Kindness

 It’s been a week since I started posting a daily encouraging meme or quote. I’m finding it really helpful for me so I hope it’s helpful to others, too. I find myself going through Facebook looking for things I can share. When I find one, I save it so I can use it later. I used to find myself “doom scrolling” but now I am scrolling for positive things! That alone has helped my mindset. If I think of this in terms of you put out what you get in, then I will have to keep absorbing positivity in order to continue putting out positive messages.

Wednesday was “world kindness day”. I am guessing it’s a social media holiday, but who cares? I saw a bunch of posts about being kind, doing random acts of kindness, and speaking kind words to one another. Who can complain about that? I’ve decided to make Wednesdays “world kindness Wednesday” and I’ll be posting specifically kindness posts. I’m thinking about doing different things on different days, because that’s the kind of person I am. That’s how my brain works… organizing things. But, we will see what happens.

I know there is a lot going on in this world. I’m not trying to discredit or diminish the situation. But, I also don’t want to give up hope that there are things that we can do to make things better. I think showing kindness, reaching out to those who are marginalized, and finding ways to show support are all really important- especially right now.

For those of you who are expecting me to talk about the Camino, of course I’m going to mention it! :) I’m doing something I never thought I’d do… in fact I’m sure at some point I said I’d never do! I’m doing the message at my church this Sunday! I’ll be talking about the Prodigal Son and my Camino pilgrimage. I might put my message on here sometime next week, but I’m not sure how it will translate to a blog so I’ll have to see. 

I’m also giving a presentation on December 1st which is the first Sunday of advent. I’m thinking about doing and advent focus based on the Camino. Week one is hope, waiting with expectation and excitement. There’s a lot I can say about experiencing this while I was preparing for my trip! So, stay tuned! Or, if you’re in the area, come see me! 

So, keep spreading the light, showing kindness, and we’re going to get through this! ❤️

Blessings

Jennifer