I now get “Kindness” entries from Google Alerts. While you all could do the same thing, I will filter for you the most pertinent ones for this web site. What’s my filter? I don’t include heroic kindness, such as articles that praise a well known person, or even testimonials for “everyday” folks. I don’t include organized kindness “movements.” Both of these examples convey an opposite message from kindness comes naturally. My message is that people respond naturally with kindness to many events, let’s call it incidental kindness.
A community rallies in support of a single mom with the aid of social media. From Patience Salgado in the Huffington Post.
A documentary focuses on the kindness of strangers while traveling (hmm, sounds like a familiar theme). Review of Craigslist Joe by Jamie Peck in Crushable.
Incidental kindness at the MBTA. Reported by Brian McGrory in boston.com.
The health benefits of kindness. Reported by Emilia O’Neil in Las Cruces News.
A consortium of Catholic schools carry out acts of kindness for the less fortunate. Reported by Robin Williams in the Catholic Leader.
People report to Reddit on unexpected kindness they experienced. Reported in the Huffington Post.
Locals repair tire for a traveler on the Mongol Rally. Reported by Leon Logothetis for the Los Angeles Times.
Cave Spring community comes to the rescue of a couple whose home burned down. Reported by Kevin Myrick in the Rome News Times.
The Winnipeg Free Press has a random acts of kindness feature.
