Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Featured Kindness”
We recently received this anonymous post from a Think Kindness intern. Enjoy. As kids, we don’t realize just how heavily the weight of our future rests on our shoulders. We don’t realize how heavily our world relies on those futures. 6 Years Ago. My heart should have been pounding. I didn’t appreciate the gravity of the thing I was doing. I …
With the holidays over, Singapore dashes back into full swing without a hitch. This is typical of Singapore where everything operates like a master-crafted, well-oiled clock with cogs and wheels comprised of different peoples and cultures. However, due to the hurried pace-of-life, along with some major cultural differences, interaction across the various groups is limited. One aspect that most clearly …
By now, most of you following this blog know that I own my own martial arts school in Columbia, South Carolina. In addition to teaching my students self defense skills, each month during class, we review a certain character and life skill. Yes, I know what you are thinking! What does character and life skills have to do with karate? Everything! …
I read an interesting article the other day titled “Why I Told My Daughter about My Bullying Past.” The author describes how she told her six year old daughter about the bullying she received after gaining 15 pounds at summer camp, and how mean her friends were to her. Her daughter had recently been reported for excluding another little girl, …
I admit it — I am a bona fide animal lover. One look in my house — with my two dogs, four cats, two frogs and a turtle — and it is hard to deny that I literally live in a zoo. But you don’t need to be pet owner or animal lover to see how animals can inspire kindness …
When I was pregnant with my first child, at 38 weeks, I went to the doctor for a weekly appointment, and the doctor informed me we would be unexpectedly inducing labor that evening. “Can’t I think about it?” I asked. “No,” the doctor said, “I’m calling the hospital to schedule you now.” I knew that labor and birth were coming, but I …
The storm of July 20, 2014 is memorable for many reasons – golf-ball sized hail, funnel clouds and flash flooding – throughout Northern Nevada. For one Minden family, memories of the storm are particularly poignant as tons of mud now surrounds – and fills – their home. And not just where they live, but also where they work. The owners …
I was just recently notified by a friend from up north, that there is a little boy in Foxboro, Massachusetts that has an unusual request for his birthday. He doesn’t want any presents, he just wants birthday cards. This little boy’s name is Danny Nickerson and he is five years old and will be celebrating his birthday this Friday. He …
It has been a great school year to say the least. Think Kindness has had the opportunity to speak to 57 student bodies across the country and impact the lives of countless people throughout the world due to the Kindness that was carried out on each campus. We are proud of the students and staff that have been [themecolor]BOLD[/themecolor] enough to …
The brainstorming session started over a simple cup of coffee with Amber Whilhem, the marketing communications director with the Girl Scouts of Northern Nevada. She brought an envelope with a clipping of a blog posted a couple years ago about someone who would give away Girl Scout cookies as an act of Kindness. She asked if Think Kindness could do …
