Food. One of the most important and basic human needs, and yet 1 in 9 people are chronically undernourished in the world- around 795 million people according to the United Nations. The...
Wishing our Veterans Peace, Love and Heartfelt Gratitude
In years past I have always spoken of our veterans with great respect and honor, but it isn't until this year that I really appreciated the human experience of our veterans and their loved...
Express Kindness in November with OrindaCares
November 13th is WORLD KINDNESS DAY and as part of OrindaCares, we have some exciting initiatives planned to celebrate this...
As a Community We Rallied, We Assembled, We Helped.
The silver lining to a disaster is the power of community coming together to create positive change. After kickstarting our OrindaCares: Helping Hands for Houston project just 5 weeks ago, we...
OrindaCares: Helping Hands for Houston
We strive for all Orinda students to contribute as engaged, compassionate citizens to local, national, and global communities. That is why we have launched #OrindaCares, a...
A Loving-Kindness Letter Exchange From One Country to Another
Yesterday Mindful Littles had a wonderful opportunity to lead a mindful service project at one of our local elementary schools. Â We partnered with Julie Atkinson of Center of Hope...
Friendship Rock Garden
This week's kindness project is an idea that was inspired by some of our dear friends. It's a ritual they started after moving into their new home. Â Â Any time they have new guests, they...
Groovin’ & Soul-Soothing With Seniors
Last Sunday Justin Cole from Joy in Motion chose "Old Times Rock n Roll" as the song choice for our Mindful Littles Groovin' for Good dance, and the lyrics couldn't have be more appropriate....
Becoming a Pen Pal
My older daughter organically started a pen pal relationship with her great-grandmother in Florida. On a whim one day she said she wanted to send a letter to Grandma Lainie and wrote up a...
