The Face of KIN

  

  Look in a mirror and what you will see is the face of KIN!

                                                      

That's right it's YOU!                                                                                                                       K.i.N.

The Kindness Initiative Network

This is a group of like minded people from all walks of life; from all religious backgrounds, cultures, sexes, social and financial status's who share one goal and that is being kind to one another and spreading kindness to everyone they come in contact with. As a group we refer to one another as KIN, which means family!

     Families have strong bonds with one another and sometimes we don't always agree or approve of the actions of our family members. However, nothing ever changes the fact that we share this bond and that whether we want to or not, we love and try our best to be kind to one another. Wouldn't it be great if we treat everyone in the whole world this way? This is the mission of KIN to change the the world thinks and works one good deed at a time!  If you want to do that all you have to do is take the initiative....What is an initiative you ask?

The definition of Initiative according to 

http://dictionary.reference.com/

in·i·ti·a·tive

  [ih-nish-ee-uh-tiv, ih-nish-uh-]  

noun

1.

an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.

2.

readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise: to lack initiative.

3.

one's personal, responsible decision: to act on one's own initiative.

     The Kindness Initiative Network is not a traditional charity.  We are in the business of spreading kindness and inspiring others to do the same through our kind acts and good deeds.  Many times people are inspired to do more than just a good deed.  They want reach out and try to help someone in need any way that they can. When their kind acts turn to more of a charitable nature I encourage them to take the initiative to do what they can and post their efforts on our Facebook page to see if other KIN would like to help. The response that they get is always the same from this group it's always an overwhelming response of the KIN pooling their resources and coming together as a family (KIN)to do everything they can!

    I would like to share with you a couple of my KIN that took the initiative recently to give you an idea of what this group is capable of. These are just examples, members of  KIN do way more than this; they spread kindness in many ways big and small. The fact is that ALL KIN make an effort every day to spread kindness. These two people are a shining of example of what it means to take an initiative.

    The first is a caring and dear friend and of course my KIN named Sue.  Sue wanted to raise some money for some of our other very close KIN who have severe medical problems and can't afford equipment they need to make their lives more livable. Sue decided to sell christian art work that she had made from things she found in nature. She then used that money to buy some supplies to bake some delicious cupcakes that she sold to neighbors, friends and a local business owner in a matter of minutes. She also asked the owner of that business if he would put a donation jar on his counter which he happily agreed to.  Finally she posted her efforts and asked for people to save bottles for her that she could return for the deposit.  The Kindness Initiative Network did not raise money for her, she and her KIN did and so far it has been a success but her efforts will continue until she reaches her goal.  If you would like to read more about Sue's cause check the link at the bottom of the page.

    The second is my wife, Marie, who not only assisted Sue in her cause, she also played a big role helping my sister raise money for mounting medical expenses for my niece April, who has a rare disease of the blood vessels in her brain and many complications from that as well as having childhood diabetes. April need a lot of help and if you would like to read more about this AMAZING young lady I encourage you to do so. I will post a link at the bottom for April as well!

    KIN has many faces and many new ones everyday these are two shining examples of the taking the initiative of spreading kindness and doing good deeds to a whole new level and using the POWER of the Kindness Initiative Network to help them further their cause. If you are reading this line I know that you are my KIN too and I thank you for everything you do.  "We can not do a kindness to soon for we never know how soon is too late."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.

     Thanks for reading and remember we are not here for a long time we are here for a good time so be KIND to each other!

Read and Share to Help April!

