MONTHLY
Publisher’s Letter
Kindness Matters
been caught in a vacuum of sorts that leaves us somewhat in a state of – 10 cent word I love – discombobulation.
“KINDNESS IS A LANGUAGE WHICH THE DEAF CAN HEAR AND THE BLIND CAN SEE.” – MARK TWAIN To be confused, perplexed or unable to think clearly: You know that feeling? Well, we live in a Dear Readers, world where everything around us is in conflict. Whether it be political parties, the world around It becomes trite to start us at war, people at odds over the simplest of every letter with my things, the people, places, feelings or history internal musing of how we once all shared a standard connection to, it’s already...whatever are now, we are told, the opposite of what month it is. And trite it we have always known them to be. It wears may be, but it’s August on you, doesn’t it? And sadly, sometimes that and this year has been reveals itself in negativity, despair, meanness blowing by me. The and downright disdain for others: Unkindness. minutes are days, and I am caught up in all the When putting this issue together, in homage stuff, much as you are, to our feature partner special section from of just ordinary life. Yet, Williamson Medical Center, the phrase in recent years, we can “Kindness Matters” resonated on more than Our newest team member: all attest that life has one level. WMC started a Kindness Matters Lucille Louise Headden, become much more campaign this year as part of their effort to born May 23rd than ordinary – we have encourage everyone to be more kind, especially
when it comes to healthcare workers. But in truth, that campaign reaches far beyond the confines of healthcare environments and is much needed in every facet of the world. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the feeling you must have gotten when you saw the cover this month – a precious, completely without guile, baby – occurred with everyone we encounter throughout the day? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could always feel as we do when we see that baby? Kindness can be conveyed in the simplest of ways. It can create an abundance of humanity with the right word, phrase, touch, tone of voice and facial expression. So, as we meet the dog days of summer, be kind. Because kindness does matter. It is the most powerful, least costly and underrated agent of human change.
Shelly Robertson Birdsong Publisher
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