February 17, 2022 - National Bird Feeding Month | National Random Acts Of Kindness Day

Welcome to February 17th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate pastimes that are for the birds and one kind moment in history. Birdwatching can be fun, but you have to be very patient. Why not make the birds come to you, courtesy of a bird feeder? There are few things more relaxing than sitting at your kitchen window, coffee in hand, watching birds in your tree only a few feet away. One of the best ways to attract a good variety of birds is to use different types of seed and different feeders. Set them at different heights, and you’re almost guaranteed to have a parade of feathered friends. During National Bird Feeding Month, get your feeders set up, pull up a chair, and wait for the inevitable arrival of birds. And probably squirrels. Mark Twain once said that, “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” It can even melt the stony heart of your enemies. On a cold morning in December, 1914 the Western Front of World War I took a pause for Christmas. Though it was only 5 months into the war, and it would not be repeated again, it is perhaps one of the finest examples of chivalry during wartime. Soldiers on either side of enemy lines greeted each other in their native tongue. They sang Carols to one another in plain sight and even exchanged gifts of cigarettes and plum puddings. It was Pope Benedict the XV who suggested this hiatus, but it was the hearts of men who made it happen. On National Random Acts Of Kindness Day we invite you to witness miracles for yourself, both great and small that come from leading with your heart. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices