As we look to the new year, we often focus on ways to be “better” — resolving to do more of what’s good for us
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This Sweet Little Old Lady Puts Out Food Everyday to Feed Those That Are Hungry.
Tammy Beasley wrote: “This sweet little old lady puts out food everyday to feed those that are hungry.” “Things like this show me there are
An Open Thank You to a Complete Stranger Who showed Me Kindness While I Cried my Eyes Out
Just a few hours ago, I was crying in the bathroom at work softly (or so I thought). A woman who had just finished washing
This Teenager’s Sweet 16th Birthday is NOT All About Her
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)
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
Meet Gluta…The Happiest Dog In The World That Beat Cancer
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
100 Canadian Dollars to be Paid Forward
‘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’
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,
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
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
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
Last evening as I walked through the nearly empty mall with my two youngest, you five girls were behind us by several yards. We had
7 Things About Marriage I Wish I’d Known As A Newlywed – by Winifred M. Reilly
Most of us step into marriage hoping for a lifetime of love and happiness, knowing far too little about what might give us our best
One Teacher’s Kindness Will Never be Forgotten – by LOHK
I was in my sophomore year of high school. It was biology, and we were going over cancer, its nature, its physiology, its grip on
A Muslim Girl Distributing Roses in France After The Recent Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack
To see this brave young woman standing up and “fighting” for what she believes in, using love and kindness with beautiful flowers as her ‘weapons’,
A Beautiful Soul – by Billie Ann Doner
Casey and I just had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful soul. We were in the Vinita, OK. Walmart and, as is always our policy,
A Mother is a Mother for All – by Neelum Hassan
At times she’s all we need. She kept calling. The young woman who had just had a C-section. She kept calling but nobody allowed her
Note to Self – by Faith (A note written now…to myself on the day E (my child) was diagnosed)
Faith, just listen: Remember that first time your husband spun you around to change things up? Hold onto that… It is okay to feel relief
Bullying Victim is Now Opening Doors and Hearts
Opening a door is more than a physical act. It’s about putting yourself out there, getting to know people, making them feel comfortable, and making
One Simple Act of Kindness May Just Have Prevented a Suicide
Source: PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project with a hugely popular website, created by Frank Warren, where people from all over the world
10 Ways To Live Simply In 2015 – by Duane Elgin
Although simplicity has a long history, we are now entering radically changing times—ecological, social, economic, and psycho-spiritual—and we should expect the worldly expressions of simplicity
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