Dalai Lama: Random kindness and beyond
Douglas Coupland wonders what happened to kindness. The acclaimed Vancouver author of Life After God, Hey Nostradamus! and this year’s Generation A told me a while ago he was distressed that society...
View ArticleFebruary’s Challenge: An act of kindness a day
How can you help strengthen your community? The drive-through lane of a Tim Hortons might not be the first thought that comes to mind when considering this question. In many ways, the drive-through...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week
Imagine a medicine so powerful that it not only heals the patient, but also the caregiver. Imagine its benefits spread like a virus, from person to person to person. Imagine its positive effects can be...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 1: Smile at 10 strangers
Today marks the start of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 – 17). According to the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, RAK Week encourages people to go above and beyond to make others feel...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 3: Reach out to someone you haven’t talked...
Today is Day 3 of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 – 17), a week-long celebration of the power of human kindness. Today’s suggested act of kindness is to reach out to someone you haven’t...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 4: Bring a treat to a neighbour or your...
Today is Day 4 of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 – 17). According to the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, this week encourages people to go above and beyond to make others feel special....
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 5: Donate your time or money to a local...
Today is Day 5 of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 – 17), a week that encourages people to be intentional and unabashed with their kind deeds. Today’s suggested act of kindness is to donate...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 6: Cook a healthy meal
Today is Day 6 of Random Acts of Kindness Week, a week-long celebration of the power of human kindness. According to the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, today’s suggested act of kindness is to cook...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week, Day 7: Let someone go in front of you in line
Today is Day 7 of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 – 17). To wrap up this week-long celebration of kindness, today’s suggested act is to let someone go in front of you in line. Waiting to get...
View ArticleFive lessons from performing random acts of kindness
In an effort to help contribute to the local community, my challenge this month is to do a random act of kindness every day. My only rule is that each act must be different. Here are five observations...
View ArticleFebruary’s Results: Happiness at little cost or time
In an effort to help contribute to the local community, my challenge in February was to perform a random act of kindness every day. My only rule was each act must be different. While it’s a good idea...
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