Want to practice a random act of kindness but don't see any old ladies who need help crossing the street? That's okay, there are plenty of other ways ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living
With all the bad news swirling around these days, we have been sharing stories of good news, particularly random acts of kindness, and asking our read...
The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living
Two local businesses, based in Cambridge, MA, are joining forces to encourage random acts of kindness in their community. Umademyday.com is a websit...
James M. Lynch | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living
Pay it Forward is a 10-year-old movie but the concept wasn't new then and it's not used up yet. The potential to virally spread goodness and beauty is more fertile now than ever.
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living
The concept of "paying it forward" is one of the best aspects of a random act of kindness -- all it takes is one person and one good deed to start a c...
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living
Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...
MSNBC | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living
Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.27.2009 | Living
Random acts of kindness often shock and awe recipients. KOMU's Dhomonique Ricks reports on one woman in Columbia, Missouri, who was shocked when she r...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living
Waterford, a small town of 8,100 people in Northern California, is celebrating "Random Acts of Kindness Week" this week. City officials decided are tr...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living
Random acts of kindness happen in all shapes and sizes all around the world. On April 18th, the Montreal Gazette reported a particularly poignant stor...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...
Windy Citizen | Gabrielle Tompkins | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago
On the eve of April Fools' Day, a 29-year-old Pittsburgh man posted an ad on Craigslist Chicago offering "help with something this weekend" to any Chi...
Karen Stabiner | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living
It's a shared, one-on-one recovery strategy: we can bolster each other with news that takes the edge off the headlines. Send us your stories. The chronicle of our stimulus plan starts here.
The Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living
Earlier last week, and inspired by heart-warming stories of charity from around the country, we asked our readers to submit their own random acts of k...
beliefnet.com | Sharon Salzberg | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living
Kindness, as well as being a quality of the heart, is a skill. It deepens as we learn to pay attention to ourselves and one another with awareness. Wh...
Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living
Have you been the Good Samaritan to your neighbor's bad luck? Or have you been the recipient of someone else's goodwill? We want your stories.
Linda Bergthold | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living
If you can't get connected with something organized Monday, January 19th, you could still have an impact by your individual actions.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 01.07.2009 | Living
I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...
Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya An...
beliefnet.com | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living
Like ripples circling outward in a pond, individual acts of kindness, taken together, can have world-changing effects. We asked Beliefnet users to des...
Real Simple | Robyn Lehr | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living
1. Channel your second-grade teacher and playfully give out gold-star stickers to all the people in your life -- young and old -- who somehow make you...
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 06.21.2008 | Living
Have I got your attention? What I mean by the above: Try conscious acts of kindness with the people you already know and love! One of the top secret...
Posted 12.02.2009 | Impact