tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post6034198105438363291..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: KindnessFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74311542901291300372015-11-13T13:04:20.667+00:002015-11-13T13:04:20.667+00:00Dear Friko, It can be hard accepting kindnesses fr...Dear Friko, It can be hard accepting kindnesses from others, especially so when they are needed as well as appreciated. Take care and go steady. Freda from DalamoryFredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30266024428776102522015-11-12T22:23:17.862+00:002015-11-12T22:23:17.862+00:00Ahhh Kindness has a way of being returned. I lov...Ahhh Kindness has a way of being returned. I loved the spider story. Mostly, I loved that you are getting such support from others. Take care. I'm so glad to know you have those around you that are looking after you. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37033233011306907062015-11-12T16:00:22.644+00:002015-11-12T16:00:22.644+00:00I've spent much of my life being oblivious to ...I've spent much of my life being oblivious to the needs of many people. I find I am more compassionate with animals. Why just yesterday, I had my garden helper put out hundreds of bulbs. We have to make sure the Vole has plenty to eat this winter. �� <br /><br />PS I cringe when others tell me I am Sweet. I too think of myself as a bit too cynical for my own good at times. And yes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38252502655652612372015-11-12T14:57:31.739+00:002015-11-12T14:57:31.739+00:00Yes, Friko, such unexpected little kindnesses give...Yes, Friko, such unexpected little kindnesses give us proof that civilization still has some unfrayed fibres. Let's continue to contribute to this tapestry. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21746539227407246062015-11-12T13:43:57.145+00:002015-11-12T13:43:57.145+00:00Little things like a friendly smile or someone hol...Little things like a friendly smile or someone holding a door open are very cheering . But being offered a seat in the bus can change the whole day ! Small courtesies perhaps , but very important .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53583087667428247392015-11-12T13:16:38.551+00:002015-11-12T13:16:38.551+00:00You posted "I wish there were a way for me to...You posted "I wish there were a way for me to make those in power realize the goodness and worth of these people and see that their remuneration matched their qualities and labour." - You thanked them all in this lovely post. Here, we call it "Paying It Forward". When you have gained all your strength back, smile more and give that seat to a stranger with those wonderfully LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75007360303196529562015-11-12T05:30:17.089+00:002015-11-12T05:30:17.089+00:00I'm surprised by your surprise - I mean that I...I'm surprised by your surprise - I mean that I would have thought this would be a common courtesy. But then again, you're not riding the bus often enough to have that happen much, I guess. Glad to hear that you're out and about again, and that your man has made some substantial recovery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52601800843238407282015-11-12T03:43:52.717+00:002015-11-12T03:43:52.717+00:00having arachnophobia I first had to calm down to r...having arachnophobia I first had to calm down to read this post. <br />You are a better person than I; I would have pulverized the thing so I could relax knowing it is dead. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-81692255534739789122015-11-12T03:22:20.007+00:002015-11-12T03:22:20.007+00:00Many thanks!
What a resource we have in bloggin...Many thanks!<br /><br />What a resource we have in blogging!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7442180653717850162015-11-12T03:02:12.681+00:002015-11-12T03:02:12.681+00:00I, too, love that phrase and often rely on the kin...I, too, love that phrase and often rely on the kindness of strangers for a number of little things. I'm so glad you are encountering it.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49092640061439986982015-11-12T02:54:55.521+00:002015-11-12T02:54:55.521+00:00Ah ... Kindness, yes ... after I immigrated to Can...Ah ... Kindness, yes ... after I immigrated to Canada in 1982 ... I worked in home support for 2 years ... $6.30/hr ... bathing old peeps and cleaning their house ... at the same time I studied to get my Canadian nursing licence ... and learned English via my clients ... and most of them were ever so kind ... example: Will you wear your long johns today or your short johns, sir? (long Johns are a^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90852302164031725122015-11-12T00:02:19.063+00:002015-11-12T00:02:19.063+00:00I too am often amazed at the kindness and patience...I too am often amazed at the kindness and patience of carers. In London they're not even allowed parking yet they have to get all over the place, convenient public transport or not, to tight schedules, too. And their pay is awful - no matter how hard they work they can't afford to rent anywhere nice. Polly Toynbee in the Guardian just wrote a piece about the government trying to get Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66457429689331913182015-11-11T15:25:17.299+00:002015-11-11T15:25:17.299+00:00Your observations about the professional carers, h...Your observations about the professional carers, how much they give and how much they are undervalued, strikes a chord. Three friends of ours now have round the clock carers, and we've heard from them and seen for ourselves how much they give, with such good grace and, as you noted, common sense, which in the world at large is so often in such short supply. Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16833058804120162082015-11-11T15:13:04.206+00:002015-11-11T15:13:04.206+00:00This made me smile and warmed my heart. Thanks.
