The Kindness Flash #13

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This month’s theme: FRIENDSHIP – “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ~William Shakespeare

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Everyday Kindness: The Power of a Smile

Many of of us remember an adult from our childhood who stands out as someone extra special. For Marwa it was a sweet, caring elderly neighbour she describes as a pure hearted woman who showed the little girl love and a joy of life, despite the woman’s own difficulties.

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Everyday Kindness: That Awkward Moment

We’ve all experienced an awkward moment. If we’re lucky they are fleeting, if not they can hang in the air and make time stand still, and not in a good way. Like everything else in life what we do with those moments is a choice. Pavan’s shares his experience with one such awkward experience and how his choice to embrace that moment made a lasting difference.

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While most of us think twice about offering to babysit for our friends who have just become parents, there are a few souls out there who surprise us in the best way possible. When her best friend Gina passed away, Jane promised Gina’s terminally ill husband to take in their children as her own. Read on to find out more about this incredible story of friendship!

Friendships that last for a lifetime, and beyond

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We all have amazing friendships that we know could last a lifetime. But oftentimes, something gets in the way of our forever. Sometimes it is a slight misunderstanding, miscommunication or maybe just distance. Find out some amazing ways to ensure that these friendships stay intact over the years and make it to the forever line.

10 Characteristics of Friendships That Keep

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“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.”
~ William Butler Yeats

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Reach out to an old friend and find out how life has been treating them. If you feel it, go ahead and plan a weekend together! There is nothing like the joy of laughter and shared memories between two souls who have known each other since forever.

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Why do you think this picture represents friendship? SHARE your thoughts!

 
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Some songs never get old. We’ve all had that FRIENDS coffee shop gang with whom we will never stop arguing, joking, laughing, and loving every single day. Here’s to the best of friendships!

 
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Here are two incredible women who have known each other their entire lives, and yes, they are a 100 years old! We sure could take some tips from them on maintaining our friendships.

 
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We’re all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits — from happiness to obesity — can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don’t even know.

 
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

This tale about two unlikely friends will take you through a roller coaster of emotions, secured tightly at the centre by love and unbreakable ties. When the son of a wealthy merchant and a servant boy become friends, a little bit of the world beneath them shakes, and changes in the name of this bond.

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