“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu One of my takeaways from social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s recent book The Anxious Generation is that kids need to practice working out their relationships with each other. Negotiating what they want and also how to take care … Continue reading Out of the Mouth of Babes: Three Lines That Open Us Up→| Surprised By Joy
“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” – Nelson Mandela There was a moment on Monday night when I thought, “I hate baseball” as both of my kids were sitting on the couch crying. The Mariners had just lost Game 7 of the ALCS to the … Continue reading How To Share the Ball→| Surprised By Joy
“We’re all different. Don’t judge. Understand instead.” – Roy T. Bennett Two things this weekend made me think of a date I went on a dozen years ago. The first was participating in the No Kings march in downtown Seattle with my kids. It was energizing, funny, and peaceful. Nothing that matched the divisive way … Continue reading Beyond the Assumptions→| Surprised By Joy
People are more sensitive to tone. To paraphrase the poet Maya Angelou, people will forget what you said, but they'll remember how you made them feel. The post Drop Tart Tone first appeared on Rick Hanson, PhD.| Rick Hanson, PhD
The Golden Rule: 92% Live by It But Only 27% Say Others Do Most Say They Practice Small Random Acts of Kindness But Majorities Often Witness People Being Unkind Online...| Siena Research Institute
We could all use a little more kindness in our lives, which is why years ago, I started a Random Acts of Kindness series, as friends and I shared ideas about how to teach our little ones about showing compassion towards others. Reading together is an important part of raising kids who do the right... -Read More- The post Kindness Books for Kids appeared first on All Done Monkey.| All Done Monkey
My six-year-old son started playing Little League last year. Watching these young athletes trying to learn the skills to catch, throw, and bat made me realize how difficult those skills are. When a new Little Leaguer actually caught a ball, they were often surprised they actually did it. Then they didn’t want to throw it to someone else and risk them not catching the ball. … The post Doing the Right Thing: A Great Baseball Story appeared first on Wise & Shine.| Wise & Shine
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I am working with The Children's Book Review and Sarah Scheerger to bring you this post.| Crafty Moms Share
It’s always an interesting day when one of your books is published. It’s exciting. But you’re sending your inmost thoughts out into the world for other people to read and perhaps judge, and so sometimes it’s nerve-racking as well. I felt rather tired for most of today, and I think it’s probably because of the...| Wildmind
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“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another.” – Helen Keller Karen Olson shares a statistic in her book Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose that one in thirty children in the United States experience homelessness … Continue reading How to Share a Sandwich→| Surprised By Joy
“We form friendships with unrelated people. It’s universal in human groups. We cooperate with each other, altruistically. We’re kind to strangers — again, to unrelated individuals. This is different than many other types of cooperation, which are also seen in other animal species, but often that cooperation is between genetically related individuals. We do it … Continue reading The Power of Sharing: Lessons from a Bunny Encounter→| Surprised By Joy
On this post- remembering Jane Goodall, how kindness can make you healthier, fall clothing swap ideas, and Boden coats on my radar.| Northern California Style
New research shows that being kind to others impacts genes in a way that reduces inflammation. The post Kindness in the Blood: how helping others reduces inflammation appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
When we offer a compliment, studies show that we hugely underestimate how good it can make a person feel. The post “I like your hair” – The Surprising Science of Compliments appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
I turn 42 this week. The number makes me think of a few things offhand: Jackie Robinson’s jersey number; a dominoes game I don’t know much about (my family are Chicken Foot people); and that line f…| cakes, tea and dreams
I admit it – I'm pretty ignorant. That's by choice.| Maximum Gratitude, Minimal Stuff
She was battling online criticism and self-doubt when a stranger in the gym offered a perspective that shifted her entire day.| GOOD
Meghan was amazed at how a simple shift in attitude could transform her entire day. Just an hour earlier, before the clock had even struck eight, she was convinced it was going to be one of those difficult days where nothing went right and everything seemed to fall apart. … More The Ripple of Kindness| Void Thoughts
