Kindness

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead By Ira Byock, “The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life” (2012) Years ago, Anthropologist Margaret Mead was …

Editor’s Note: I have two small dogs that love to see our UPS driver, Thad, whenever he comes down the street, because they always get a dog biscuit if he stops by. This story is taken directly from the Facebook pages of UPS Dogs UPS drivers deliver packages all day …

José Andrés, a world famous Michelin Chef, founded World Central Kitchen after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti with the belief that food can be an agent of change. They have expanded globally and have developed into a group of generous chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty. WCK …

This is the good kind of viral — a poem, making the rounds on social media, that can uplift anyone affected or infected by coronavirus. — By Laura Kelly Fanucci “When this is over, may we never again take for granted A handshake with a stranger Full shelves at the …

A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny …

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked …

It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church.  As I got closer I saw a man leaned …

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very …

Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there. Part of this man’s family was a handsome young son who had aspirations of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young fellow, biding …

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, “I’ll pray for them later?”  Or, has anyone ever called you and said, “I need you to pray for me, I have this need?”  Read this story – may it …