This is a story that was told to me by Pete Gignac, Owner of Ashley Furniture in Asheville. We were meeting for coffee at Starbucks and talking about the Kindness Campaign when Pete suddenly said to me, My wife, Brenda, is one of the kindest people I know. Let me tell you a story of what she did recently.
I was walking my little dog, Murphy, when he was attacked by a larger dog that was pulling his owner. The woman was not walking the dog instead the dog was walking her. She had no control over her pet.
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Following our very successful Interfaith Celebration of Kindness February 15, 2005, the Kindness Campaign is launching a series of Interfaith Dialogue Dinners in the community. The dialogue dinners provide an opportunity for people to explore together similarities and differences in their religious and spiritual beliefs. Groups of 6-8 people will meet with trained facilitators for a series of three dinners in search of common ground. The purpose of the dialogue groups is not to change anybody’s religious or spiritual beliefs but provide a place where people can break down stereotypes, explore deeper connections, and look for common themes such as kindness that run through their collective beliefs. The groups are organized to maximize the diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs among those who signed up to participate. Some of the groups will begin during March 2005 and the rest during April 2005.