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Do you belong to the circle of kindness? This means, to belong, you do something kind for someone. Kindness costs you nothing. It is a friendly gesture that you don’t think twice about. There is no ulterior motive. You never know when you are going to make a difference in someone’s life.

Remember that people won’t remember what you say they will remember what you do. If you belong to the circle of kindness you don’t run around with a badge or a sign saying, “Look what I did for so and so”. You just do your thoughtful gesture because you want to.

Have you ever helped someone find something and feel like you have made their whole world a better place? My oldest son Tucker and a group of friends helped bring a stray dog back to its rightful owner. When the dog was given back to them the faces of the little boy and girl lit right up. They were so happy to get their dog back. These teens truly belong to the circle of kindness.

Sometimes a simple act of kindness can jump start your whole day. I have witnessed the circle of kindness in my own life when someone holds a door open for you. A simple easy little thing but it makes you feel important and special. When someone says a kind word or lets you cut in line at a busy drive through it gives you a lift and then you believe there are some pretty nice people out there.

I have also seen someone they don’t even know buy a person’s cup of coffee at the local coffee shop. My whole impression of this is, “Wow, it is the perfect little way to make someone’s day start out right.”

You can belong to the circle of kindness just by giving a smile and a friendly hello. It is a nice way to make the day better for someone else, and yours too!

You never know when you’re going to make a difference. My husband just made a real impression on me with an act of kindness today. He helped a friend today by picking him up from Munson Hospital in Traverse City, Michigan. It was kind of a scary two days for his friend. He under went stint surgery for his heart. This friend, Terry, never asked my husband to play nurse-maid after his procedure, or become his main support person to care for him. It was my husband’s kindness and friendship for this friend that made him do it. This heartwarming kindness is truly admirable and belongs at the top of the circle of kindness. Get well soon Terry! Smiling at this thoughtfulness, “this will be the best medicine of all.”

So when you are out and about in this sometimes crazy and mixed up world, please take time to belong to the circle of kindness because you will not only make a difference for that person or persons, it will do you good and your soul will be lifted. Your gesture of goodwill will be truly rewarded.

Dori Penning

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