The miracle is coming

“There is a miracle on the other side of this mountain.” I was doing a video chat with a friend and her words awoke the hope inside me. She said it’s her daily mantra. It’s the place she parks her brain when her brain wants to idle in the land of what-ifs. She heard those

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Kindness leaves footprints that stick

There is a woman who lives in my former town of Athens, Ohio. She makes the most delicious smelling soap and is pretty famous, although she would never admit to it. Her name is Space and her company is playfully called Space Cadet Soaps. Space recently shared her musings on kindness after receiving an unexpected

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All the time in the world

I was talking to my brother last night. He’s a really great guy and I’m not just saying that because we have the same genes. He has this crazy, wildly biting wit, but in the next breath, he’ll be telling me he loves me. He calls and checks in with me way more than I

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Kindness gives eggs, scarves and the shirt off your back

There are people who would give you the shirt off their backs. I know. I had it happen to me once. I complimented a man at a conference on his kindness T-shirt and the next day, he handed it to me. I think of him every time I wear it. Laura Bliss, from Pequot Lakes,

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Kindness rescues struggling college student

Sometimes, people don’t realize how big of an impact they’re making. They do something because “it’s the right thing to do” or they brush off their kind act because it seems too simple to even count as kindness. Perhaps they believe they aren’t making a difference in the long run, but Amanda Klyn, from Corson,

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Use your power

The coolest thing happened the other day. I got an email. Now maybe you’re thinking, “Hey Nic, I get emails all the time. It’s really not that cool.” Well this email was a follow up from the ”In Her Shoes” Dress for Success event I spoke at in Sioux Falls, SD several weeks ago. Just

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Kindness comes through a fender bender

Isn’t it funny how life interrupts us and pulls our eyes off of ourselves? Gail Perry Johnston is a graphic designer in California. She likes to jog in the middle of the day, but a few months ago, she decided to buy a vacuum at Walmart instead. That was when life interrupted her. “All I

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