Author: Natasha Jones / Black Press

All the meanness in the world, from abuse, to bullying, to gang violence, can be attributed to people who “have lost touch with their heart.”

That’s the message of Brock Tully, a Vancouver writer and speaker whose has pedalled his message around North America not once, but three times.

“I really believe that the solution to all our challenges, gang violence, crystal meth, abuse and bullying of kids… is creating a culture of kindness.”

Tully, 62, is cycled through Surrey and Langley last Monday, on the last leg of his “Kindness, Cycle it Forward” tour, begun in Vancouver in September.

Along an 18,000-kilometre route that included Salt Lake City and Phoenix, Arizona, through the southern U.S. states and back up the west coast, he has arranged presentations to school children about bullying and kindness.

“It is kind of an anti-bullying presentation, that is inspiring, but it focuses on a solution, which is kindness.”

He makes his talks interesting and instructive, through multi-media presentations and juggling acts, and he aims at making children understand why bullying happens, and how to stop it, he said.
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Cycling for Kindness

This is a pretty cool story about a youngster that makes scarves and donates proceeds to World Vision and other charities to help under privileged kids. www.scarfaid.com is the website and sometimes our children can best demonstrate on how to perform acts of kindness and place focus on what is truly important in life and that is helping others.

Here is an excerpt from World Vision that Gina at ScarfAid wanted to share with our team:

Dear Gina,

Thank you for your life-changing gift of 2 Hens and a Rooster from World Vision’s Gift Catalogue! Your gift will be a blessing to a child and family in need, and a truly meaningful way to celebrate the promise of hope and new life.

Thank you for giving the gift of hope to children and families in need around the world.

Sincerely,

Dave Toycen
President, World Vision Canada

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We also found this passage the kindness in motion team wanted to share with our readers:

“In response to all he has done for us, let us outdo each other in being helpful and kind to each other and in doing good” (Hebrews 10:24 TLB).

“Hundreds attend Global Warming Protest”

We might be different but we can still reach out and help each other in  a time of need.

Here is an act of kindness worth mentioning, Kamloops Alliance Church parishioners donated over 5000 lbs of Food at a ThanksGiving weekend service for the Kamloops Food Bank.

The following week Kamloops Rotary group collected another 20,000 lbs of Food for the Food Bank. With the food bank shelves looking pretty bare this latest infusion will help get them past the toughest part of the year.

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What kind of random act can you perform!

This is not necessarily what we had in mind when we recommend you help your neighbor out by performing an act of kindness.

• cut their lawn
• bring in their garbage cans after they have been emptied
• help them lay turf
• offer to haul away their excess yard waste if you are going to the dump anyways.
• offer to prune their trees
• offer to watch their home if they are going on vacation
• look after a pet or animal
• take them a meal or some pastry
• lend a hand on any projects

I know what you are thinking … this takes some sweat and possibly sacrificing time away from your own projects or family but many hands do make light work and when you need help it just might be your neighbor that steps up to reciprocate or return the favor.

More kindness ideas

This video is a classic and a great marketing tool… I cannot help but think of the smiles this video has generated to those that watch it and to those that were a part of it… great tune too!.

If you have been following Matt and his antics you know he travels the globe and video records his unique “dance” style to share with the world. Do something fun and pass on some Sun!

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Conn. motorists get cash, card from unknown pair in green T-shirts, caps

Associated Press
PLAINVILLE, Conn. - They don’t climb tall buildings in a single bound, but the mysterious “Gas Men” are super heroes to some fed-up motorists.

The unknown duo were dressed in sunglasses, baseball caps, khakis and matching green golf shirts when they gave Gayle Kilburn a $100 bill on Thursday as she filled up her car at a Citgo in Plainville.

They also handed her a card that read “Re-Fueling Our Community” and was signed “The Gas Men.”

With fuel prices where they are today what a great sentiment or random act of kindness these Men performed.

The Kindness in Motion Team have awarded this story the prestigous 5 star rating.
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Metal-detector hobbyist found trinket 12 years ago, then went sleuthing

Credit: Associated Press
LUDINGTON, Mich. - A woman who lost her class ring in Lake Michigan in 1954 has it back, thanks to a metal-detector hobbyist.

Robert Savage told the Ludington Daily News for a story Saturday that he found the ring about 12 years ago but only recently began looking for its owner.

He did a bit of detective work by looking at the initials and the year on the ring. He found a Ludington High yearbook for 1955 and found that Jan Pedersen was the only person in the class with the right initials.

Now Jan Zacharda, she says she had forgotten about the ring she lost at Ludington State Park. And she’s even more puzzled that Savage found it in a lake about a dozen miles away.

Zacharda now wears the ring on her index finger, where it fits better.

This is what Kindness in Motion is all about, going out of your way make someone else’s day. Kindness - Pass it On!
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What exactly do we mean when we say, “Pass on some Sun”? It means to help make someone else’s day. Perform a random act of kindness without expecting anything in return.

Share a cab, help an elderly person with a task, adopt a co-worker to help their transition, pay for coffee, tip generously, loan your truck, help someone move, love unconditionally, praise your children, compliment at least one person everyday.

Remember to download a smile card and leave it with the recipient to encourage them to pay it forward. Turn up the heat by passing on some Sun today.

Download Kindness Cards

It is great to see Hollywood get behind the Pay it Forward campaign. The Kindness in Motion Team is always looking for ways to encourage others to do just that, Pay it Forward. Consider treating a friend to this Movie, you never know what seed it will plant or the good it will do.

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