Kindness means it doesn’t matter if we’re cheering for the same team
Sometimes it feels like we’re on the same team and sometimes it feels like we’re not even playing the same sport. Have you ever felt that way with people? I know I have. Whether it’s a playful difference of opinion or a deeply rooted divergence in values, I hope at the end of the day,
Everyone needs a cheerleader
My friend, who is an elementary school teacher, had the most amazing experience the other day. She got to present a high school diploma to one of her former second graders! As a little girl, the student wanted to be just like her teacher. Now a decade later, she’s on the path to making that
Small acts of kindness create big change
I have a theory: I think our world is like our bodies. We become healthy with tiny, day-by-day good decisions. Maybe we go for a walk. Or say no to that second piece of pie. Or have a cup of tea instead of another rum and Coke. Some of those decisions are hard. We have
Kindness makes us a catalyst for change
I see the anger and division happening in our country. I know you see it, too. How can we not? People are working so hard to heal the brokenness once and for all, but along with that comes more fear, more disagreements about the best way to create change and more distance between people. Good
Kindness never loses its power
I interviewed Jason Mraz for “The Kindness Podcast” last week about his new album coming out in June, “Look for the Good.” When I asked him to share one story of kindness that really affected him, he went back decades, to the beginning of his career. He told me about being a starving musician and
What to do with the hurt
I went to bed Saturday night filled with grief for my Fargo. I say “my Fargo” because after living there for ten years and having two babies in its hospitals, it became mine. I began getting updates online when the peaceful protest turned violent. My heart ached for the downtown shop owners who waited to
Sparklers’ Diaries is lighting up the world with kindness
The world is such an amazing place. I recently connected with a woman named Ashley Noronha who lives in Rome, Italy. Ashley started the Sparklers’ Diaries movement as a way for people to intentionally spread light during the quarantine. Her website is an oasis of goodness. That in itself is really cool, but I also
