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

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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

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Kindness across America – Seldom Heard

Chapter 2 for my book is now up on Scribd. The real chapter title is Seldom Heard. And it’s Carlos de la Fuente, not Fuentes. I really should review and edit chapters before uploading.

Chapter 02 – Seldom Heard

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Hiking Humanitarian Podcast

My good friend Nancy Elmore Wendlandt suggested I should have pictures on the home page that might entice people to use my services.  I went a step beyond and created a podcast instead.  It’s featured here but will be up on the home page for awhile.

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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 across America – The Kindness Mission

I’m now in the process of writing Kindness across America.  I will be loading chapters onto Scribd but will link to them here.  The first installment is the introduction:  The Kindness Mission.  This provides the background for how the journey … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July!

OK, I’m a day late with my greeting (typical).  More the pity, considering the occasion and the sentiment. The occasion is our independence from centralized rule and the opportunity for colonial agrarians to focus on their local community, with a … Continue reading

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