Thank you to very proud WWII Air Force Second Lieutenant Richard Thackston for the great conversation for the past two hours. I enjoy this gentleman’s conversation every time he and I crossed paths. He always has great stories to tell from the memories over his 90+ years. One of my favorites is that he flew with Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable in Europe during World War II.

Learning from the struggles during his teenage years, Rafael is now using those experiences to raise his son Isaiah, by being by his side every step of the way. Great lessons in life can and should be passed on from one generation to the next.

One of the parts of my programs for students is a folded up heart. It begins by revealing only one face and as I read the following poem, I unfold the piece of paper to reveal the heart. I talk with students about being the one person who starts a chain reaction to cause all the other faces on the heart to smile because of their kind acts.
It starts with one person, the kind acts that you do. When spread to another, it then becomes two. Two becomes four and four becomes eight. To show all your kindness to everyone, you never should wait. Being kind to each other, when done every day, will make people happy, it might just be something you say. So only do kind things, for family and friends. And for those you don’t know, don’t ever let your kindness end. A whole world sharing kindness, we can all do our part. Because it can spread across the world, when it comes from your heart.

Thank you to David for introducing himself and his son, Malachi to me as I weaved the streets of downtown Naples. In the short time we talked, I can see how kind and caring of a father David is. It’s such a breath of fresh air to see how involved so many fathers are towards their children.

Three weeks from yesterday is the 8th annual One Million Acts of Kindness Week
This annual event begins on the second Monday in February and continues for the week. During this week, groups of people are encouraged to band together and do some sort of community event. Please consider taking part this ye

The biggest benefit of being on the road promoting kindness is the people I meet. Some of the people I meet it’s as if I have known them a lifetime, Ken and Kathy O’ Renick are such people. They are kind, caring and God loving people who think the world of the mission of One Million Acts of Kindness. It is such a blessing that they have come into my life.