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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BRENDAN Gleeson has said that he thinks “small kindnesses” will help everyone get through the pandemic. This year was Ireland’s second year without a parade to celebrate St Patrick’s Day because of ...

Sometimes a poem just strikes a precise moment. “Small Kindnesses,” by Danusha Laméris, feels utterly necessary for our time — a poem celebrating minor, automatic graciousness within a community, ...