My family was once in need for a year or so. My sister and I wore hand-me-downs while we were in school. Daddy lost a job and had to work two part-time jobs to support us. We never went lacking for…| joyful2beeblogs
I try to understand why haters hate the way they do. What drives them to such behaviors. I try to be compassionate and understand what causes some people to hate. Are they desperate; some are sick …| joyful2beeblogs
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living — if you do it well I’m sure there was someone …| Victoria Ponders
When you think about the opposite of stress, what comes to mind? Peace? Calm? Relaxation? These are really just the absence of stress, not its opposite. The post The Opposite of Stress? It’s Not What You Think appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
My camera helped me worship the full corn moon, to capture it sitting on branches and bobbing between power lines.| Bridgette Tales
I love people. I was raised in a family with lots of love and activities done together. I figured out that my job in life is to help make someone else’s day better. That was partly where my w…| joyful2beeblogs
From ancient scholars to modern voices, explore the question: can science and faith coexist—and how both reveal deeper truth about God.| Power of Positivity: Positive Thinking & Attitude
Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others. We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a pat...| The Odyssey Online
Want to make doing good easier? Create awareness? Take advantage of the resources out there already during the month of August’s themes and advocacy month. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we simply join in with what is already out there. This reduces a lot of the stress, overwhelm, and hindrances around changemaking. So here is […]| The Average Advocate
A Sijo power casts its shadow cool shelter for those in its favor; yet in that same dark chill cruelty itself takes form and moves; me? I’m most gentle, most human when I keep my shadow short dR…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
Watch: This kind woman takes the time to crochet the cutest little booties for a total stranger's adorable baby.| InspireMore
Discover the quiet power of silent strength—patience, kindness, and resilience that quietly transform your life and inspire lasting change in the world.| Life Inspiration
1. Kindness counteracts stress Physiologically, kindness is the opposite of stress. It soothes stress-related regions of the brain and brings calming effects throughout the body.| David R Hamilton PHD
A discussion of the impact hope and kindness can have on one's recovery as well as in the cultivation and support of a person's recovery community. The post The Power of Kindness and Hope in Recovery appeared first on James Haggerty Recovery.| James Haggerty Recovery
A book review of former New Zealand Prime Minister’s new biography. Power has always fascinated me. What can you do with power? What happens in places of power? How does power change people? Jacind…| Katri Bertram
Find and save ideas about 23 Kindness Quotes How To Be Rich People This Is The Secret. There are many different ways we can show kindness to others, and it doesn’t have to be in a big way. The simplest of things may make the difference. Heart touching lovely quotes about Kindness on Dreamsquote. Here is a collection of […]| Dreams Quote
In this inspiring episode of the Sharing the Heart of the Matter podcast, Vicki Atkinson and I are talking with author and blogger from the Aspiring Blog, Ritish Sharma. Ritish and his co-author, D…| The Heart of the Matter
Now that my new book with Alex Iantaffi, How to Understand Your Relationships, is out in the world (the last book in our How to Understand Your… series), I’m stocked that my interview about trauma and relationships is being included in the Reset Your Nervous System Super Conference. The interview covers: How developmental and cultural trauma impact our […]| Rewriting The Rules
I’m proud of my sister, Lisa. She lives every day to help others, despite her own challenges. Life with our mom, Sue, was often difficult but remembering her legacy of service matters and I c…| Victoria Ponders
Photo Credit to cottonbro studio on Pexels It’s human nature to think more about age as we get older. Still, despite my daily aches and pains, I feel relatively young. The hourglass of life flipped…| Pete Springer
By Dennis Carman — President & CEO, United Way of Greater Plymouth County I was inspired by Nicole Long, President & CEO of OCES and her recent article celebrating Older American’s Mo…| Community Voices for Health
My wife and I know a couple who often tell their children that people matter more than things. I remember the first time I heard them say it. Almost intuitively, I knew it was right and good. Over …| Daniel Seabaugh
