“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” — Anais Nin
“While walking back from a wonderful day’s outing to our local park and library, my two grandgirls and I found a wallet laying on the ground beside the trunk of a tree on a residential street. At first I just thought it must belong to a child in the neighborhood, but once I opened it up I realized that someone was missing their driver’s license and other important items. At first I was not quite sure what to do, but then decided to open the wallet and look for a way of getting ahold of the owner of the wallet. Luckily for her she carried business cards with the phone number. I called her, she called me back and we were able to return her wallet to her within 5 minutes of finding it. This certainly is not a ‘new’ story but became a very special time spent with my grandchildren – 7 1/2 and 4 1/2 years old. Their faces just beamed when they were able to return the wallet and see how grateful the person was. This act of kindness will stay with them for a lifetime.” — yogagini
“What motivates me to be kind is remembering we are all connected. A smile I give to someone on the street might be the only one that person gets today. I can’t do much, but I can at least do that…” — joanned23
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“While walking back from a wonderful day’s outing to our local park and library, my two grandgirls and I found a wallet laying on the ground beside the trunk of a tree on a residential street. At first I just thought it must belong to a child in the neighborhood, but once I opened it up I realized that someone was missing their driver’s license and other important items. At first I was not quite sure what to do, but then decided to open the wallet and look for a way of getting ahold of the owner of the wallet. Luckily for her she carried business cards with the phone number. I called her, she called me back and we were able to return her wallet to her within 5 minutes of finding it. This certainly is not a ‘new’ story but became a very special time spent with my grandchildren – 7 1/2 and 4 1/2 years old. Their faces just beamed when they were able to return the wallet and see how grateful the person was. This act of kindness will stay with them for a lifetime.” — yogagini
Sangha of Auspicious Companions 
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