Good Thoughts
Kindness Keeps the World Afloat
Kindness is contagious, as the beautiful video from Life Vest Inside illustrates. How can you start a chain reaction?
Touching Flash Mob for a Retiring Principal
The students of Hingham Middle School showed their appreciation for their retiring principal, Roger Boddie, in a touching, highly unconventional way. I’m not sure what I enjoyed more–seeing their joy and gratitude, or his reaction. He clearly made an impact, and seeing it made an impact on me.
AJ’s Art Journal: Paint Your Future
From Tiny Buddha contributor Dr. Amy Johnson’s upcoming book Being Human
Ode to Failure: An Inspiring Video for Those Who Have Fallen
If you’ve ever felt like your failures define you, then you need to take ten minutes to watch this inspiring, uplifting video, written, illustrated, and produced by Tamara Levitt. I’m grateful that she shared this with me through Facebook, and excited to share it with you!
Finding Love: A Video About Seeing What We Look For
After moving to the beach, Filmmaker Hailey Bartholomew decided to search for heart-shaped rocks in the sand and water to prove that “what we see mainly depends on what we look for.” Over a three-week period, she and her loved ones found more than 350 of them–the rocks being a metaphor for beauty in the world around us.
What are you looking for? And where have you found it lately?
Two Strangers in a Sandbox: Lessons for Life
Soul Pancake, one of my favorite sites, built a sandbox with the sole purpose of connecting strangers and enabling them to share life lessons. Though it certainly makes it more fun, you don’t need a slide to ask yourself: what do you wish you knew as a child?
Though I run this site, it is not mine. It's ours. It's not about me. It's about us. Your stories and your wisdom are just as meaningful as mine.