When is a Smile Too Much to Share?

The mass nearly broke my heart.

A few pews ahead, this four-year-old child was staring at me, uneasy.

I wouldn't say I liked the attention.

If you want to spread kindness world wide, this story is for you.

We've all living afraid under a blanket for more than half the life of that little girl!

Eventually, it dawned on me that I was alone without a mask and able to share a smile.

So, I gave her my best, and from her gaze, it seemed the world was new again.

We huddled under a blanket, afraid for more than half the life of that little girl!

Kindness to her meant a smile, but

Kindness that isn’t shared is a dreadful thing.

  • A brother narrated how last winter one of his neighbors died of hunger in her home. Two years is also half the life expectancy of a 90 year old.

    When my family moved into that neighborhood, one family would throw a welcome party for new neighbors. Then, as real estate became a popular financial investment, no one was left to replace the old guard.

  • A simular story unfolded near me in California this Summer, but it’s not just annecdotal stories. According to the US Census Bureau, the US rate of suicide increased by 33% between 2009 and 2019.

Kindness matures with life, yet throughout, it remains

  • an expression of moral courage, and

  • a moment of leadership.

Will you step up to teach kindness to one, two, or a dozen youths?

You who stand against sadness, will you join a group of apprentice leaders spreading kindness to the World with the 10the Global Annual Dance for Kindness?

Kindness manifests in small things and yet its abscence can be devastating.

You too can reopen a whole world for one, two, or a dozen youths?

  • a smile,

  • seing the person in the moment,

  • an act of moral courage, and even

  • it’s when no one mugs you!

That’s because kindness is looking beyond the moment to see the person behind the rapport.

WHERE IS THIS STORY GOING?

YOU NEED A TRANSITION HERE, NOT SOBING WORDS TO YOURSELF.

Do you want to spread kindness to across the world?

Share Kindness Through Leadership!

Well, we've all been living afraid under a blanket for more than half the life of that little girl!

Should we do nothing about it? I've been there!

Do you have it in you to reopen the whole wide world for one, two, or a dozen youths?

Join Life Vest Inside's fantastic group of volunteer leaders in 2022 and spread kindness worldwide.

Dance for Kindness is more than an event; it's a leadership learning experience and an opportunity to make lifelong friends across the globe.