kinders are home again at the castle
after a long day spent challenging dragons.
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“in the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
-anne frank
Apr5
Tag Archives: kindness
Mar3
cover.
my view on the way to work today
with a full moon still in the sky
the beautiful calm after the storm.
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“kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.”
-kahlil gibran
Feb27
compassion.
sweet kinder
creates a beautiful and comfortable bed
for the rhino with the broken foot
so that he has a place to lie down
and recover in peace.
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“as great scientists have said and as all children know,
it is above all by the imagination
that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.”
-ursula k. le guin
Feb16
lunar dog.
happy lunar new year – the year of the dog.
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“you can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.”
-captain beefheart
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image credit: google images – vintage
Jan28
diagnosis.
how lucky am i
that there is a veterinary hospital
right in my very own classroom
and a doctor from that hospital
ready to ‘doctor me’ and to offer a diagnosis:
“you do not have a heartbeat and you have a very small cavity.”
i am thankful for this
and now that i understand
what is causing my foot to hurt
i know exactly how to make it all better.
“if you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy,
keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.”
-teri garr
Jan25
heal.
one of the sweetest cards ever –
created by one of my kinders
who “read” it aloud to me:
“I really, really, really hope that your foot feels better very, very soon.”
(complete with a picture of me with one foot in the giant boot. )
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“if you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.”
-carlos santana
Jan13
open.
Dec21
warmth on the winter solstice.
“one kind word can warm three winter months.”
~japanese proverb
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painting by: alisa black – ‘a winter’s day’
Nov16
jack.
this is jack. he got into a fight and ended up with a wound on his side. the vet suggested a shirt as a less stressful approach to keep him from chewing it, rather than a plastic cone.
fun fact: most cats fit into baby shirts sized 0-3 months.
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‘i work best when there’s a safety trampoline of kindness.’
-ruth negga
credits: red tart art/imgur.com
Nov10
enveloped.
envelope left behind by a kinder in my class
who created it for someone special.
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‘i have found that if you love life, life will love you back.’
-arthur rubinstein
I didn't have my glasses on.... 