The Power of Kindness

by Michael L. Renner

The power of kindness can not be truly measured. We do not always know how we impact others around us and we would be surprised if we knew how much kindness helps others grow.

It was not my plan it was not my thought
But when the time came it was not for not
I spoke a kind word to a student not mine
I spoke of future and good day wishes divine

She looked at me but could not grin
She looked scared and shattered from thoughts within.
She spent all night not trying to die
She looked at me and wanted to know why.

What I didn’t know about this random day
Is she gave it one more as if to say
If someone is not kind to me real soon
I will this life end before the rise of the moon

But my words had power not knowing just how
I was the one person she searched for just now
Her plan I foiled with a care I expressed
We all have that power now you do the rest.

This poem was submitted by Michael Renner, a Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) Crete Public Schools in Nebraska.

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AnneMoss Rogers

AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health speaker and suicide education trainer and consultant. She is author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW. She raised two boys, and lost her younger son, Charles, to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. She combines lessons learned from her experience with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences as a keynote, at workplaces,and at K-12 schools and universities.

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