A...This made me smile and warmed my heart. Thanks.<br />Am sick as a dog right now. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36633551487032753482015-11-11T13:58:20.642+00:002015-11-11T13:58:20.642+00:00Just last night, after I had loaded some groceries...Just last night, after I had loaded some groceries into the car, I was taking the cart back to its designated pick-up spot when a young man offered to take it for me. I declined with a smile, but it was lovely, although it also made me realize I'm of an age now when I'm seen as an older woman who might be in need of assistance! This web of little kindnesses we weave is as important as shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88594777060445018082015-11-11T13:53:46.299+00:002015-11-11T13:53:46.299+00:00That's exactly how I learned it, in Iowa, in t...That's exactly how I learned it, in Iowa, in the late 1940s.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52574660280078173322015-11-11T13:18:31.867+00:002015-11-11T13:18:31.867+00:00Thanks for the reminder to be aware of the needs o...Thanks for the reminder to be aware of the needs of others in our daily lives. Simple acts of kindness are so appreciated, and they encourage others to pass it on.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82511460157640861732015-11-11T13:06:10.006+00:002015-11-11T13:06:10.006+00:00Thanks for sharing your nice story. Reminds me of ...Thanks for sharing your nice story. Reminds me of the Wm .Wordsworth quote which I still remember from high school ... "That best portion of a good man's life,/ His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love."Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77233677256278176082015-11-11T12:34:36.402+00:002015-11-11T12:34:36.402+00:00Ah, yes; it is often these small acts of kindness ...Ah, yes; it is often these small acts of kindness that carry us through. It is good to hear you are getting out and about, if only a wee bit more, Friko. Take care. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23891696822433335102015-11-11T11:37:18.334+00:002015-11-11T11:37:18.334+00:00Your sharing that I just read
my early morning
was...Your sharing that I just read<br />my early morning<br />was a blessing to me.<br />I am having the same thing happen<br />to me - yesterday was overwhelming<br />with so much happening and finally able<br />to run errands.<br />Everywhere I turned someone was smiling,<br />picking up something for me, took cart back int<br />store as I was unloading to my car.<br />Saw so many that I had not One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11178388528993578312015-11-11T10:25:14.377+00:002015-11-11T10:25:14.377+00:00Sometimes kindness of strangers surprises . And so...Sometimes kindness of strangers surprises . And sometimes we can not see the kindness of the loved ones. There are kind people around you, Friko.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59341255490581463222015-11-11T08:11:50.820+00:002015-11-11T08:11:50.820+00:00Hi Friko - interesting how thoughtful and kind peo...Hi Friko - interesting how thoughtful and kind people can be, yet lacking for that little extra occasionally.<br /><br />How pleased I was to hear someone had got up for you .. that pleases me and you were obviously in need - which we all understand .. but those on the bus would not have realised the back story.<br /><br />Spider ... I bet she was glad to left alive ... she's a pretty Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6653683757153729502015-11-11T07:42:17.307+00:002015-11-11T07:42:17.307+00:00Unexpected kindnesses are the best!Unexpected kindnesses are the best!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91469645753355109162015-11-11T06:37:39.333+00:002015-11-11T06:37:39.333+00:00Shopping can be exhausting even when we are at our...Shopping can be exhausting even when we are at our best in terms of fitness, and being able to sit down at some stage is very welcome then, isn't it! It was very kind of that lady to give up her seat for you.<br />I, too, would have expected the woman who was staying with Beloved while you were out to do the washing up - it would not have been all that much for her to do, but helpful for you.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73638479503202872642015-11-11T05:06:17.016+00:002015-11-11T05:06:17.016+00:00I'm so glad you are experiencing the kindness ...I'm so glad you are experiencing the kindness of strangers and friends alike. Bureaucracy is often heartless and unfeeling, but the people on the ground are full of the milk of human kindness.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.com