I’ve mentioned before that I have “kindness” entered into Google Alerts; one day I may even start posting the results regularly. For now I’d like to use yesterday’s returns for kindness to contrast meanings. There are two stories that both … Continue reading
Category Archives: Love Kindness
The American Bear Project
American Bear is a documentary about traveling for 60 days relying on the kindness of strangers for places to stay. In the words of the social media director for the project: More than simply just getting people to see the … Continue reading
Responsive Kindness in Greenville
A fire led Don and Jeanie Stanly to express their thanks to their friends and neighbors, along with the fire and police departments. For me this is reminiscent of our encounter with trail angel Taralyn Roderick.
Responsive Kindness – Oklahoma Wildfires
Adversity brings out the kindness in us, and nature’s wrath creates adversity. Here’s a report on kindness in response to Oklahoma wildfires.
Responsive Kindness
Up until now I was struggling with what to call the type of kindness I am featuring. I don’t like “random acts of kindness” because such acts are often part of a premeditated movement, suggesting that one has to be … Continue reading
Kindness Roundup 8/4/12
I now get “Kindness” entries from Google Alerts. While you all could do the same thing, I will filter for you the most pertinent ones for this web site. What’s my filter? I don’t include heroic kindness, such as articles … Continue reading
Start Your Week with Kindness
The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune has a feature called Start Your Week with Kindness. This week’s entry is about an older woman who is always receiving assistance from others.
Post-Gazette Kindness Feature
I came across this on the Internet. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette apparently has a feature for submitting “random acts of kindness.” Considering how often they occur perhaps a better title is “typical acts of kindness,” but why quibble. The 7/26/12 edition … Continue reading
A Worthy Hike
I was contacted on my Facebook page to spread the word about a hike for inner-city kids. This hits close to home for me. I once founded a nonprofit that grouped together kids from single-parent homes with young adults on … Continue reading
Kindness Feedback – 7/24/12
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This past week I received some feedback kindness. Our friend Rocky Rockwell sent us the following picture, taken near where he lives. Mary Ann Nissley, a long distance hiker, emailed me her following take on kindness from her travels. One … Continue reading

