. Kindness is a way, not a thing. And as we show kindness in our lives, the way becomes clearer. Negative behaviour fades away as it is replaced by the warm feeling that kindness brings – David Hamilton, Why Kindness is Good For You [Code: 200301, £6.99] Star Letter:...
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The River Knows
I‘m writing to you through the gentle haze of golden white sunshine. My hilltop house faces south and, when the weather allows it, the winter sun peeks through the window at me in the afternoons. It doesn’t happen often just recently but it’s as if the clouds have parted especially...
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Beating the Winter Blues
The start of the year is a tough time for most people’s self esteem. Traditionally it is a time for self-reflection and vowing to change ourselves for the better. We may resolve to go to bed earlier, work harder, get slimmer, exercise more or spend less. But keeping to resolutions...
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Gifts of Time and Love
I’d like to share a story with you that, to me, symbolises why Christmas feels so special this year. Yesterday, I took my son for a walk through our village, to take in the Christmas charm along the old cobbled streets. We marvelled at the festive decorations displayed in every...
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March Issue 2013 Chat Page: Random Acts of Kindness
Star Letter: My Random Act of Kindness After a 3 mile run a lady stopped and asked me if I had seen a little black dog, unfortunately I had not but offered to help her look for it which she declined and off she went on her own. I stopped...
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Random Acts of Kindness
Thank you, from the core of my heart, for your kind responses to my last email and for the support and healing which I can honestly say was deeply felt. We truly are ‘all for one and one for all’. Now that we are building this Ark of Love together...
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Why Kindness is Good For You
We all know that kindness is good for those who receive it, but it is also good for the giver too. Acts of kindness make us happier and healthier, they relieve the symptoms of depression and they even help us live longer, healthier lives. When we show kindness, oxytocin flows...
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