Anger Olympics
Want a little good news? How about this: You can let go of the anger. Right here and right now — or whenever it next pops into your body and threatens to explode. You can let go of the anger. It won’t grow in strength and come back to haunt you later if you refuse
Hold on to Kindness
In the beginning of January, Rebecca Somers boarded a plane in State College, Pennsylvania, heading for Detroit, Michigan. She had no idea that what she was about to witness on that airplane would give her a voice reaching hundreds of thousands of people, reminding them to hold onto kindness. Here’s her story. “True story: As
The Kindness Podcast Episode 18: A Coach’s Wife’s View on Kindness
Alicia Henderson was living in Fargo, North Dakota in the high heat of basketball season when her young son began having seizures – as many as 100 seizures a day. Alicia was holding onto hope that a treatment would be found and holding down the fort while her husband, an assistant men’s basketball coach, was
Isn’t the Super Bowl Precious?
My family stared at me, waiting for the tears they knew would soon be appearing as I watched the commercial showing Lauren Woolstencroft beating the one billion to one odds to win eight Paralympic gold medals. Two seconds later, we were all laughing our heads off at the robots laughing at their scientist. When the
Souper Bowl Puts Kind Spin On Big Game
Super Bowl Sunday: the best time of year to buy a big-screen TV or football-themed paper plates. The hype behind the biggest game of the year has become its own beast. This year, the cost of one of those 30 second commercials we all love to watch will go for $7.7 million. Yikes. Back in
The Kindness Podcast Episode 17: How to Listen So People Will Talk
When was the last time you sat down and gave your full attention to another human being? Not checking your phone, wondering how long this conversation would last, or figuring out in your brain the next clever thing you’re going to say or advice you’re going to give. Just sitting. Listening. It’s a gift of
Now Go Live Your Life
I love it when I sit down and the words are easy. They just flow, they don’t take too much mental energy and they don’t make me weepy when I re-read them. These words are not going to be easy. I can tell. Because these are the words that keep coming to my mind: Forgive
