Stop Chasing Happiness.

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village. As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish. The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?” The fisherman replied, “Oh, ...
Kohler Elementary School

School of the Month: Kohler Elementary

We have visited so many INCREDIBLE schools this semester. But, one particularly stands out, which is why we selected the tiny Kohler Elementary School in Wisconsin as our March school of the month. Their army of 300 students completed 15,214 acts of kindness in 15 days. YES. Here’s a word from Miguel, who kicked off their Kindness Challenge! When it …

Let 2017 School Tour Begin!

River Valley Elementary is launching the 2017-2018 school tour by raising the bar for every school around the country. They have created a super dynamic Kindness Crew team with over 60 students that will help inspire kindness everyday throughout their challenge. THE CHALLENGE River Valley is challenged to document 5,000 Acts of Kindness and collect shoes for needy children and families ...

Intern Post: How Kindness Pulled Me Out of a Dark Place

It wasn’t until I started working with Think Kindness that I felt such a great impact about what kindness can really do. Growing up, there weren’t that many options of support for me as a kid. My family and relatives didn’t get along and often showed their disdain for each other. On top of that, all I knew was family …

A District Wide Challenge

In February 2015, 11 Middle schools in the Washoe County School District hosted a MASSIVE Kindness challenge. The goal was to create a Kindness campaign lead by the youth of community that would not only impact their city, but the community as well. During the month of January, I met with every schools newly formed, “Kindness Crew”. This was the team …

The Synergy of Community Kindness

Because of recent events in Ferguson, Mo. and many other locations across the nation involving police brutality or the perception of police brutality, there have been many instances of violence against innocent police officers that have been targeted solely on the basis that they wear the uniform.  One could watch or read the news and assume that there is a …