A heartwarming new video has proven once again that older doesn’t necessarily mean wiser. An Italian video journalist called Luca Lavarone conducted a social experiment with children on a
Kindness Changes Everything
A heartwarming new video has proven once again that older doesn’t necessarily mean wiser. An Italian video journalist called Luca Lavarone conducted a social experiment with children on a
Ma’nao and his dog, Big Yellow, have gained popularity in their home town of Magou village, China. Ma is the local shoe shiner, and has
While there is nothing worse than losing a child, kindness and support can make the nightmare a tad more bearable. For Kathie McKernan of Massillon,
When I was little I wondered why neighborhoods didn’t invest in edible landscaping to build community, promote health, and promote collaboration. As adults, my husband
As Kentucky took the involuntary arctic plunge today, I found my heart warmed by a number of acts of kindness: This morning, I learned of
Those who say graffiti doesn’t accomplish much haven’t seen the work of Skid Robot, an anonymous street artist in Los Angeles who uses his medium
My family leaves little unintentional loves notes for me all over the place. I’m a bit of a neat freak — I like things decluttered
‘gtrpup2 wrote: “My wife caught this moment today on our local pond.” “She asked if it was OK to take the picture but they were
My daughter, now six, is at her karate class. She moves up and down the hall with the others, blocking, kicking, punching. There’s fifty children
A few years ago while living in Western Maryland, otherwise known as ‘The Land of Never-Ending Snow’, my boyfriend and I were suffering from cabin
Everything I learned from knitting… Cast on. Knit. Pick up a dropped stitch. Cast off. Repeat. These were the four steps of knitting my kind
“I recently stopped bringing my guitar to my Mom’s home because she no longer recognizes me and doesn’t respond to it anymore. I wish I
My husband (then boyfriend) and I moved to New York City in December 2009. We came from Sydney, Australia where in the southern hemisphere it
My parents own a farm, so they don’t have time to go on very many dates. I made them dinner at home, complete with music,
Fifty years after her liberation, Eva Mozes Kor stood at the ruins of the gas chambers in Auschwitz. While overlooking these machines of death, she
Why you need to be there for them. I decided to write this article because as I see my own parents age, I increasingly feel
Since I posted the challenge over two weeks ago, and as a warm-up to the main event, I’ve paid much deeper attention to the way
Judging a homeless person’s story in San Francisco “Hey, do you want an orange?” I ask. She’s sitting on a street corner with a backpack.
I never thought that a trip to the emergency room to begin my day and spending Christmas Eve alone to end my day would help
One North Carolina high school student showed off his sneaker enthusiasm and his Christmas spirit, all in one kind gesture. Yaovi Mawuli, (standing on the
When you’re on the receiving end of kindness — it’s milk — a honeyed, palliative sap with all associations of mothering & the cosseted dark womb. But being kind
This twenty-third day of December has left me physically and emotionally ill, making it difficult to focus on the goodness and light of this month
Police Officer Steve Norton was on patrol in London when he responded to a 999 call, reporting that a baby had stopped breathing. When he
In the bakery the man in front of me is very very old and by the way he acts and talks, pretty much out of
‘Jeniece Higgins wrote: “When we were in CA, I was taking a pic of the kids by a Christmas tree and a homeless man came