Charter of Kindness

We are all worthy of love.
We each have the responsibility to let love rule our every action,
We have the right to speak our truths,
We have the responsibility to use words that do no harm
and to listen with respect to others' truths,
We have been given the gift of remembrance,
We have the responsibility to forgive,
We have the right to shelter,
We have the responsibility to contribute to sheltering others,
We have the right to create,
We have the responsibility to encourage others to create,
We have the right to dance,
We have the responsibility to respect others' space,
We have the right to sing our song,
We have the responsibility to listen with receptive hearts
to the diversity of songs around us,
We have the right to food and water,
We have the responsibility to show gratitude for those gifts
by sharing them with others,
We have the right to learn,
We have the responsibility to teach the encouraging word,
We have the right to laugh and to cry,
We have the responsibility to dry the tears of others,
We all share the responsibility of healing the soul of the world
With our every individual, precious act of kindness;
In sharing kindness, we will find joy.

Make each act a kind one,
And one day you'll see
In the eyes of your child,
The best you can be.

'Freely you have received; freely give.' Matt 10:8
Edie Batstone