Random Acts of Kindness

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless."
- Mother Teresa

"Be the change you want to see in the world."
- Gandhi

"Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
- Swami Sivanada

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
- Dalai Lama

"The flower of kindness will grow. Maybe not now, but it will some day. And in that kindness will flow, for kindness grows in this way."
- Roberta Alan

"The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey"
- Diana ~ Princess of Wales

“When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.”
- Rabbi Harold Kushner

“Giving is so often thought of in terms of the things we give, but our greatest giving is of our time, and kindness, and even comfort for those who need it. We look on these gifts as unimportant – until we need them.”
- Joyce Sequichie Hifler

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile"
- Mother Teresa

"If you have not often felt the joy of doing a kind act, you have neglected much, and most of all yourself"
- A. Neilen

"Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than love. Kindness is good will, kindness says ‘I want you to be happy’ ”
- Randolph Ray

"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstandings, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate"
- Albert Schweitzer

"One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession"
- Sophocles

"Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person"
- C. Neil Strait

"Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do"
- Emanuel Swedenborg

“One kind word can warm three winter months” — Japanese proverb

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness;
To an opponent, tolerance;
To a friend, your heart;
To your child, a good example;
To a father, deference;
To your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you;
To yourself, respect;
To all men charity."
Arthur James Balfour

"See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you." Helen Keller

"Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can"
- John Wesley  More Inspiration

Spaghetti and Meatballs is always the Answer!

For those of you who live nearby, I imagine you are not too delighted about the cold weather were having. From going to the car to my front door, my fingers were frozen! I am very fond of lots of heaters, electric blankets, comforters, layers of sweaters and socks at this time, but I realized that I needed something more - something inside me to warm me. And, then, today ~ someone very dear to me did an extraordinary act of kindness, generosity and thoughtfulness. It was huge. I have always known how fortunate I am to have this person in my life. But, today I felt, special. Just thinking about how someone can do acts of kindness on a regular basis warms my soul. It made me recall a simple one around 4 years ago. I was recovering from a complication to surgery. My father had traveled up from Florida to help assist me with my recovery. (A gift that is indescribable) It was very painful for me to walk. I could not drive. One winter day, we had spent a rather torturous day in New York City at a hospital and, then, a torturous long commute home. That evening, the door bell rang and it was a delivery man with a hot Italian meal from a local restaurant. I told him he must be mistaken - that we had not ordered anything. He said, that the couple next door had ordered it for us! I couldn't believe it. I had hardly spoke to this couple in 15 years. How would they know that this was exactly what both my father and I needed at that moment? Subsequently, I learned that they observed what was occurring and simply wanted to help. This experience has always stayed with me, reminding me "How can I step outside of myself today and express to someone, I care?"

What could you do tomorrow for someone who least expects it?

Wishing all of you warmth in your soul, smiles in your spirit and heaven in your heart.

Take care and be well,

Sue

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Loving The Life You Live!

A Mini Retreat for the Soul

with Sue Waldman, MA, LPC, CEC

Date: This Sunday, January 18, 2009
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Sue's Office Verona, NJ
Fee: - $44.00 prepaid online
$50 late registration ~ cash at door

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Come join Sue Waldman in a sacred space to inspire you to love the life you are living. Learn how to master the art of CHANGE.

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Together we will explore the secrets to living a life filled with more joy, less stress and profound inner purpose. Loving the Life You Live! is a monthly workshop designed to enhance your daily journey with dynamic approaches to self empowerment!

This customized "mini retreat" for the soul includes an inspirational talk, guided meditation, thought provoking group exercises and sharing that really reaches home in an empowering, motivational and supportive way.

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SAVE THE DATE - our next Loving the Life You Live! will be on Sunday February 22, 2009 at 6:00pm.

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The Art and Practice of Loving

Presenter: Sue Waldman, MA,LPC,CEC
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009
Time: 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Fee: $40.00 early registration by February 2 ~ $50.00 late
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The Wellness Networking Group is a community of compassionate professionals that contributes to enhancing our world and ourselves by providing a supportive space to share, learn, teach, grow and lead. The purpose of this group is to establish a forum to share our ideas, skills, resources, imagination, experiences and creativity. Each one of us adheres to honoring the value of promoting optimal “wellness” for a healthy mind, body and spirit within ourselves and the people we work with. Our mission together is to spread Love, Hope and Faith.

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