Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being kind and good-hearted isn't just something your grandma preached about; it’s a life philosophy worth sticking to. Sure, life ...

It isn't always easy being kind. Despite how much we rave about it, kindness comes at a cost. Without realizing it, the kindest people in the world are often the loneliest, and research has found ...

CNN — (CNN) — When my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and family sharing their condolences. While I appreciated everyone who reached out, I was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being kind to strangers can affect your community, improving your quality of life overall. (Getty Creative) (Don Mason via Getty ...

It's one thing to be nice to people on a superficial level, and it's something else altogether to exhibit true and genuine kindness. The signs of a genuinely kind person that can't be faked come from ...

Kindness comes from genuine care, while niceness is often just polite behavior. Emotional intelligence helps you tell the ...

Holding the door for someone is a nice gesture, but Kansas State University community health specialist Elaine Johannes says there’s a deeper, more impactful practice that benefits both giver and ...

Kindness is a voluntary and self-initiated endeavor that does not require a material gift, service, or favor. Researchers Nguyen and Lee (2025) suggest that kindness can be a grand gesture or a tender ...

How well do you treat yourself? Are you mostly helpful, sympathetic, forgiving, and supportive? Or are you often critical, demanding, unforgiving, or self-blaming? Most people treat themselves with ...

Sometimes being kind to yourself is not about bubble baths, morning routines, or finally becoming someone who drinks green juice willingly. Sometimes it is just about eating something that immediately ...

Those who know me well would likely agree that I have a quick temper. So, many years ago while in Hope College’s Mathematics Department, I told my colleagues and office staff that my New Year’s ...

It feels great when — to quote Adam Brody’s “hot rabbi” character in Nobody Wants This — someone does a “mitzvah,” or good deed. Like a stranger pulling over to help when your car breaks down on the ...