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The Kindness Project

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Mark Guay
Coach & Facilitator
With nothing to lose, Leon filled up his motorcycleโ€™s gas tank and set off from his L.A. flat east to New York. The clothes on his back, one tank of gas, a smile on his face: everything else heโ€™d need would have to come through kindness. His goal? Ride across the world. No big deal, right? What he learned on that trip changed the course of his life forever.
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Jennifer
I feel love, my essence vibrates joyโค๏ธ
I learned that I am beautiful ๐Ÿ™ I create abundance and my heart ripples gratitude ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Juliana Oppenheimer
Compassion
Iโ€™ve helped strangers in the past. However, presently I have been helping keep my friendโ€™s spirits up. She made a comment that somehow I know when she needs me. That each time I have reconnect with her sheโ€™s going through a hellish experience. The first, sheโ€™d tragically lost her sister who had the same name as me. Her current situation is the worse by far. Iโ€™ve been sending her music, SNL sketches, and positive messages. Iโ€™ve explained that they have also brightened my day, made me laugh, inspire me, and reconnected me to my past. Also, Iโ€™ve sent a few gifts that have had meaning. The first was a a coordinating top and leggings. I told her that when she wears them I have on a identical set. That they will give her the hugs I canโ€™t because of our geographical distance. Another was a cheerful kitchen towel with a positive message she draped over a shelf. Most recently it was a sweater that was too small for me. Each time Iโ€™ve included notes on brightly paper and red hearts Iโ€™ve cut by hand. Sheโ€™s set me photos of them around the house that sheโ€™s sought shelter for over a year now. She repeatedly tells me Iโ€™m her angel.
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Linda
The Kindness Project
I am a 67 year old abused woman in therapy for more years than I wish to remember. My 40 year marriage was mentally, physically, & verbally abusive. He was extremely controlling & always accusing me of cheating. How can you cheat when you get 15 minutes to get home in heavy NJ traffic ??? I stayed & was sitting on the side of the bed when he took his last breath. I have been kind to strangers, especially homeless people. I volunteer wherever I can. Iโ€™ve stayed hours with people in need, given them money to eat(while I went home & ate cereal). Iโ€™ve brought people of all colors & races home with me so they had a roof over their heads, a clean bed, a shower & meals. They leave when they feel ready. (Usually within a few days). Iโ€™ve had by check book stolen, my house keys, & who knows what else. I do not do inventory. If they feel they need it, God help them. Iโ€™ve admitted myself to the crisis center because I lent over $20,000 to a man who looked in my eyes & told me he loved me. Iโ€™m so desperate for love that I believed him. That was my retirement money. I know Iโ€˜be made very bad judgements, but there are people out there that need help& have nowhere to turn. If God decides one of these people should harm me I will accept it. My life is in Godโ€™s hands. I will continue to hold my head up high, love everyone, even if they think Iโ€™m crazy, because this is MY journey. This is what God put me here for & it is not my place to question. Thank you for your beautiful session. ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ’–