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We had the most interesting discussion at our dinner party last weekend. I don’t follow the “no religion, politics or money” conversation rules of my grandparents’ day. I’m fascinated by these topics and look forward to learning through discussion and debate. Granted, some topics are super challenging to discuss, but I feel it’s important to examine all kinds of subjects and continue to educate ourselves.<\/p>\n
At last weekend’s party, the conversation centered around world affairs. What’s been happening is horrifying and scary. Everyone agreed that they often feel saddened and frustrated with the recent events. Why do some people choose conflict over cooperation? And what can we do to encourage<\/a> cooperation?<\/p>\n As a group, we didn’t give up, shrug our shoulders and move on to another topic. While we all agreed we aren’t in a position to significantly influence world leaders, we did feel we can empower those in our immediate orbit…our friends, family and even strangers.<\/p>\n Right from our dining room table, we decided that the key to cooperation was kindness. I felt the temperature change from despair and hurt, to hope and joy. We could make a difference in small but not insignificant ways. We all have young children and agreed kindness was one of the most important skills<\/a> we could nurture in them. We got a pad and pen and started to list all the ways we would encourage a culture of kindness in our own homes and lives.<\/p>\n Conversation at the dinner table is a great way to teach our children (and remind ourselves) about important topics such as kindness.<\/p>\n Instead of asking “How was your day”… ask these leading questions every night.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Brainstorm together ways to show kindness. Soon random acts of kindness will become second nature.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Although it is important to show compassion in the moment, kindness can also be a planned activity. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Search for more delightful recipes in your\u00a0DinnerTime Recipe Box<\/a>.<\/p>\n Use the filter function (found on right of your DinnerTime Recipe Box search) to find\u00a0desserts,\u00a0main dish,\u00a0side dishes\u00a0etc.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n Your family will appreciate this tasty casserole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0Self-kindness is as quick as 12 minutes!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Be kind to yourself with this easy-to-make tasty dish!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n We had the most interesting discussion at our dinner party last weekend. I don’t follow the “no religion, politics or money” conversation rules of my grandparents’ day. I’m fascinated by these topics and look forward to learning through discussion and… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12442"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12502,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12442\/revisions\/12502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one. ~<\/em>Mother Teresa<\/span><\/h4>\n
Start At Your Own Dinner Table.<\/h2>\n
Conceptualize and Construct:
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I\u2019ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.<\/em>” ~Maya Angelou<\/span><\/h4>\n
Demonstrate:<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0How do we change the world? <\/em><\/span>One random act of kindness at a time.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>~Morgan Freeman<\/span><\/h4>\n
Reinforce:\u00a0
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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see <\/em>\u2013Mark Twain<\/span><\/h4>\n
Kindness In the Kitchen!<\/h3>\n
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\nQuick and Easy Five-Ingredient Dinner<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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