You may have missed it and I'm sorry if my blog-reminder saddens you but DID YOU KNOW that October was 'Kindness Month?' Perhaps if you are among the millions who failed to respond to the month's charge-message to do daily 'acts of kindness,' you can blame it on the long and depressing mid-term political campaigning climate. It's fair to say being kind in that environment is difficult.
I'm not so naive to believe political campaign ugliness is something new. A visit to the Lincoln Museum (Springfield, IL.) will document the incredible nasty attacks by the press and political opponents towards Abraham Lincoln. Just the racist cartoons targeting Lincoln is terribly sad.
That said, I believe the current times with extensive social media availability and Facebook comment posting and the plethora of unsubstantiated facts woven into negative attacks gives rise to anger, hatred, vulgarities, and mean spirited attacks, which promotes emotional depression and stress.
Personally, I think the selection of October as 'Kindness Month' is problematic. The leaves are falling, plants are dying, the cold winds and rains reminds us of winter's pending bleakness. I think our 'kindness month' should be moved to May. The month of May is spirit lifting as we feel a warmer breeze and watch the landscape come to life with the renewal of fabulous colors. Personally, I'd like to see 'National Kindness Day' placed between 'Mother Goose Day' and 'National Candied Orange Peel Day.' When moving 'Kindness Day' to May we must establish a date far enough away from Cinco de Mayo Day due to our entrenched dislike for Mexican 'thugs, rapist, and job stealing evil immigrants trying to invade our country.
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What a Difference a Day Makes
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