I often write about tiny acts of kindness, being nice to one another. Go out today and do something kind. Send a note to a friend that is struggling, open a door for someone whose hands are full, let the other person go first. Tiny acts of kindness add up. Leave a kind comment on someone's blog, or at least refrain from saying something negative.
I find myself being touchy about things people say, likely in an attempt at humor, that I take offense at.
I miss the Comics page in newspapers. A full page in black ink, six days a week, about half of which were funny, multiple pages in color on Sunday. Back when we read print newspapers. A media that has all but gone away. I read the Far Side daily (linked in my daily reads.) I miss Hagar, Andy, Snoopy, and the Family Circus. When I was in Orlando the daily cartoon on the editorial page was written by Jake Vest, 'That's Jake" always found humor in the weirdness in daily life.
Back in my legal aid days, I would create and present an hour long ethics presentation every year for an annual conference. One year I illustrated the entire hour with cartoons I had collected over the years. I remember one, two women standing next to a coffin, one says to the other, "can I tell you a secret, life insurance is easier to collect than child support." This illustrated the point that lawyers hear things from clients that they must hold in strictest confidence. Sure enough someone was offended, saying this promoted homicide.
A brilliant therapist once told a dear one, "if you can't remember the last time you laughed, it has been too long."
This week, let's commit to an act of kindness and to find something, anything to laugh about.
Now I am thinking if I've left a negative comment on your blog and offended you. Maybe you showed the sculpture before but it is terrific.
ReplyDeleteI can't recall anything specific, just a general feeling that we can all find goodness, and kindness.
DeleteI always laugh and laugh at everything! I fortunately don't offend or am not even touchy and can laugh at anything. I guess one advantage that came out of doing drag.i can even laugh at jokes about myself!
ReplyDeleteYou are offended by cruelty to animals, ignorance, you are a kind heart.
DeleteLittle acts of kindness can change people’s days, if not their lives. And laughter, they say, is the best medicine.
ReplyDeleteI just finished binge watching the Vicar of Dibley. That is good for a laugh,
DeleteI should do a binge watch. I’ve been watching random scenes lately.
DeleteGreat message to start the week David and may I say that I agree with it. Now I feel bad about publishing a post on Donald Trump's smelliness. If he stumbled across it, I am sure he'd feel pretty upset as he is such a sensitive chap.
ReplyDeleteThere are exceptions to every rule . . .
DeleteYou know me, I find laughter everywhere. And, while I have been known to hate people, I am quite polite and kind when out amongst them. It makes me feel good to do a little something kind for someone else.
ReplyDeleteYou share laughter among your followers.
Delete"Life insurance is easier to collect than child support" -- hahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI heard a couple of whoppers over the years.
DeleteWhat good advice to start a new week. A small kindness can make a big difference in someone's day. I miss the comic pages, too.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time I read a print newspaper.
DeleteI hadn't thought about those pages of comics in ages. Every Sunday, two to four pages. I'm going to commit to your challenge of acts of kindness and things to laugh at.
ReplyDeleteThe Detroit News printed Sunday Comics as a separate section.
DeleteI always try to be kind and I look for kindness and often find it when I am out and about. Just a smile or a pleasant hello while out for a walk feels so great to me.
ReplyDeleteI love to make people laugh. It just brightens the room. Thanks for suggesting kindness and laughter, Dave. We can all use more!
There is much merriment on YouTube these days.
DeleteI remember when a little old lady walked across the Walmart parking lot to thank me for bring my cart back to the cart holding thingy. It's the little things like that that brings me joy. This morning my 18-year-old bichonpoo challenged me to a zoomie race. She won and her back leg didn't give out once. Joy. She will now sleep for a couple of hours while I contemplate decluttering all of my flat surfaces. I have a few dust elephants (too big to be bunnies) that need taking care of. I will do it all with a smile because there's nothing like zoomie endorphins! Oops, got sidetracked again. Joy.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a day full of fun and achievements, time for a nice nap.
DeleteI posted a video of squirrels being silly today. One of my commenters asked if I'd ever seen a drunk squirrel and posted a link. Both brought smiles to my face.
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