MIndful Monday: Grateful for Kindness

We are wired for connection. We need each other. So in honor of World Kindness Day, I wanted to share my favorite ways I have seen our staff show up for each other in amazingly kind ways. 

This first act of kindness is my absolute favorite. Thank you to each and every one of you that takes the extra 10 seconds in the hallway to look up, make eye contact, and check in. Each "Hi", "Good Morning", "Happy Friday!", and so on really says "Hey- I see you." 👍

This next act of kindness is often unexpected, but oh so appreciated.  A shout out to all the co-workers that check your mailbox when they go to check their own. 👊

Which leads me to the life saving staff members that pick up your copies off the copy machine that you forgot to grab for your next lesson happening in 10 mins. 

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And finally, the cherry on top act of kindness that is so good it can earn you best friend status goes to the teammates that stop by Starbucks or QT and pick YOU up an unexpected beverage on their way to work.  👏

For all these examples and so many more, thank you for helping make kindness the norm 365 days a year.

If you have an extra two minutes today, I encourage you to check out both Mr. Rogers and Bill and Ted's messages on kindness. And for my PreK-2 teachers, consider sharing the Kindness is a Muscle video.

Mr. Rogers Kindness Video (1:05)

Bill and Ted Be Kind (0:57)

Kindness is a Muscle (PreK-2 Song)