In a fast and hard world, even small gestures can create big shifts. A quiet act of compassion, a burst of empathy, or a ...

Sometimes kindness shows up when we least expect it — in a grocery line, a simple gesture, or a quiet word. Small actions ...

Small acts of kindness really do matter. I learned this important lesson about how best to live recently when I was shopping at a grocery store. It’s been awhile since I did shopping for more than an ...

Kindness can best be described as a prosocial behavior involving intentional acts of goodwill, generosity and benevolence. Prosocial behavior is clinically defined as “a broad set of behavioral, ...

Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a reason ...

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Tony Munguia and his daughter Bivianne were heading to a job fair at Cypress College when they saw smoke curling from a nearby roof. They stopped. Flames were dancing inside the home on Via Jacara in ...

Travel can be a gift that connects us in ways that surpass language barriers and cultural differences. At this time of year, in the spirit of gratitude, we want to hear your stories. By Lauren Sloss ...

“Kindness” might be too frivolous a word to describe the heroic undoing of a terrible injustice. Anthony Graves spent 18 years on death row for the horrific slaughter of an entire family, his fate ...