Just the other day I was reminiscing about some of the kind things people have said and done for me throughout my life, and how each of them made an impact on me in a positive way. The definition of ...

Now and then, I give up my spot in the grocery line to a stranger. Or, if a friend is in the hospital, I’ll surprise them by sending flowers. These random acts of kindness—given without expectation of ...

While Tiny Kindnesses can’t change hard things that happen like death or divorce, they can change the way individuals experience them. Bad news is real, but so is good news. It deserves amplification.

There was the couple who picked up a woman's ball of yarn when it rolled under the seats on an airplane. The heart-shaped Christmas tree ornament given to parents in honor of their stillborn son. That ...

On the one-year anniversary of my brother's burial, living across the globe from my family, I started an Instagram gathering tiny stories of tiny, significant ...

There was the couple that picked up a woman's ball of knitting yarn when it rolled under the seats on an airplane. The heart-shaped Christmas tree ornament given to parents in honor of their stillborn ...

As I look back on my 61 years, it is the little moments — those fleeting instances that often go unnoticed — that have had the most profound impact on my life. It’s funny how we tend to remember grand ...

What are some kindnesses that have been done for you? Have you ever listed them? I did that once, years ago, on a late night flight from my home in California, to my hometown in South Carolina. It was ...

“I rescued a lost dachshund!” an executive coaching client told me, her face alight. As she told the story of finding the frightened dog in her neighborhood, and the joy and relief of all parties once ...

Many readers will recognize Danusha Laméris as the author of the much-beloved poem “Small Kindnesses,” which went viral in 2019, shared by hundreds of thousands of people online and published in ...