My last post was about gratitude and since then, I stumbled upon a wonderful article called 7 Buddhist Lessons in Gratitude by Victor M Parachin, which I’m sharing with you but there’s a catch. I’m only sharing 6 of the lessons because I strongly disagree with lesson number 4, so I’ve deleted it. Yup. If you can’t trust that I’m right and your curiosity is getting the better of you, you can always click on the link at the bottom of the post and read the original post.
After Covid Comes Gratitude
After feeling a bit cocky that I hadn’t gotten covid yet, I got hit by the humble bug. I got the big C and it took me down. I was told by many that it runs about 5 days and then things start to get much better so that’s how I got through it. Continue reading After Covid Comes Gratitude
We’re Happy to Announce Our Two Kindness Grant Winners for August 2022
NEW 3-Digit Number for Mental Health Emergency
As of July 16, 2022, the emergency number for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis is 988. It will connect the caller to professionals on standby who can help avert a crisis and get someone on the path to getting help. Continue reading NEW 3-Digit Number for Mental Health Emergency
10 Quotes to Ponder
I love to read and ever since Matt died, I’ve been focusing more on books examining life’s meaning and self-help books. I’d like to share ten quotes that offered me food for thought or inspiration from some of these books.
My Newest Obsession
Composting! Seriously, please don’t delete, read on. I’ve found a really simple way to do it. And to all of you out in California and Colorado who’ve been doing this for a while now, yes, I’m a bit slow, but now I’m all in. Continue reading My Newest Obsession
What a Story
This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger, is the best book I’ve read in years. I couldn’t put it down. It felt like a Mark Twain or John Steinbeck type of book, covering the depression era and following four kids on an epic journey. The book is so beautifully written, that I now have to go read some of Kruger’s other books. I highly recommend this book, take the journey, fall in love with the four kids, Albert, Odie, Emmy, and Mose, and prepare to have your emotions jerked all over the place. Continue reading What a Story
Five Years Without Matt

“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that
even after they have gone the light remains.”
– Oscar Yulaw
Announcing Matt Kurtz Kindness Award Winners for May 2022
Feeling Hopeful on Earth Day
“Our attempt to subordinate all of nature to human use — has led us to the brink of collapse of the Earth’s life support systems”— Judi Bari, forest activist”
Yet, as we’re coming up on Earth Day, this is not the time to be pessimistic, it’s a time for hope. Hope inspires us to take action and our actions ripple out, inspire others, and before you know it, we’ve created a wave of action.