We believe the world needs a little more kindness and a little less chaos. It’s our promise to you that you’ll find that at Kind Bean every time you join us.” Jen and Clay, the owners of The Kind Bean Have you been to The Kind Bean in Chandler yet? (They have more than one…
Author: karensburns
It’s a Wonderful, Dented Life
I bought my husband a bell for our 25th wedding anniversary last month. Thinking we could keep it up all year long and ring it whenever we needed to be reminded that we live a wonderful life, despite how it might seem sometimes. The first bell I bought didn’t ring. It was a Polar Express…
Kid in The Corner
Do you know someone who feels alone? Do you have someone in your life; your child, your student, a friend, a partner, or someone you pass by occasionally, that you can tell is suffering? Last weekend I had the honor of performing at a benefit for Kid in The Corner and I MUST SHARE their mission…
Lyft, More Than Just Convenient When Fireball Wins
Our vision was to reinvent cities around people, not cars. That vision originated with one of our cofounders, who spent his life in Los Angeles, sitting in traffic and thinking to himself, there has got to be a better way. Melissa Waters, VP Marketing at Lyft Gize gave me a ride from San Francisco to…
A Kinder and Gentler Nation
I see history as a book with many pages, and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning. Former President George H.W. Bush I remember when he asked for a kinder and gentler nation, and for all of us to be a thousand points of light by volunteering in our communities. He leaves…
Mothers, Gratitude, Regret, and Wishful Thinking
Tomorrow on our cul-de-sac we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving. A 24-pound turkey, Al, will not be thawed by tomorrow. Dinner may be late for our small gathering this year of 15. I am thankful to have a warm, welcoming home for 15 people to sit down together and laugh more than we cry -or drink. My…
Life, We’re In It Together
Last Saturday night about 9:45 the husband and I returned home from dinner at Bandera in Scottsdale (Go sometime! It’s fantastic) and had just settled down to see if the season premiere of SNL was streaming early. It wasn’t. But just as we cuddled up together and began a search for something that might make…
10 Ways To Be Kind You Didn’t Think Would Count
You don’t have to do big things in every moment of every day, even simple, small things will change the world. 10 things you can do this week to feel better about yourself and maybe set a good example to someone…your child, your mate, total strangers, squirrels. 1. Put your grocery cart in the corral,…
Tell Me Something Good
What can you tell me about your good stuff? This blog is a place for good. But, good often comes out of struggles, pain, evil, lack, and on and on. Disaster gives us a chance to rise up and be better human beings and doings to make a difference. So many heroes rose from the…
How to be Beautiful, Part 1
Beauty Tip #1: Our beauty, or lack of, is always, merely the reflection of where we are directing our gaze. For example: Beaming with pride for someone else. I am photographed often in this particular state. I’m a wife, mother, teacher, general “lover of all things sweet and beautiful and good” and I look better…