“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that
even after they have gone the light remains.”
– Oscar Yulaw
Five Years Without Matt
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Announcing Matt Kurtz Kindness Award Winners for May 2022
Thanks again to our generous donors, we are thrilled to announce two winners of our Kindness Award, Peter Mutabazi and Valerianne Hinkley. Both of them go above and beyond to help others and we’re blown away by their compassion and selflessness. Their acts of kindness have rippled out and touched the lives of so many. They’re incredible and we’re so proud to have them as part of our MKRO family.
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.
7 Inspirational People Who Make Kindness a Way of Life
News around the world has been particularly disturbing and stressful so now’s a good time to hear about people who make our world better with their kindness. We hear too much from the extreme voices in the news and social media, but they don’t represent us. Today I’m sharing with you a few nominations we’ve gotten of people who inspire us with their kind hearts. I wish we could give all of them Matt’s Kindness Awards, they so deserve it.
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Courage and Kindness in Ukraine
It’s incredibly sad the Ukrainian people continue to suffer when all they want is freedom. In spite of Putin’s brutal and unprovoked attacks, the Ukrainian people have shown remarkable courage, strength, and hope. It’s been gratifying seeing the kindness of humanity, people reaching out all over the world to help in any way they can. Those kindnesses contribute to a sense of hope and help the Ukrainian people bear the unbearable as they fight for their freedom.
Here are stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Acts of kindness that are giving the world hope and acts of courage that are inspirational.
10 Poems that Speak to the Heart
I love the idea of poetry and have tried numerous times to read books of poetry but much of the time I don’t get it. Below are 10 poems that make perfect sense to me, speak to my heart, and leave me wanting more. I hope they speak to you too.
Help for Serious Mental Illness and Matt’s 37th Birthday
Matt would be 37 years old today. While we’ve had to live five years without Matt and learned how to live and find some happiness in spite of our grief, there’s not a day that goes by that we don’t hurt from missing him. We are grateful for the 32 years of wonderful memories we shared with Matt that make us smile and warm our aching hearts, but we miss him so much.
We’re Happy to Announce our Two Kindness Grant Winners for February 2022
Congratulations to Jamie Wallace-Griner and Randal Wyatt. Each received $500 to fund their kindness projects.
Teaching Compassion Through Virtual Reality
When I first used Virtual Reality (VR), I found I couldn’t use it for long because it gave me a headache. While it’s still a relatively new technology, it’s come a long way in just a few years. Beyond the games that can be played on it, the experiences that are available are infinite. Even better, they’re finding that through these experiences, they’re able to expand people’s empathy. Continue reading Teaching Compassion Through Virtual Reality
15 Inspirational Quotes for 2022
I’m starting the new year with 15 quotes that I hope will inspire you and encourage you to spread kindness where ever you go, including kindness for yourself.
