July 20 - Calling for Kindnesses

Day 200 of a year of Kindness 

On my 200th day of kindness, I realized that I needed help. I just had surgery and am on the receiving end of kindness at the moment. I figured that I could keep the kindness ball rolling if I recruited some kindness ambassadors while I’m flat on my back. 

Carolyn Cull Rogers answered the call first. Kathy Grey is up next. If you would like to do a kindness day next week (and take a photo and write a blurb about your kindness ) please email me at francescadonlan4@gmail.com. You would be doing a double kindness. 

Thank you Carolyn and thank you for helping and encouraging others to help a family in need. 

"Good morning, I’m doing a kind thing today by taking the kindness baton from my dear friend Francesca Donlan who is laid up with her ankle surgery. She asked me to share an act of kindness to keep her streak going!Someone we both know is facing unfathomable challenges. Former Canterbury School coach and teacher has experienced the strife that many of us will never know. He and his 3 children lost the matriarch of their family a few years ago to cancer. They must have already struggled as they both were teachers on teachers’ salaries raising a family until stage 4 cancer arrived to begin years of treatments and battles beyond belief. Now as if that weren’t enough, he was recently diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer - and fights for his life. Cancer already removes your dignity and smacks mortality in its face. I had my own battle once and sooo many people showed up in all kinds of special ways. I will never forget it and know when it’s my turn to pass it on. Any amount helps!!Will you join me?" 

Science of Kindness: Research and real life reveal that compassion and kindness is to be shared. And we learn that the giver benefits as much if not more than the receiver- all through acting with kindness. (Dave Manzi and his late wife Susan in photo)