Brummet's Conscious Blog

A Stranger's Kindness In today's blog post I'd like to remind our readers that each moment, each breath is a chance to leave a positive legacy. You never know the effect of a gentle, supportive, momentary smile from across the board room can be to the person feeling overwhelmed, shy, or stressed. You never know whether that quick mention of something you appreciate about your brother can affect how he feels about himself for the rest of his life. Sometimes, it is the smallest things that hit us the deepest. I'd like to share a story of one such event in my life.  I was 12, having recently returned from a small boarding school in the Canadian North when one of the kindest acts happened that left a permanent impact.  It all began when my mother's 3rd marriage went sour; the man was an alcoholic and had been bullying my brothers -  who left before they were 16 years old, and that is when his undesirable attentions were turned to me. Finally I convinced her he was doing...