One of my favorite sculptures in Vero Beach, Florida is of a sea turtle with paintings of children throughout the world on its shell. On the base are beautifully descriptive words that all of us should embrace in our lives. These 34 words if embodied, can lead to a happier life and even lead to less suicide in our society.
These are the words;
Inspire, Respect, Share, Forgive, Listen, Support, Meditate, Imagine, Accept, Understand, Strive, Resolve Communicate, Revere, Solve, Progress, Thank, Create, Motivate, Hug, Give, Believe, Persevere, Build, Unite, Volunteer, Try, Laugh, Promote, Cheer, Redefine, Dream, Hope and Love.
There are many other words you can add to this list to begin the road to an “even better you.”
Thank you to the Vero Beach Elks Lodge #1774 for providing accommodations for The Kindness Bus Tour.
Making my way to have some much needed work done on The Kindness Bus, I stopped to make the rounds in Fort Pierce. The waterfront in this small historic downtown area is sensational. I met with one of my good friends James, I met a few years ago while on The Kindness Bus Tour. He is a big help when I come to this town and is going to promote the Ring Our Country with Kindness all throughout Fort Pierce.
“My grandson was bullied, I love what you are doing,” a retired Delray resident said to me at The Kindness Bus. He told me that a lot of parents are “dropping the ball” raising their kids. He as a grandparent had to step up to negotiate, bringing an end to it. He is clearly a loving family man.
As I make my way around the perimeter of the country, I am finding that kids are pretty much the same everywhere. They face the same problems and deal with the same issues and nearly everyone of them, by the time they are 18, know someone who has taken their life. It is a story that is taking place across the world in huge numbers. There is a big interest amongst students in helping to stop these ever-increasing deaths.
I met Jesus, Iliana and Christopher Agudo a little over a year ago. We were in Lawrence, Kansas and the 4 of us connected in many important ways. They were, and still are, traveling the country giving people the many reasons for living life fully. They are reaching people from all corners of the United States. They are doing very important work. Visit their website at 
His head was hung down to his knees, with a blanket draped over the layers of clothing covering his hunched frame. A shopping cart fully loaded with his possessions rested next to the park bench, where he spends most of his days. His wounds, had they been external, would have healed years ago. He is wounded inside and that has not healed. He feeds himself and self-medicates with whatever change he can muster during the course of the day. Veterans like this man are finding life back home nearly as challenging as the battlefield, maybe even more in some cases. I talk with men like this in every town I visit. The suicidal temptation that can accompany the isolation and loneliness veterans experience is far too common. Eighteen veterans are taking their lives every day of the year. Drastic measures need to be taken to end this tragedy. Help all you can in every way possible. Look for volunteer opportunities at 
Learning about life and the lessons that are part of it, as a child grows from youth to adolescent to adulthood, should happen in a meaningful sequence. Learning too much a too young an age is not mentally healthy for a child. It seems nowadays that many kids are having to deal with adult type situations in their youth. These experiences are too much for a young mind to process. There should be a right of passage.
