Tag: Kindness

An Antioch teenager’s Sweet 16 birthday won’t be a celebration of excess or even focus on her. Instead, it will be used to help orphans

Six Habits of Highly Empathic People – by Roman Krznaric

We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation. If you think you’re hearing the

Breaking Barriers With the Homeless – by Nick Peterson

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start helping more people, especially the homeless. However, I had trouble doing this because it’s like an

Using Football Reunions to Pass Kindness to the Next Generation – by Dietrich Gruen (Hospice Chaplain)

January 20, 2015 kristijojedlickipeck

Caring so much for my Packers, my heart is held hostage by their fate. They just lost to Seattle and, given the stunning way we

A Legacy of Kindness

On January 7, 2015, my grandmother passed away unexpectedly. She lived nearly ninety-six years, so, it may seem strange to describe her death as unexpected, but

Meet Gluta…The Happiest Dog In The World That Beat Cancer

January 19, 2015 Kindness Blog

You can’t have a bad time when you look at Gluta’s smiling face. This cheerful (and extremely photogenic) pooch is currently living a pretty awesome

The Gift of Life – by Felicity Rooney

January 19, 2015 Kindness Blog

Every day my husband parked his car in the same open-air car park in Zimbabwe. On this particular day, he had been running to his

3 Ways To Manage Anxiety: Advice From My Daughter

January 17, 2015 kristijojedlickipeck

I always have maintained that my two daughters are among my greatest teachers, and recently, my oldest daughter taught me a valuable lesson in being

100 Canadian Dollars to be Paid Forward

January 16, 2015 Kindness Blog

‘Djdude128’ wrote: “Walking to work, someone handed me this and walked away.” Here’s hoping this awesome human had a great 60th Birthday! 🙂

Listen to a Living Book at the ‘Human Library’

January 16, 2015 Kindness Blog

The old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” remains as true now as it always has been. An initiative to fight against prejudice,

Pay It Forward

January 15, 2015 kristijojedlickipeck

For the past few days, I have experienced writer’s block or, perhaps, kindness block. Whatever has had me in a sort of literary limbo, I

A Man Named Ben Saved my Life – by CMKV

I called a suicide hotline on November 17, 2011, and a man named Ben saved my life. I entered a partial inpatient program on

I’m a Bully – by Maggie

I’m not one to speak on this subject, really. I’m my own worst critic and an expert self-bully. I’ve spent years and years perfecting the

The Winter Man – by Marj Kenny

On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment

Man Leaves Job on Wall Street to Start Up a Pizza Business. The Result is all Kinds of Good.

Meet Mason Wartman. Mason left his job on Wall Street to start up his pizza business in Philly. Formerly on Wall Street, Wartman, 27, saw

Silence bears the wholeness we keep looking for ~ by Robert Sardello

Each of us has an ever-faithful companion-presence. Something that is always with us. Something that helps us live with inner integrity and depth, to see

This Bringer of Shoes Makes a Huge Difference in the Lives of The Homeless

It’s difficult to walk even a block in New York City without coming across some poor soul that is plainly in desperate need. One inspiring

5 Ways Science Says Kindness Will Change Your Life – by Birju Pandya

Is kindness just an old-fashioned value celebrated in kindergarten and then soon forgotten as one grows older and more ambitious — or is there more

To the Girls Who Mocked My Son in the Mall – by Lisa Smith