To the couple who stood behind us in the airport security line ~ Your quiet act of kindness is something I will never forget. Traveling
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The Berlin Book Forest
Books are just awesome. We’ve heard people say that physical books may be a thing of the past, but there’s something so very satisfying about
The Problem of Gratitude by Lara Patangan
It’s been decades since I have been in grammar school, so when I think of Thanksgiving, pilgrims or Indians don’t generally come to mind. I
Thanksgiving (((Hugs)))
BIG Thanksgiving ❤ and ({({(Hugs)})}) going out… …to the lost, the hurting, the lonely, the bullied, the oppressed, the deserted, the addicted, the dying, the abused,
The Gift of Compassion by Sue Jones
The best definition I have ever found for compassion is “to suffer together”. I am of the belief that in order to be able to
Painful Nights by Faith
My sweet, sweet boy, the pain I hear when you wake shrieking at night, the “help me, help me, help me” is like a knife
THIS is WATER
The talk below by the late David Foster Wallace might just change the way you see the tiny, sometimes annoying, details of life. It covers
A ‘Lonely’ Homeless Man is Invited To Thanksgiving Dinner So He Can Have the Holiday He Deserves
This year, one man has two people to be thankful for. Neal Shytles of Norfolk, Virginia, usually spends his holidays by himself as he is
Arthur the Stray Dog Raced 430 Miles to a Better Home
Arthur latched on to an Extreme Sports Team, ‘Team Peak Performance’, during an endurance race in the Amazon Rain-Forest and what happened next will surely
This is What Really Good Men With Character Look Like.
When an assisted living home in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. The staff at
Boy Asks the Family Adopting Him to Dress as Superheroes.
Deonte, the Boy Wonder, wanted his family — his whole family — to dress up as superheroes for his adoption day Saturday. You see, Superheroes
Lost and Found by Gail, MA
I recently shared a story with my nineteen-year old daughter. When I was fourteen, I made a trip to the Cape Cod Mall with my
Luna the Dog Went Through Hard Times Before Finding a Family to Love Her
Tracey Buyce, CANDi International photographer, came across a special dog named Luna in Bonfil, Mexico. Tracey found the poor dog to be nothing but bones and skin.
The White Helmets and the Miracle Baby
The White Helmets – or the Syrian Civil Defence – are volunteer rescue workers in the most dangerous place on earth. As the conflict in
The Moment When My Son With Autism Noticed a Man With Prosthetic Legs
Several years ago, during one of our holiday trips, we went shopping at Downtown Disney. For those who aren’t familiar, Downtown Disney is an open
Many Strangers Rush to Lift a Car off a Woman Trapped
Videos like these are a refreshing reminder that together, people have unlimited amounts of strength. In a CCTV video from Thursday, from eastern Zhejiang Province
“I Noticed You Left Your Lights on…”
‘fuzzb0y’ wrote: “My friend found this on his windshield today” “what a great human being.”
Convoy for Jorge by Sue Jones
When Lisa Welch from Jimboomba, Queensland (Australia) was struggling with what to gift her son, for his upcoming 10th birthday, she was stumped. Her little
Dylan’s Bucket List
“My friend’s dog is terminal, he’s created a bucket list for him.” “Here is Dylan eating a steak. Dylan is wearing the top hat.”
They are Me and I am Them by Liz Droge-Young
Searching for compassion post-hospitalization and finding unexpected differences in Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. I spent a week and a half in a cradle of healing
What is Apology? by Patrice Ardiere
I changed my life in April 2009. I went to a weekend workshop that would culminate more than 10 years of spiritual study and self-
Letters Left in London by Anonymous
For over a year now I have been writing letters to strangers anonymously and leaving them around London for someone to find in the hope
The Radical Choice of Militant Kindness by Malcolm Ivey
The first lesson every young man learns upon entering the prison system is that aggression is king and violence is law. The traits that are
One Nurse Re-Imagines The Precious Neonatal Babies She Cares For
Nurse Jessica Wright spends her days caring for peaceful looking patients, but she knows the babies in her neonatal intensive care unit are quietly fighting
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