I was doing this crappy market research job where I’d stand outside supermarkets and ask people for their receipts if they didn’t need to keep
Category: Kindness Reflections
A Story About Giving, Sacrifice and Finding One’s Happiness in Others: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
This wonderful story is considered, by some, as a metaphor for how nature keeps giving and giving and giving to us and we keep taking
Why My Dog is my Mentor? – By Marc Winn
I am not ashamed to admit that my dog Henry is my mentor. When I state that he is a genius and one of my
7 Reasons The Kindest People Are Actually The Strongest – By James Michael Sama
Being a man who writes about kindness and chivalry can bring some interesting lessons. One of which, is just how many people feel as though being kind
The Forgiveness Checklist – By Khalid Al Ameri
The little reminders on the path to giving and seeking forgiveness… Forgiveness might be the single greatest emotional tool after love, the ability to release
When Kindness Goes Unnoticed – By Alexa Doncsecz
It’s not about being the hero. When I was a child, my age still in the single digits, my mom and I used to walk
Burnt Toast (A Lesson)
A boy’s Mom (had) served the family burnt toast at the table. The boy learned a lesson from his father that he would never forget.
Today I Made a New Friend, His Name is John – By Luke Prendergast
Today I made a new friend, his name is John, and to the average person he is just another tramp who’s made the wrong choices
Our Lists – By Aline Weiller
My mother says we all have a list. It contains people who need us at some point, in some way. They are our personal “assignments.”
An 18-Year-Old Model With Down Syndrome Is Setting Out to Change the World
Madeline Stuart is an 18-year-old aspiring model, and she’s here to challenge society’s rigid definition of what “beautiful” is. Madeline, who lives in Brisbane, Australia,
A Cup of Awesome – by Jonzy Kub
It’s 12:37 A.M. I decide I need cigarettes. It’s been that kind of week. And I’m feeling really low. Again. I walk down to the
21 Thought Provoking Messages From a Lyft Driver’s Passengers
A Lyft driver is telling the fascinating stories behind his passengers. Zia Ahmed, a driver in San Francisco, encourages his customers to write a message
FOR BETTER OR WORSE: A 25th Anniversary Love Letter to my Dead Husband – by Lisa Gastaldo
I’ve begun this missive multiple times. Spurts of dialog verbalized in my dreams. Numerous scribbled passages were wadded up and subsequently rescued. I stared blankly
Reflecting and Refining: Mindfulness and Love – by Christian T. Golden
When time and weather permits, I enjoy walking various trails along the Hudson River in upstate New York. Once I’ve found a particularly beautiful, secluded
For the Last 3-Years I’ve Been Lying to Everyone I know – By Lucy Kramer
Since the 1st of March 2012 I’ve been a liar and I’ve lied to everyone I know. I think I’ve lied hundreds of times. Maybe
The Important Thing About Yelling – by Rachel Macy Stafford
I cherish the notes I receive from my children—whether they are scribbled with a Sharpie on a yellow sticky note or written in perfect penmanship
Helping My Dog Die – by Amy Selwyn
My dog is dying. I am desperate for a greater gift. I long to write something profound. Something so moving that people will read it
A happy little thought about my husband – by Rocket_owl
Last night while asleep in our bed my husband let out a startled moan. I then felt his hand patting the comforter – searching for
Learning Compassion – by Jackie Phillips
I watch him out of the corner of my eye as I do the daily dishes. I’m worried about him, as he hasn’t eaten in
The Richest Man in the World – by Simona Asinovski
Would you go hiking without headphones? I would prefer not to. For context, headphones are on my list of “things I can’t do without” on
Love Is Class, How Much Do You Have? A short story of two heroes on a sidewalk – by Sean Smith
We sat watching from the Starbucks window. It was November 12th, 2013. It was 37º outside, with intense wind whipping through the glass jungle that
Care Can Not Be Purchased – by Byron Hamel
People who know me, know that I am constantly approached by people in need. People who know me on a deeper level are already aware
7 Things That Good Mothers Do That I’m Not Going to Do Anymore – by Leigh Anderson
1. Bathe the kids every day. Children, unless they’ve been rolling in the mud, do not need a bath every day. In the summer I
#SocksOff – by Jamie Newell
More than just a saying among friends “socks off” is a real philosophy that we should all embrace. In my first post 4 weeks ago
Anne Lamott (Author) Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows, As of Today
I am going to be 61 years old in 48 hours. Wow. I thought i was only forty-seven, but looking over the paperwork, I see
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