year in review: abounding kindness

The theme for 2010 was abounding kindness.  I received a comment on that post earlier this week asking, "how'd it go?"

By focusing on kindness, I have become more aware of kind acts demonstrated by others:

• six girls from Burundi
• the giving pledge
• giving a homeless man dignity

I was the recipient of kindness:

• generous colleagues
• good girlfriends

I have struggled with the issue of beggars and (finally) came to a conclusion:

• what to do when encountering beggars in the street?
• the Biblical response to beggars
• setting a humanity budget

Sometimes kindness doesn't have to be demonstrated through grand gestures, but rather through simple acts - a smile is universal. And sometimes we miss those opportunities - respect for the elderly.

I hope the year of abounding kindness resulted in a kinder Sheri. However, it still doesn't come naturally to me and requires some effort - so there is plenty of room for improvement.

How about you, how did you do on your new year's resolution for 2010? Do you even remember what it was?

Just Sheri, a work in progress