Monthly Archives: June 2013

Kindness Virtues – Leisure

As we walked across the country there was a direct correlation between the type of road we walked on (when not on trail, bike paths or hiking cross-country) and how frequently people stopped to offer us kindness.  On paved roads … Continue reading

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Kindness Virtues – Empathy

As an experienced teacher I’ve acquired a sense of when my “audience” is paying attention or not.  When I gave talks across the country about kindness, community and humanity the part that garnered the most attention was when I pointed … Continue reading

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Kindness Virtues

Kindness is a virtue that best resides in the context of community, a local setting of intimacy.  Kindness requires several virtues in their own right.  I list them here: Empathy Leisure Humility Courage Faith

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Using Community Virtues to Address Serious Issues

Self-sufficiency, oneness, networks, expectations and kindness are all virtues in their own.  They all are right, how we were meant to behave starting out as an altruistic species.  They all are good, providing an immediate benefit to an individual’s quality … Continue reading

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Community Virtues – Kindness

You can find kindness anywhere, as we did when we hiked across the country.  Having said that, kindness resides where there are intimate connections and our empathy kicks in.  Kindness does not reside in the anonymity of governments, corporations or … Continue reading

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Community Virtues – Expectations

On the one hand people tend to conserve energy while on the other hand people want to belong.  The first impulse allows someone else to expend the energy necessary to get something done, while the second impulse leads one to … Continue reading

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