She wrote these phrases in hiding whereas WWII raged on round her. In peril and depravation, she knew and understood deeply: in giving, we at all times obtain.
In serving to, we not solely heal one other’s harm, however so usually our personal.
As we reviewed this 12 months’s ambassador purposes, we had been moved to tears again and again. Maybe there has by no means been a gaggle who, collectively, extra totally perceive the hope and therapeutic energy of kindness.
As a result of, maybe, there has by no means been one other Ambassador group who has skilled a lot loss and heartache. It’s onerous to think about rising up in an orphanage or experiencing excessive poverty. Our hearts break on the considered dropping a baby or saying goodbye to family members due to Covid, or working to heal from PTSD, or caring for family members as they struggle habit.
These sorts of experiences can harden us to the purpose of breaking. And but, these are the very fires that a few of our 2022 Ambassadors have journeyed via and chosen to come back out softer, not tougher. As an alternative of selecting to retreat, they’re selecting to march ahead, with flowers of their fingers and hope of their hearts, understanding that each small act of kindness has the ability to vary a life; together with their very own.
These previous two years, we’ve all journeyed via trials and tribulations we may have by no means imagined: a worldwide pandemic, the isolation of lockdowns, a nation reeling from social injustice, and now a terrifying conflict unfolding in Ukraine.
We’ve skilled heartache and loss we couldn’t have imagined. What the world wants now, what we every want now, is extra kindness.
The 2022 Ambassador group is able to lead. From tiny cities to large cities, throughout 32 states, they’re getting ready to plant seeds of hope and alter.
Their want and dedication to make use of flowers as a catalyst to brighten days, foster connection and bridge divides goes to vary the world, one stem at a time. We have seen it time and time once more: the ripples of the kindness they’ll share this 12 months will attain throughout the US…and encourage and encourage type hearts all over the world.
Time and again, we had been impressed and inspired by candidates’ needs and commitments to make use of flowers as a catalyst to brighten days and bridge divides. Indisputably, this unimaginable group goes to vary the world, one stem at a time.
It’s our nice honor to introduce you to our 2021 Rising Kindness Ambassador Staff!