Sue's Cause

Become part of our KIN

April's Fan Page

   

It's working

Build it and they will come ~ Bull Durham

The movement has begun and just like a freight train when it leaves the station someone pulls a small block from in front of the wheels and the big heavy train starts moving.  The train moves very slowly at first but with each revolution of the wheels the speed seems to double until soon the train is moving at full speed. It takes almost as long and more energy to stop a train at full speed than it takes to get it moving.
The point to this illustration is show that once a movement has begun you don't want to stop it but more importantly if you were going to catch the train it's much easier to do it in the beginning than it is when it's at full speed.
I started by making a weekly practice at being kind, spreading kindness,and doing good deeds just on Facebook. Then with blogging, then with Twitter, and Google+, then with a podcast.  At first only on the weekends, then talking about kindness, during the week then, doing good deeds and spreading kindness during the week, until now I'm talking about it and doing something about kindness daily it has become a part of my life and a part of me. At first I could see the happiness and joy that I was bringing to to the people around me.  I could see the differences that I was making in those lives and that was fun, exciting and addictive. The more I spread kindness the more I want to spread it and just like last weeks post the more I look for kindness the more I find.
I have taken notice of kindness just recently on a much larger scale but more amazingly then finding it on my own it's been shared with me by different and sometimes unexpected people. I don't think that I directly inspired the kindnesses that they shared but I do think that just by having the thoughts, feeling and intentions out into the universe that other AMAZING people picked up on the energy and vibration. Those people do and think of AWESOME things and ways to inspire and spread kindness. More importantly I'm surprised by some of the people who shared these links with me it lets me know that kindness is on their radar!
I can now see, hear and feel kindness a little more every day where ever I go this makes me happy and lets me know that it's working! Here are some of the links to kindness that were shared with me this week I know you will enjoy them!
One girl,89 random acts of kindness
Pink stops concert for crying girl!
This one shared by my 15 yr old son call a good guy compilation
Enjoy the links and as always thank you for reading and remember we are not here for a long time we are here for a good time so be kind to each other!

The New Podcast

I’m so excited about our new edition to the Kindness Initiative Network (KIN) The KIN Connection Podcast
The podcast was released last Sunday February 10th,2013 it is currently only available at the link that I shared above. I hope to have it and the next ones to follow posted to a site that I’m working on at Podbean. Then it will be available on itunes and part of a podcast directory so that it  can be easily found and downloaded by anyone on an device.
What I’m most excited about is that it’s not just me and my guest(s) tutting our own horns…..O.K. there might be a little of that. The first episode was a little rough because we are still in the learning phase but I still think it came out pretty good. The first one just describes what we plan to do with the podcast and the most exciting part is that we are trying to make it interactive. We have encouraged the listener to provide the content for the podcast through their posts and comments to our social media sites.http://www.facebook.com/KindnessInitiativeNetwork,  https://twitter.com/KINconnection  as well as here on the blog. We will choose a few great post and comments each week we will read them and discuss them in depth as well as relate them to the topic for the week.  We will also be adding something back that was a favorite from the beginning and that is the KIN challenge where we will challenge the audience each week to a kind act or good deed.
I’m really looking forward to expanding our group and it’s potential on this new platform. I believe there are a endless possibilities and opportunities to this new platform of pod-casting  and I can’t wait to see where this is going to take us.
Thanks for reading and until next time I will be doing my part to change the way the world thinks and works one good deed at a time.  Will you?

Thank you for connecting with KIN

  I have started this blog as a way to reach out to even more people. Our Facebook group even though it’s small is very POWERFUL we are changing the lives of so many for the better with our kindnesses and people are inspired to do more all the time!
This group has been a real eye opener for me to see how man people want to live in a better more kinder world and how many people are willing to do what it takes to make it happen!
“KIN’ also known as the Kindness Initiative Network Established in July of 2012, KIN’s mission is to change the way the world thinks and works one good deed at a time by attempting to unite all humanity through kindness and good deeds. We welcome people from every walk of life. It is our kind actions and our desire to make the world a better place that define us, rather than age, sex, culture, ethnicity, social status, financial status and religious preference. It is our mission to treat everyone with kindness, respect and dignity and to offer hope and positivity in as many ways as we are capable. Offering a smile or a compliment, giving our time and effort, sharing our talents, kind words, and even material things if we can do so without causing physical, financial or emotional distress to ourselves. We do this with passion and joyfulness so that we may spread kindness all over the world and so that we can all live as one family, or KIN.