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The Vital Reset To Our Factory Setting #TankaTuesday #Kindness

rain dwindles
kindness soothes and coos
petrichor
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© 2021 selmamartin.com

The theme for this month was chosen by Harmony Kent who writes:

From last month’s challenge, I chose the theme for this month:
Kindness
Did you know November is Kindness month?

I didn’t know this but love knowing. And like I commented to Harmony,
the best part about this is we already come with kindness.

Saying that reminds me of those commercials of yore that boasted an
‘Eveready’ battery– those long-lasting batteries– already included for
reliability inside the device. Do you remember the commercials?
Or the newer one, ‘Intel Inside’ for computers?

Funny. The one for humans would read ‘Kindness Inside!’ and it should
because we seem to have forgotten this crucial fact about our essence.

How very cool– Like ‘ever-ready’ and ‘intel-lect inside’ (puns), we come
with ‘kindness inside!’ Please enjoy the short (what is it, Colleen? *smile)
syllabic poetry that came to me with this in mind.

packaged with kindness
and intel at the ready
your everyday Jane

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© 2021 selmamartin.com

This post is for Colleen Chesebro’s Word craft: Prose & Poetry and
the knowledge I picked up here today will certainly glide me through
November. Thanks so much.

Photo: Image by Debra Carter from Pixabay 
Thanks to everyone for reading. I bless you and wish you miracles.

Selma Martin
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    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks most kindly, dear Jane. So glad you liked it.

      1. Jane Aguiar

        Yes, it’s meaningful. Thank you too, Selma.

  1. harmonykentonline

    Great response to the prompt. And I love that you love Kindness month so much! Well done, Selma 🙂

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks for the prompt. Really happy about it. Be well. You rock.

    1. Selma Martin

      Aww. Sweet of you to read and comment. Thanks so sincerely. Be well.

  2. Daphny Aqua

    Lovely Selma, glad you went with kindness 💖 You’re image is giving me winter vibes I’m really loving it as well 😁

    1. Selma Martin

      Then I chose a good one. I love winter vibes. Oh, and did you notice how the wire-sign spells KINDNESS? That’s why I chose it and I’m glad it also brought you chilly vibes. Be well, Daphny. Stay sweet.

      1. Daphny Aqua

        You definitely did 🙂
        I just did its so nice and thoughtfull 👌
        Be well you too ❤️

  3. SamSahana

    Such lovely pieces! May I say, I love your puns. They’re punny!

    1. Selma Martin

      Sam. you liked my puns? So cool of you. Thanks for supporting me that way. You are too sweet. Stay lovely. Hey, Sam, have you checked you inbox lately? There’s a surprise for you in there. Hope you approve. Thanks for the comment today. xoxo

      1. SamSahana

        Yayy! 🤩 Checking right away!
        My pleasure 🙏🤍

  4. Kathryn LeRoy

    Yes, indeed, I believe humans come hardwired for kindness. I just finished Humankind, A Hopeful History by Rutger Bergman. His deep research gave me much to ponder and question, but it also reaffirmed my belief in the goodness of humanity. Also, as a lover of puns, well done.

    1. Selma Martin

      We most certainly do, Kathryn. One has only to see small humans at play to know this. Goodness through and through!
      Your book selections are impressive, like you. Thanks for sharing. And puns– gosh, this time I feel like bringing to mind that scene in rainman, where Raymond says to his brother, “Charlie Babbitt made a joke,” haha. Selma made a pun. And Kathryn approved: “Well done,” you said. Aww, friend. Thanks so very much, my sweet. Thanks for the visit.
      (oh about THAT question: The 29th!!)

  5. Colleen M. Chesebro

    There is an inherent goodness in humanity… if we would just all forget all the political rhetoric and embrace kindness. I think the Dali Lama says it best: “My religion is love.” That’s what we all need is to be more kind and understanding. I’m glad you had fun, Selma. <3

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks, Colleen. For the lovely comment and reminder of Dali Lama’s words. And for the twitter share. You rock. So sweet. Be well, dear friend.

  6. Ingrid

    We do come with kindness inside 🤗 even if some people have forgotten how to find it!

    1. Selma Martin

      The virtue gets buried under societal trends, I think. But we need to “make kindness attractive again” — Mr. Fred Rogers words We need to bring it out from within us because we have forgotten we carry it from birth. Thanks for the comment and for all you do to raise awareness of vital issues. I send you sunshine, my friend. Lots of it. xoxo

      1. Ingrid

        Sending the same to you Selma 🌞

  7. rajkkhoja

    So kindness humans. So nice words. I like .

    1. Selma Martin

      Hey, RAJ, so glad you agree and find this one to your liking. Sometimes we forget that we ARE love. Bad and wickedness is all we see from news outlets, but that is really not our essence. We are Love. We carry kindness inside. Let’s all bring it out. Thanks for reading and commenting. I hope you are well in your corner of the world. Stay lovely.

      1. rajkkhoja

        Hi selma,I can’t found one of kind. I like your blog post. I remember u. I always see & read your post. Don’t mind that 🌷

  8. Selma Martin

    Thanks so much Raj. Glad to know. Stay lovely. I bless you. xoxo

  9. SamSahana

    I so so love your poetic takes. You’re SO going to excel this month, without a question 😉
    Also, I was super duper delighted to receive your mail. Hope you received mine.
    We’re pen pals, remember? 😉
    So so enjoyed this post 🤍

    1. Selma Martin

      Oh, I remember, my sweets. So thrilled to be pen pals. Thanks for the warm support. 🤗 👏

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