What a Humane World Looks Like: Thoughtfulness

It can be easy not to be thoughtful -- not through any conscious intention to be thoughtless, but because we can get so mesmerized by our own lives that opportunities to reach out to others can float by without us ever being aware of them.

Lately I've been the grateful recipient of numerous acts of thoughtfulness by others, so I wanted to share a few:

• A friend attending a meeting at my house brought yummy vegan dog treats for our puppy, Nala, to try. (She loves them!)
• At the dog park the other day, one of the dog guardians brought water for everyone’s dogs to use. We'd forgotten to bring water, so Nala was grateful to rehydrate herself before romping off again to "wrassle" with the other puppies.
• A friend called to wish me well before a presentation that she knew I was really nervous about giving.
• At the conference where I was giving the presentation, the A/V tech came by to make sure I had everything I needed and that the equipment was working well.
• Several people after the presentation came up to say thank you and to share their appreciation, which gave me good feedback (It was my first time doing this particular presentation, so I had a lot of trepidation about it.).
• My husband overheard me mention that his set of earbuds that I use for meetings with my work colleagues via Skype were really hurting my ears; he came home a few days later with a smaller pair for me.
• Some lovely "Valentine fairy" left us a couple of balloons on our doorstep to let us know we were thought of.
• A neighbor put an article in my mailbox that was about a topic he knows I care about.

These little acts of thoughtfulness and kindness added immeasurably to the positive energy of my days. Part of creating a humane world is remaining open and aware of opportunities to show thoughtfulness to other people, animals and the earth.

~ Marsha

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