For the past two years I have been working on a documentary film about pie and how deeply it is woven into Iowa’s culture. It’s my first film and it’s been a self-taught crash course in filmmaking, as I’ve had to learn every step of the process along the way. I am finally at the finish line of this hard-won marathon and I should be elated at the accomplishment. Instead, I am filled with doubt and fear.| The World Needs More Pie
Someone wrote to me recently and asked two questions, which boiled down to: Did the Buddha teach self-love? Is loving yourself contrary to seeing through the illusion of self? There was a third question, but it was a little quirky, and so I’ll deal with it at the end. First, I explained that these days...| Wildmind
No one man can, for any considerable time, wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one. – Nathaniel Hawthorne When I…| The Heart of the Matter
I love a good Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, don’t you? There are many gems to choose from but when I stumbled across these words recently they gave me pause when I needed it. It’s been nearly tw…| The Heart of the Matter
Two years ago, I had to travel from Philadelphia to Atlanta. As I waited to get through airport security, two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents stood in front of me. They had just…| The Heart of the Matter
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”-George Orwell, 1984, Chapter 2, Page 252 A former student – one who’s struggling right now – brought this quote (above) to my att…| The Heart of the Matter
From across the office, I saw my manager get up to leave. I sped up to try to catch him. I could tell that the changes he had made to his diet and his exercise program at the start of the year were…| The Heart of the Matter
We’ve been having fun making YouTube clips from our fabulous podcast guests. So, we’re republishing some of our best clips. Last weekend when my kids and I went away for three nights, I…| The Heart of the Matter
A landmark conference promoting kindness and harmony.| The European Times News
Never underestimate the power of pizza to turn things around. That’s evidenced in this sweet story of a pilot throwing an impromptu pizza party for his Texas-bound passengers after a medical emergency and a slew of unfortunate delays led them to being stuck in New Mexico. Read More ... The post Slices of kindness first appeared on Jax Examiner.| Jax Examiner
Moving away to University is the first time, for many students, when they have to be fully independent and this is a big change that you may not know how to handle, so we wanted to offer our advice. Going to university requires students to have high levels of independence, not only in studying but […]| Student Life
It’s clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is having diverse and profound impacts on peoples’ lives around the world. Perhaps one of the most important impacts, although less often discussed, is the str…| Naturally Speaking
I lifted the axe high in the air and took a swing at the log. I swung again and again. With each new chunk of wood that went flying, I could feel the anger seep out of my pores. I would be a colleg…| The Heart of the Matter
Summer Stories 7.2.14 7:30 pm A backyard show Info here: on.fb.me/1pJ4gkJ It’s summer guys and time to bring the LOHK community together! Join us for a night of stories featuring Kristin Pedemonti and local storytellers Jennifer Lemons , Katie Holcomb , Susan Howson, Josh Epperson, Doug Orleski and more…we’ll have beer, s’mores and some LOHK magic […]| Kindnessgirl
Sometimes people become heroes in the simple act of being themselves and in doing so teach others how essential freedom of expression is.| Spirit of Change Magazine
By the end of my birthday this past weekend, I was exhausted. I know I’m not alone in this. When I hand the reins over to others, let’s call them the less experienced members of the household…| The Heart of the Matter
There are some really simple things kids can do to spread kindness and can make a big difference. Have them get started by doing, giving, and sharing. The post Spread Kindness appeared first on Mama Miss.| Mama Miss
A virtual family food and toy drive with ideas for including the Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat!| Bits of Positivity
It’s that time of year again folks, the start of brand new year, and a time when humans all over the world vow to do or be better in some capacity. Eating better, drinking less, finding more…| Life After 50
The post First Week of School Read Alouds EVERY Teacher Should Have appeared first on Mama Wears Pajamas.| Mama Wears Pajamas
This simple coloured paper rainbow gets kids focusing on happy thoughts and the things that bring them joy.| Happy Hooligans
Painted poppy stones are a lovely way to thank a veteran on Remembrance Day. Great family or classroom project. Simple design for all ages.| Happy Hooligans
