If there is anything that can bring out the crankiness in someone, it’s the repetitive words of a weatherperson on a Canadian Prairie winter morning
Kindness Changes Everything
If there is anything that can bring out the crankiness in someone, it’s the repetitive words of a weatherperson on a Canadian Prairie winter morning
“Parked in Natick center & had to go into a nearby store to get change. I came out & found this. Whoever you are, thank
This heart-breaking story is an example of extraordinary kindness between two children, it is also a grand lesson in how we all might attempt to
Holidaymakers in bikinis and trunks rally round, roused from their day in the sun to attend to thin and near dead-looking migrants from Africa who
Let me introduce you to Brice Royer. One afternoon I got on Facebook after a dental consultation for having my amalgams safely removed, and my
Standing in front of the line of riot cops was another line of middle-aged men. Peacemakers. They were there, one man said, to provide a
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
There are many of our lovely friends dealing with health issues or mental problems, or are in the midst of working themselves through the wounds
I posted this on my personal Facebook page, it was something that I experienced firsthand and wish to share it with my fellow New Yorkers.
Outside of a Southern California hospital, an ER doctor is crouched down against a concrete wall grieving the loss of his 19-year-old patient. A paramedic
Danny Perasa, a horse-betting clerk, and his wife Annie, a nurse, went to StoryCorps in 2004 to recount their twenty-seven-year romance. As Danny and Annie
Yesterday I was on the tube when a young man got on. He was crying and begging for money or food. As always on the
This is a story of kindness between two roommates at one of the nursing homes I have worked at. I have seen roommates look out
Until a stranger’s act of kindness turned his fortunes around forever, Alan Barnes’s life had been a hard luck story. Born disabled, he has suffered
Dear Moms and Dads, I want to talk about something uncomfortable. It’s come to my attention that many of the best among you are making
I Made a Present for My Girlfriend. It Took Some Time – Starting off… I started with an idea of an old-style US mason jar.
When Lars in Norway saw a duck trapped under the ice, he didn’t hesitate to leap into the frigid lake, shattering the ice, rescuing the
Soon I Will be Gone Forever, but That’s Okay as Long as Someone Reads This. I am only 24 years old, yet I have actually
Two park employees in Fond du Lac, Wis., have been shoveling a lot of extra snow in the name of love. Since Bud Caldwell’s wife
The biggest threat to our way of life are not our governments or the terrorists they claim to be chasing across the globe. It is
On Tuesday January 6th I had to euthanize my kitty Sara who I have had for fourteen beautiful years. (She had multiple tumors). When I
Is it unkind to be assertive? There is a difference between being assertive and being aggressive. We all have needs to be met. There is
After many games, the wear and tear on my hockey helmet loosened a screw and dropped out so that it came apart. I was not
A patron walking through the parking lot of a pub in Somerset, U.K., happened upon a crumpled letter lying on the ground. When he picked
I’ve had a rough three years since my husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. I was at the grocery store to buy myself a