You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s better to give than receive.” And especially around this time of year we see how ...

Laurel Sims-Stewart, a counselor who works with children and adults, says when it comes to giving, our kids look to parents and caregivers not only to care for them, but as examples for relationships.

By Francisco R. Velázquez, M.D., S.M., FCAP. Not that long ago, I had trouble paying for a parking meter. A young lady with a little girl approached me and offered to pay for my ...

I spend a lot of time analyzing how children and adolescents enact kindness in schools (and in broader family and societal contexts) and there’s a tendency in kindness research toward emphasizing and ...

"What Would Nicole Do?" I honestly had a women tell me she thought those words to herself as she watched a man try to pile an entire load of dumped lumber back into his pickup, in the rain, in the ...

Join the Kindness movement! A Community Celebration of Kindness with the theme “See the Good. Be the Good. Go the Extra Mile” has culminated with broad proclamations of Kindness Week from Nov. 11-18.

Our society is crumbling about us, but good will and human decency have not been entirely eradicated. Recently at the Winn Dixie in Prairieville, my wife and I had finished shopping and were sitting ...

If you’re in the spirit of doing good, what better day to give back than on National Random Acts of Kindness Day? The annual occasion on Feb. 17 is dedicated to doing good deeds for others. The Random ...

Last week we explored the importance of good friends and keeping good company. Our social circle influences our character and how we develop socially. We had a small insight into the social life of ...

"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, 'God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here'" (Exodus 13:19). This ...

1ST AND BEYOND. THANK YOU, CHRIS. YOU KNOW, A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CAN GO A LONG WAY. AND WHY NOT SAY FAMILY WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF SEVERAL? IT WAS ALL FOR A WOMAN WHO MADE IT TO SEA 50 WHEN ...