Five things you can do for your mother

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When was the last time you did something nice for your mother? If anyone is deserving of acts kindness, it is mothers. This wonderful list which is adapted from Sound Vision (where you can find the original article containing 10 ideas) should act as some inspiration.
1. Give your mother a vacation…
Don’t [...]

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Random acts of kindness: The classroom

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Assist in an elementary classroom*
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Meme: your nearest book

Firstly, I would like to express my thanks and great appreciation to all the readers who support Dont be sad by their visits, comments and joining the Dont be sad network (recently updated- please do interact). As many of you are aware I will be away from Dont be sad until mid-February. This is an [...]

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A goodly word: On words

‘Words are half what is said, half what is heard.’
(Montaigne)

 

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Random acts of kindness: Donate books

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Donate books for students, at home and away.

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A goodly word: On isolation

‘They asked me how I was, and I said, well, and thank you,
A need is fulfilled and another is neglected,
When distress is such that my heart becomes constricted,
I say that perhaps one day will bring with it some aid,
My comrade is my cat and my soul’s companion are my books,
And the object of my love [...]

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A goodly word: Cultivate a lifetime reading habit

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” (W. Somerset Maugham)
I’ve not always been an avid reader, although I have read since childhood. I’ve always wanted to read more, even now, when even apart from the reading for studies I read more than [...]

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