by Carma Spence | Mar 11, 2020 | Mindset
March is Optimism Month, so I thought I’d touch on this topic once again. Optimism and pessimism are ways of looking at yourself and the world through a positive or negative filter. Although some people tend toward one or the other instinctively, either mindset...
by Carma Spence | Feb 4, 2020 | Building Relationships, Mindset
I recently read an old article from Oprah magazine in which the author talked about the importance of self-kindness. This inspired me to create the following mini-seminar. This seminar first aired as a Facebook Live on Saturday, January 18. Every week, on Saturdays at...
by guest | Oct 17, 2019 | Building Relationships
Has civility ceased to be a trait we strive for? Have we lost sight of ethical behavior? I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed a rise in unkindness in the world: On social media, on college campuses, in the media. It makes me sick. Kindness is near and...
by Carma Spence | Jan 18, 2018 | Mindset, Video, Weekday Wisdom
Weekday Wisdom, Episode 12 I got a little emotional recording today’s Weekday Wisdom, in which I talk about the importance of kindness and share some rather unkind experiences I’ve had. Today on the way to work, a guy got on the bus who was in a wheelchair...
by Carma Spence | Nov 9, 2015 | Building Relationships, Mindset
Friday the 13th is World Kindness Day, so I thought this week’s post should be about kindness and how it fits in with the theme of appreciation and thankfulness. First, what is kindness, exactly? According to the Oxford Dictionary, kindness is “the quality...