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Day 4972: Kindness

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Ann Koplow

If you pay attention to the news, kindness seems to be in short supply.

As a therapist, I know that kindness can be a life changer.

I’m so hungry for kindness these days that I almost couldn’t bear to watch the excellent TV mini-series Portobello, about a miscarriage of justice. Now that we’ve finished that, my husband and I have returned to a familiar dose of kindness — another TV series about veterinarians.

I believe that the more you look for kindness, the more you’ll find.

Do you see kindness in my images for today?

Here and now, I’m appreciating the kindness of lefthanders like me being celebrated (instead of being stigmatized or repressed).

Here’s what I find when I search for kindness on YouTube.

Thanks to all who show kindness, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: August 13 2026, cats, favorite records, Heartland Docs DVM, International Lefthander’s Day, lasagna, Portobello, The Currency of Kindness — Aleyda Garza, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the history of lefthanders, Twitter | 6 Comments

Day 3876: All your feelings are welcome

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Ann Koplow

“All your feelings are welcome” is something I say in my Coping and Healing groups. At the end of the group, I often add “including disappointment” to remind people that the welcomed feelings include “negative” ones they might be judging or not expressing.

Yesterday, as all my feelings were welcome by my friend Barbara and her boyfriend Jim, I noticed that our server at Condesa Restaurante Mexicano was wearing different feelings: