The Be Kind Blog

On the days I wake up feeling down or defeated, I know it’s time for a gift. Not for myself, but for others. There is nothing that reroutes my day faster than picking out a little treat for someone. It doesn’t even matter what it is. I’ve purchased funny magnets at the gas station, a

My son, Ben, said to me the other day, “Mom, wasn’t 2020 the best year ever?” Ben is 10, so he is well aware of everything everyone has been through this past year. I looked at him to see if he was joking. Then I said, “Are you kidding?” “No Mom. It really was great.

How are those New Year’s resolutions going? Are you still creating healthy meals and doing daily living room workouts and limiting yourself to four hours of Facebook a day? For me, motivation doesn’t come from being passionate about what I’m doing — it comes from being passionate about why I’m doing it. I need to

Last January, my husband made national news for accidentally making a really dumb decision. He’s a basketball coach, but instead of taking the team bus, he braved the snow in his own car so he could attempt to fit in some alumni meetings. Saul was driving in the middle of Nebraska when he went from

True kindness doesn’t take more than you have to give. While it might leave us empty-handed, it never leaves us empty-hearted. I learned that five years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. As you can probably imagine, I was terrified. I woke up at 4:30 one morning in the midst of a storm,

How anxious are you to get the tree down once Christmas is over? Are you one of those people who says, “Time for spring! Let’s move on!” — or are you more inclined to sit in the quiet glow of the strings of lights for just a few more weeks? I bet there is one