Kindness-Generosity
Keep the Sacred in the Giving
I do try to keep the giving of thanks in mind at Thanksgiving, as in my Thanksgiving post on gratitude, as in calling to mind that day each person in […]
Self-Sufficiency Is Over-Rated
My colleague Michael Kerman of Leading Edge Seminars sent me this article Self-Sufficiency Is Over-Rated, published in the New York Times opinion section on Thanksgiving Day. I think it strikes […]
Helping Kids Embrace Their “Otherness”
Maybe because I woke up one morning last week to an air quality rating of 249, officially “very unhealthy” and couldn’t see to the end of my block because of […]
Tiny Glimmers of Joy and Love Build Resilience, Too
Just when I was feeling a little bit more than weary, my friend Lee sent me the link to Tiny Piglet’s Whole World Changes When She Meets This Baby Cow. […]
100 year old man raises $40 million for health care – and other good news
You may have already heard this bit of good news – it went viral quickly. (More good news from many parts of the world below.) As retired British army officer […]
Showing Up for the People Who Are Showing Up – Pizza Delivered to Grateful ICU Health Care Workers in Brooklyn
When the generosity and kindness of the human spirit shows up to support fellow human beings on the front lines of our current coronavirus crisis, when real people shine through […]
Saving Lives – Big and Small
The Heroes and Zeroes post of October 21, 2019 drew as many positive responses as any post I’ve ever posted. Readers resonating with the realization that the smallest actions on […]
Heroes and Zeroes
The Pacific Sun, a local newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area, ran a weekly Heroes and Zeroes column for years, highlighting the selfless/helpful/nurturing behaviors of some local citizens and […]
Retrospective Kindness – Good Medicine for the Brain and for the Self
Most of us want to be kind, to ourselves and others, most of the time. Most of us try to be kind, much of the time. And then there are […]
“Giving” Leads to Resilience More Than “Taking”
It might seem counter-intuitive, in our modern business-driven society, that people who are “givers” are more likely to succeed, certainly to experience more well-being, than “takers.” But that’s precisely the […]