Category Archives: Love Kindness

Loving kindness results from our natural empathy for others, benefiting both brain health and society when converted into action.

Kindness Abroad – Soteni International

My home town of Norfolk, Connecticut is fertile ground for people championing humanitarian causes.  Here’s a podcast of Lynn Deasy, formerly Lynn Satherlie as I knew her through school, founding member of Soteni International.  Listen to the sustainable approach to … Continue reading

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Kindness across America – Breaking In

Here is the second installment for my upcoming book, Kindness across America.  On the first installment Bill Perry caught an error, referring to Hawking as Hawkins.  Feedback for this and all chapters is welcome as well. KINDNESS across AMERICA – … Continue reading

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Expect Kindness

In previous posts I mentioned two very easy ways to promote kindness.  One is to part company by saying “Be Happy” instead of “Be Safe.”  The other is to greet people with something like “Anything kind happen lately?”  or something … Continue reading

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Kindness in Winsted, Connecticut

I tried a different approach this week.  In North Canaan I knew where and who the kindness story would be before I got there from some advanced scouting.  This time I just showed up at the Beardsley Memorial Library in … Continue reading

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Kindness in North Canaan, Connecticut

This past Friday (6/29/12) I hiked into North Canaan to do a podcast on kindness there.  Scattered thunderstorms were in the forecast, but the morning was sunny and hot.  Between Norfolk and North Canaan lies the farm country of Canaan … Continue reading

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Peter Desrochers (3/28/51 – 6/28/12)

This was to be the day I started with my “Kindness in Your Town” feature, starting with North Canaan.  That needs to be put on hold because of some late breaking news. A close hiking buddy of mine, Peter Desrochers, … Continue reading

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See any kindness lately?

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To promote happiness we can say “Be Happy” instead of “Be Safe” when we part.  When we first bump into someone we can say “See any kindness lately?” This will work better if you have a recent kind story to … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Matts

First a little foreshadowing.  This Friday I’ll hike into North Canaan to report on kindness there; next week should be the start of those types of posts on here. The tale of two Matts is one I’ve told several times … Continue reading

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Kindness First!

I’ve been promoting a Be Happy movement, where people substitute a greeting of “Be Happy” for “Be Safe.”  Another Safety saying is “Safety First!”  As I posted a few days ago, in a country where we are supposed to follow … Continue reading

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KERN Corner Radio Interview

I was interviewed last week by Jeff Lemucchi of radio station KERN in California.  It was a succinct spot addressing three very relevant questions.  Here’s the podcast. KERN Interview of the Hiking Humanitarian

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