Category Archives: Kindness

The Hotel McCutcheon

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Douglas Abbott

It has taken a long time for me to write this story. For many months, ever since my sister, Erica, died, I have made half a dozen false starts. More than once, I got several paragraphs down only to lose … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindness | Tagged bereavement, camaraderie, death, fellowship, food, friendship, fun, generosity, grace, Grief, hospice, hospitality, hotel, kindness, lodging, loss, mourning, passing, wake | 4 Comments

Land of the Morning Calm

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

Peter joined the U.S. Army in 1981. He had studied Taekwondo extensively for years, so when the time came to discuss his deployment, he asked to be stationed in Korea where the discipline of Taekwondo had been developed during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Giving, Kindness | Tagged benevolence, cold, culture, exhausted, famished, friendship, giving, hardship, hostility, hungry, kindness, love, mercy, misconceptions, prejudice, racism, soldiers, tired, war, wet | 4 Comments

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” –Matthew 7:2 There is a phenomenon described in social psychology as the fundamental attribution error, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Grace, Kindness, Love | Tagged distortion, endurance, friendship, grace, kindness, love, patience, peace, peacemakers, perception | 1 Comment

Adrian

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Douglas Abbott

“Do not forget to show kindness to strangers, for in this way, some have entertained angels unawares.” –Hebrews 13:2 She arrived around three in the morning. I saw her through the picture window as she was approaching

Posted in Kindness | Tagged blessing, compassion, concern, distress, gentleness, help, kindness, love, stranger | 4 Comments