Peter Vaudry has a published book, ‘Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie’. Peter found that he often thought about the many kindnesses he has experienced over his lifetime. He realized and appreciated the huge role those acts of kindness played in his life. He chose the title, “Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie” to capture all of that in its totality.

When asked about his reasons for writing ‘Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie’, Peter advised that he was concerned about the growing frequency of public and online displays of angry and resentment-laden behaviour. The book encourages people to be proactive about protecting the community from the corrosive potential of such behaviour. Peter believes that we should all be able to express our opinions but we can do so in a kind and respectful way.

“Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie” is an important read for today’s world.

Peter’s Thoughts:

I write that “Kindness Is Sault Ste. Marie” but it is my experience that the Sault Ste. Marie way is to choose to be kind.

In most of the instances I write about, including in my youth, it was a reflexive choice that the people of the Sault made.

I was reading again a copy of “Our Daily Bread” article from Nov. 2024 by Michael E. Wittmer, PhD. Professor of Systematic Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, in which he writes, “We are who we’ve chosen to become”.

The people of the Sault have always chosen to be kind.

I have been concerned about the lack of civility in our society for a while. I think the Sault – with its Legacy of KINDNESS – can be the example of civility based on our history of KINDNESS.

I worry in today’s wired world that we may lose the kindness due to today’s current apathy and indifference which is one of the main reasons why I wrote the book.

Let’s reinforce who and what we are and keep it strong.

PETER VAUDRY - Kindness Is Sault Ste. Marie