For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
BE KIND
What does it mean to be kind,
Do you know it in your mind?
Is it something said or seen,
Tell me now, what does it mean?
To help someone on this day,
Is surely kind, I do say.
To be asked, please do not wait,
Go help out, before too late.
Lift up someone you see fall,
Speak nice words, but that’s not all.
Give your time and stop to chat,
It’s not too hard to do that.
Mostly we do like to say,
Kindness doesn’t come my way,
Why should I be kind at all?
Hey! Let kindness grow, not stall.
Whatever comes, please be kind,
Let other things go behind.
With a smile be kind today,
And spread some kindness every day!
Β© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Wonderfully Written and I echo your call! Be kind to all!
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Thanks so much Dusty! How’s your day going?
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It’s going great bud! How about you?? I read seversl of uour posts already today. Starting to get caught up on them a bit!!π
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Yes, I noticed you’ve been around. Finish work early today? Kind of a rough day, “cabin fever” is getting to me already. Thanks so much for stopping by, always nice to chat. I’ll be starting my supper soon so will be back and forth a bit.ππππππ
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Alright. Yeah, I went into the office for a Thanjsgiving dinner put on by the company. It was very tasty!! Then I came home to finish working the dsy from home. Avoid that rush hour traffic!
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Wow! Thanksgiving dinner!! No fair!!! Oh well, I’m having BBQ chicken today. I didn’t cook it so I know it will be good!πππΉπΉπππππππ
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Always safer that way!πππππππ
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Yep, for me it is anyway!πππππππ
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Me toΓ²oΓ²ooooo!!!
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Be back in a few minutes.
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Okie doke
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I’m finally back. Why does everything happen at the same time when I’m trying to make my supper and eat and everything happens like people coming to the door and phone ringing and my food getting cold and phone ringing and Muffin drinking my root beer and food getting cold and, and AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!π²π³π²π³π²π³ All in all it was a good supper though.πππππππππππππ
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Im glad you were able to enjoy it!! It’s sound a bit hecktic!!π€ͺπ€ͺπ€―
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Yep. 2 phone calls, 1 at door. Amazing. I can be sitting here all day and nothing. Start supper and boom.ππππΉπΉπΉπ€ͺπ€ͺπππ¬π¬πππ
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Hey, beats being alone though. Just need to spread it out a little over the day…π€ͺπ€ͺπππ
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Depends what they are selling. Yeah, spread a little syrup and maybe they’ll “stick” around for a while!πππππππππππΉπΉπΉπΉπΉπ€ͺπ€ͺπππ₯³π₯³π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€π
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While I’m eating I heard something and look over, there’s Muffin with her face stuffed into my glass drinking root beer!!!ππΉππΉππΉπ I thought it would be safe setting it beside her, I know water isn’t. Sigh.ππππππππ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπππππ
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You need to pour her, her own glass then yours would be safe. Amazing she likes it though!πΉπΉππ
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Not a bad idea. I was surprised too, though I did have a cat years ago that loved root beer also. Very odd.π€π€π€πππΉπΉπ€ͺπ€ͺπππ»π
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Like owner like Cat!! Meow!!πΉπΉπΉ
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Ha, ha. I have read that pets will take on traits of their owners though.π€π€π€π€π€πππππππ€ͺπ€ͺπππ³π³π³πΊπΈπΉπ»π½π±ππππ
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I know one trait Muffin will never have!!! Hehehe.. when she falls, she will always land on her feet!!!! You can’t say that!!πππππππΉπΉπΉπΉπΉ
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Oh yeah?π€¨π€¨ Well, there was this one time when…π€forget that one.π But there was another time…π€no, forget that one too.π€ͺπ However, one day…π€πrats, scratch that one also.ππ But there was…π€πhmm, better leave that one too.ππ€ͺπ I’m sure there’s lots of times though so HA!ππππ€£π€£π€£π€π
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Ha!! Yourself! Gotcha!! Finally I won!π€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ₯°πππππΉπΉπΉπΉπΉπππππππππππππππππΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊ
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Hey, who said you won???? I gave lots of examples!!! Just couldn’t think of them all right then.π€¨π€¨π€¨π€¨π€¨ππππππ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπππππππππππππππππ€£π€£π€π
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That’s oksy….. whenever you think of one yiu can ket me know.. heheheππππ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺ
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Yeah, you just wait! Boy O boy O boy O boy O boy. Ever thought why we say o boy and not o girl?? I mean, must be a reason, it’s an important question to keep people awake at night. Ever think about such things??π€π€π€π€π€ππππππππππππ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺπππππππππππ
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Hmmmm…. nope not really. I leave that hard stuff tk you to figure out!π So why do we say Oh Boy and Not Oh Girl? Hih hih? Why?
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No fair, I asked you first. Never answer a question with a question with a question with a question. Now I’m confused again.π΅π΅π΅π΅π΅π΅π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€π€π€π€π€ππππππππππππππ
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By the way, what’s with all the little marching men?
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Marching to the winners podium to collect the trophy!!!πΊπΊπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€―π€―
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What kind of trophy are you giving yourself?ππππππ€£π€£π€£π€£π€£
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The winners Trophy of course!!
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Hmm, we don’t have a Winners store here, what kind of trophies do they have?
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Big Ones!πππΉπΉππ
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH.
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Hahahaπππππ
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I’m back, just remembered I needed to get the bird feeder in before it gets dark.
