Kindness - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com Sharing learning to leverage success Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://abidullahjan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-100x100.png Kindness - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com 32 32 Be kind: A lapse in judgment or an error doesn’t define a person forever. https://abidullahjan.com/be-kind-a-lapse-in-judgment-or-an-error-doesnt-define-a-person-forever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-kind-a-lapse-in-judgment-or-an-error-doesnt-define-a-person-forever https://abidullahjan.com/be-kind-a-lapse-in-judgment-or-an-error-doesnt-define-a-person-forever/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 23:15:46 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2306 People do change. People can change when they’re self-aware, receive support, and become intentional about behaving differently. Therefore, we need to be kind and considerate – mainly if we are in leadership…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/be-kind-a-lapse-in-judgment-or-an-error-doesnt-define-a-person-forever/feed/ 0 Integrity is everything https://abidullahjan.com/integrity-is-everything/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=integrity-is-everything https://abidullahjan.com/integrity-is-everything/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:46:23 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1965 https://abidullahjan.com/integrity-is-everything/feed/ 0 How Ottawa’s faith-based groups can strengthen social services https://abidullahjan.com/how-ottawas-faith-based-groups-can-strengthen-social-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ottawas-faith-based-groups-can-strengthen-social-services https://abidullahjan.com/how-ottawas-faith-based-groups-can-strengthen-social-services/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:12:02 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2006 The Hollyer House in Bells Corners is a compelling example of how this can work. It’s a community hub set to feature mixed-use affordable housing, community programming, a food cupboard and a women’s shelter.…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/how-ottawas-faith-based-groups-can-strengthen-social-services/feed/ 0 Thanks First Responders!!!!!! https://abidullahjan.com/thanks-first-responders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanks-first-responders https://abidullahjan.com/thanks-first-responders/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:50:59 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1969  Extending utmost gratitude to Hydro Ottawa and City’s other first responders for their tireless efforts after the disastrous storm of May 21 – clearing roads and restoring power amidst the unforeseen circumstances…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/thanks-first-responders/feed/ 0 How to build a resilient, anti-racist community https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:49:42 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1992 People of all races and ethnicities are at different stages of their anti-racist journey. Bias can be unintentional or unconscious. Racism results from a mix of social and institutional power and racial…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/feed/ 0 The purpose of life https://abidullahjan.com/the-purpose-of-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-purpose-of-life https://abidullahjan.com/the-purpose-of-life/#respond Sun, 29 May 2022 03:55:30 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1937 https://abidullahjan.com/the-purpose-of-life/feed/ 0 The only things that cure the individual and the group https://abidullahjan.com/the-only-things-that-cure-the-individual-and-the-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-only-things-that-cure-the-individual-and-the-group https://abidullahjan.com/the-only-things-that-cure-the-individual-and-the-group/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:43:31 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1870 The occupation is over. OPS/RCMP/OPP have done their job. The power of a healing community needs to kick in to support those in need. The following story from CBC reminds me of…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-only-things-that-cure-the-individual-and-the-group/feed/ 0 Remembering Rabbi Bulka https://abidullahjan.com/remembering-rabbi-bulka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-rabbi-bulka https://abidullahjan.com/remembering-rabbi-bulka/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:38:01 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1866 Remembering Rabbi Bulka as we enter the last two days of Kindness Week 2022 – taking place February 18-25.

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/remembering-rabbi-bulka/feed/ 0 Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it https://abidullahjan.com/helping-others-makes-us-happier-but-it-matters-how-we-do-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=helping-others-makes-us-happier-but-it-matters-how-we-do-it https://abidullahjan.com/helping-others-makes-us-happier-but-it-matters-how-we-do-it/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 02:12:23 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1885 https://abidullahjan.com/helping-others-makes-us-happier-but-it-matters-how-we-do-it/feed/ 0 Encouraging compassion and kindness to counter hate https://abidullahjan.com/encouraging-compassion-and-kindness-to-counter-hate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=encouraging-compassion-and-kindness-to-counter-hate https://abidullahjan.com/encouraging-compassion-and-kindness-to-counter-hate/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 20:16:41 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1759 Ottawa police see a 33 percent increase in hate crime in 2021. Does it mean we didn’t prevent enough hate? Or did we need to spread more kindness? The latter is because…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/encouraging-compassion-and-kindness-to-counter-hate/feed/ 0 Rabbi Bulka: A life of promoting kindness and compassion https://abidullahjan.com/rabbi-bulka-a-life-of-promoting-kindness-and-compassion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rabbi-bulka-a-life-of-promoting-kindness-and-compassion https://abidullahjan.com/rabbi-bulka-a-life-of-promoting-kindness-and-compassion/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:52:14 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1748 Very sad to hear about the passing of Rabbi Bulka today. My condolences to his family and friends. Rabbi Bulka will always remain in my prayers and my heart as a kind…

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