the kindness of the pink flamingo

The stillness and beauty of the flamingo. Taking a moment to pause and appreciate the beauty; but what of the plastic specimens on the lawns. The celebratory birds. Today a pink flamingo arrived at my house all the way from the Dominican Republic. A celebration began as I enjoyed the sweet milk given from this prolactin-producing wonder; indeed I welcomed this bird and all it represents in my life. Just as its plastic counterpart represents for many birthday boys and girls, this magestic specimen represents a marked accomplishment in my life.Today I have began to forge through the jungle. The web of words and ideas, is what I weave my way through. I am now a blogger.

the kindness of a thank you

I am hoping that the act of writing about the daily kindnesses that people show to me will act to increase my awareness about the overall thoughtfulness and compassion of people in the world. Additionally, I am hopeful that that an increased awareness of kindness and generosity will help me to act in benevolent ways when interacting with others.
So here is the first kind act which I am writing about: Today I received an e-mail from someone thanking me for sending them some information I had promised to send. This person is a busy professional and I, by no means, expected to have her write to me just to say thank you. For her to take even a couple of minutes out of her day just to send me a thank you e-mail was very thoughtful and one which I very much appreciated.
I am off to Ottawa this weekend where hopefully I will be able to pay this kindness forward in a meaningful manner; although I don't want that term confused with the semi-bad movie with child actor Haley Joel Osment, in which he enlightens others on how to "Pay it Forward".