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Good Idea!! Any snow up there??
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Couple inches, that’s all, some snowflakes coming down right now, nothing serious.
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Yeah, we had a light dusting todayπ©
Hey, here’s a question to ponder… if you coukd go anywhere to live. Wgere woukd it be? Name a place country, state island.. specific!!
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Considering I haven’t done a lot of world traveling, that would be hard to be specific, can it be in the atlantic instead?
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Sure..
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That’s a good question, I like good questions. I don’t always have good answers, but I like good questions. Hmm, I really like that Nice warm place I was at in June, think I would pick that one. Or maybe Hawaaaaiiii.
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Yeah…. either would great. Except if one had to learn French.. not so easy… I like Hawaii!!
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Along the French Riviera nearly everyone speaks English. Yeah, Hawaii is a nice choice though. Might get claustrophobia though.
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Ahhh but what a place to have it thiugh!!πππββοΈπββοΈπ£ββοΈπππ
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Yep, warm, palm trees, sand beaches, palm trees, warm, palm trees, warm and of course, palm trees. Instead of snow and -40.
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Have you been sleeping better??
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Some good nights, some bad nights.π΄π¬π΄π¬
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I hope it improves for you..π
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You really think something might improve me?πππ
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Let’s not get crazy here… I don’t if anything could do that. But maybe help you skeep better definitely!ππππ
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What’s a skeep? Anything like a sheep?
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No closer to Sleep!!
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Oh! I used to do that at one time.π΄π³π΄π³π΄π³π€π€π€π€πππππππππππππππ
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Yesh.. why is it so hard to do??
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Well, the way I see it, it’s like this, now if you look at it this way then it’s like that, but now if you look at that way it’s like this, so then what I see is that when you look at something that way it will always be like this so if you don’t look at things that way then it really won’t be until you do. What do you think of that?
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Wow!!!!…. that is really deep!! You better come up for air!! You’re going to get a Migraine headache after that!!π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―
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Too late.ππππππ§π§π§π§π§π©π©π©π©π©π°π°π°π°π°π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π
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A Great Big One!! Then I’ll give it to you!!πππ Because you keep me sharp!
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Is that anything like a pencil sharpener??????π€π€π€π€π€π€π€π€ͺπ€ͺπππππππππππ
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Hahaha!!! Yes!! I stick my head in it!!ππππππΉπΉπΉπΉπΉ
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Brave!π²π³π²π³π²π³π²π³π
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Finding one that my head fits into though!πππππππ
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Leaving yourself wide open on that one! See how nice I am?πππ
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Yes I do!!! Do unto others!πππΉπΉ
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Kindness is contagious. Even if someone doesnβt return the favor, your act of kindness is stronger.
And somehow it always return. A simple act of kindness can change someoneβs mood.
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That is so very true Tiffany!! Thanks for reading my poem today! I hope you have had a great day, and that your evening will be nice and relaxing.ππΊπ
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Thank you. Have a bless weekend
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Bravo.
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Thank you so much!
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Lovely.
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Thank you so much!
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Enjoyed the poem ! If only you had your camera out, then you would have gotten a good pic of Muffin drinking your root beer…
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Thanks! I was too busy trying to get her face unstuck from my glass!!! Amazing.ππππΉπΉπΉ
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Kindness is so powerful! I found that out at work today!
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Good for you! Did you bring candy?
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No!!!! They get candy in a different class… not in music, but I had a secret method and it worked…. I guess it’s really not a secret…. it’s called “Kindness!”
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You teach music too?
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Yeah! What did you think I did?
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No idea, you never said.
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So… I work in a gym at an after school program…. what’s the 1st thing that comes to your mind? Music, right!? π
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Teaching music is definitely not the first thing I think of when thinking about working in a gym. More like exercising, at least what they do in gyms up here. Strange gym you have.
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Yep! Lol I know right!? π But yes… I serve food, teach music to 115 kids, and organize crafts too…. and of course…. WASH DISHES!!!! I can also fill in in the office if needed.
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Amazing. I would never have guessed.π²π³π²π³π²π³π
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You’ve got to be kidding me!
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Not me.
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Well, it’s what I do 5 days a week, so yeah!!!!!
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I’m flibber flobbed.
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Flibber flobbed??? huh? We’re not in English class anymore!
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It’s a common saying, even in the dictionary.
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Umm nope! When I copied what you said, my techy device said I spelled it wrong!
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It’s spelled right, it’s in the dictionary. Don’t know about techy devices though, dictionaries are better.
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No it’s not!!! Techy devices are up to date!
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Yeah, right. They never have full and proper definitions for words, need a good Webster’s dictionary for that, and not the pocket size edition, the real one that’s 6 inches thick.
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Sure sure sure! I wasn’t alive back then!
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I believe the word is flibber flubbed, not flibber flobbed…I looked it up…
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Hmm, my dictionary says flibber flobbed.
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Kind and beautiful poem written by you. dedicated for kindness day π€πβΊοΈ
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Thanks so much for reading it Simon!ππΊπ
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This poem is so meaningful, especially in today’s world! βοΈβοΈ
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Thank you so much Eugenia! I hope you are having a wonderful day!ππΊβ
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Such a beautiful poem Steve! Is so easy to be kind! We should all listen to your words!
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Thank you so much Ribana!! Have a wonderful evening!ππΊβπ²β
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