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About Niki Flow

.♡ I feel the world and want to help heal the world. When I listen, I learn. ♡. If you enjoyed my writing, you may enjoy Sara Michele O'Sullivan's (former pen name) first book, "Elanthian Love Songs—A Bard's Tale," available on Amazon. I hope you're having a beautiful day. ♡

Week 1: Buttons for Benjamin

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Tuesday, Full of Grace

February 21 - 26, 2019

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

In Gems 5.20 I wrote:

From February 28th on, every week on Tuesday, there will be a special Gem here on under1000skies called “Full of Grace.”  Ben and I were both born on a Tuesday.   I feel the grace of love intertwined always with the sadness.  I feel the grace of support and compassion from friends.  I feel the grace of peace, whenever I reach out, from the source of all Love.  So this weekly “Full of Grace” Gem will be a list of the SAoKs (small acts of kindness) the week before.  I’ll include a photo for each whenever possible.

Problem is, February 28th is a Thursday.   This first “Full of Grace” will only include the six SAoKs from Thursday until today in collage format.  You can find the full versions of each day on Niki Flow:  Buttons for Benjamin – 365 Small Acts of Kindness.

Day 1: The Wish

Day 2:  The Day

Day  3:  The List

Day 4:  The Name

Day 5:  The Meaning

Day 6:  The Alphabet

 

Week 1b

Week 1 of 52

 

Gems 5.35

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I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Photo by Cord X.  Used with permission.  Thank you!

 

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Gems 5.34

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I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.34

Photographer unknown.

I was thinking as I read this quote that the opposite might be true as well.  Then again, some people do come into our lives — and, as a society, into many millions of lives — who are either a blessing or a lesson.  Both strengthen us in different ways, but I prefer the creative types (like Elvis♥) who bless us a lot more than the evil mouth-breathers — and I’m not talking about Darth. He ultimately acted with honor and was redeemed.

Have a great weekend.

♡. under1000skies
☼ A “Giftivism” Initiative ☼
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 5.33

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I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.33

Photo by Stefan Keller, Pixabay

 

You’re Invited

Today is my missing adult son Ben‘s 35th birthday.  As mentioned in 5.20, you’re invited to join me in kicking off  a year of SAoKs (Small Acts of Kindness) called Buttons for Benjamin.  The challenge starts today and runs for three weeks.  The link is here.  It’s hosted on KindSpring.org.  If you join, you receive one email a day and zero spam.

Every Tuesday beginning February 28th, I’ll post a special Gem called “Full of Grace” with a photo and a blurb about each of the SAoks the week before.  If the small act is a face-to-face meeting with someone new, I’ll hand out a button to get the word out about Ben.

Even if you don’t join, please send good thoughts and picture him home again, safe at last.

♡  Thank you. ♡

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☼ A “Giftivism” Initiative ☼
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.