when folding laundry and doing dishes. However, when you are building and strengthening core character traits as well as developing [...]

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KAoK: 31 Days of Kind Acts – Volunteer in a Child’s Classroom

I am so excited! Today, I am volunteering in one of the Karmic Kids classroom’s to talk about kindness and gratitude. Children have a tremendous capacity growth and understanding of kindness, so I am thrilled to lead them in a discussion and project. You, too, can perpetuate this type of kind act by volunteering in [...]

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