Is kindness a lost virtue in the United States? One might wonder, given the highly publicized social and political tensions we face as a nation.
“When it comes down to it, that’s what life is all about: showing up for the people you love, again and again, until you can’t
Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense, diametrically opposed perspectives from different friends. The comments can be laced with
“Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.” ~Buddha, Dhammapada Did he just cut the side of
A smile in the hallway. A nod of recognition from a stranger. A quick word of thanks to the person bagging groceries. A brief pause
What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing—a sense of well-being
What does it mean to raise a resilient child? Resilience is a skill set that combines emotional awareness, problem solving, and flexibility—qualities that help kids
In Ukraine, school goes on even when nothing feels stable. Lessons restart after nights in shelters, teachers log on from cities under attack, and students
At a compassion education conference in 2018, Buddhist scholar Thupten Jinpa described new scientific evidence on the effectiveness and benefits of compassion training. Why, he
When I turned 40, I kept waiting for the narrative around middle age to catch up with me—the whole “downhill from here” thing. It never
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