Every teen who has committed a school shooting has the same basic needs: Food. Water. Shelter. And a friend. Every school kid shares these needs. A new iPhone? Good outfits? PS4 Pro? Nice, but not needed. That one single friend, though—that’s a desperate necessity. When kids feel unconnected and unloved, they’ll do anything to get […]
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Whatever the cause deforestation animal abuse education reform first I learned about the issue then what I discovered enraged me and I burned at how others could know and not act I yelled urgent but the only ones I moved were the other shouters so I turned inward and it was there instead that I […]
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This month’s book theme is A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and in her story, protagonist Sara starts from a high status and is then forced into servitude, and the one thing that remains is her unrelenting kindness for everyone. Along with her optimism in stark circumstance, Sara’s kindness is her greatest strength. So, don’t […]
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” –Aesop How many times have you passed someone, said hello or waved, and not received a simple hello or greeting in return? You begin to wonder why that person didn’t acknowledge you. Is it because they don’t like you? Did you do something to […]
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If I had to describe myself in three words, none of those words would be confident. Just thinking of three words with which to describe myself makes me feel uncomfortable, like I’m trying to give myself compliments. If I had to, however, I would probably use quirky, kind, and caring. From the time I could […]
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When was the last time someone came to you in earnest and told you something that they loved about you? The idea of writing this has been floating through my head for the last few months, but I haven’t taken the time to sit down and really write it until it came up twice in […]
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Start a kindness chain
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