I was contacted on my Facebook page to spread the word about a hike for inner-city kids. This hits close to home for me. I once founded a nonprofit that grouped together kids from single-parent homes with young adults on … Continue reading
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This past week I received some feedback kindness. Our friend Rocky Rockwell sent us the following picture, taken near where he lives. Mary Ann Nissley, a long distance hiker, emailed me her following take on kindness from her travels. One … Continue reading
My home town of Norfolk, Connecticut is fertile ground for people championing humanitarian causes. Here’s a podcast of Lynn Deasy, formerly Lynn Satherlie as I knew her through school, founding member of Soteni International. Listen to the sustainable approach to … Continue reading
Here is the second installment for my upcoming book, Kindness across America. On the first installment Bill Perry caught an error, referring to Hawking as Hawkins. Feedback for this and all chapters is welcome as well. KINDNESS across AMERICA – … Continue reading
In previous posts I mentioned two very easy ways to promote kindness. One is to part company by saying “Be Happy” instead of “Be Safe.” The other is to greet people with something like “Anything kind happen lately?” or something … Continue reading
I tried a different approach this week. In North Canaan I knew where and who the kindness story would be before I got there from some advanced scouting. This time I just showed up at the Beardsley Memorial Library in … Continue reading
This past Friday (6/29/12) I hiked into North Canaan to do a podcast on kindness there. Scattered thunderstorms were in the forecast, but the morning was sunny and hot. Between Norfolk and North Canaan lies the farm country of Canaan … Continue reading
This was to be the day I started with my “Kindness in Your Town” feature, starting with North Canaan. That needs to be put on hold because of some late breaking news. A close hiking buddy of mine, Peter Desrochers, … Continue reading
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To promote happiness we can say “Be Happy” instead of “Be Safe” when we part. When we first bump into someone we can say “See any kindness lately?” This will work better if you have a recent kind story to … Continue reading
First a little foreshadowing. This Friday I’ll hike into North Canaan to report on kindness there; next week should be the start of those types of posts on here. The tale of two Matts is one I’ve told several times … Continue reading
