Smack Dab in the Middle

 by Charlotte Bennardo Kindness is the one superhero talent that we all have; the choice is whether we exercise it. Most of us have, but have we used it enough? Like any talent, it needs to be exercised or it gets forgotten, pushed aside for things like ambition, daily concerns, personal wants and needs. But kindness doesn't need to be a grand gesture, a complicated endeavor.  When my sons were about two and three, and my mom was visiting, we had a small fire in the house. A large bag of peanuts fell over and hit the toaster oven, turning it on. On top of the toaster oven was a huge bowl of Halloween candy. When the toaster oven heated, it set the candy on fire. Thankfully local fire and police quickly arrived on the scene and the damage was minimal. But there was some smoke damage (and the house smelled like smoke and peanuts), and professional cleaners were needed. As you can imagine, I was thoroughly rattled. Hubs was on a business trip so I had to handle this on my own. Ex...