My friend lost her dad just days after Christmas. I’ve never been in a situation where I needed to console a friend after a parent’s death, so I was on new ground. Am I talking too much or too little?

“L ove is the language that transcends words, communicating emotions and intentions effortlessly,” wrote Khalil Gibran in The ...

I got a fun letter over the Christmas break from a college student who was perhaps misidentified. Jared Nash is from Galchutt, N.D., a little community near Wahpeton, where I imagine everybody knows ...

The holiday season often inspires generosity and acts of kindness. A UCLA study found that kindness can improve mental health and may reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. Research suggests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this installment of "Kindness 101," Steve Hartman and his children highlight a story that proves kindness is contagious, ...

Hey readers, we think you're great! We wanted to share that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness Day" — created back in 1998 by a consortium of kindhearted charities.

In honor of World Kindness Day (and World Kindness Week), we’re asking: what does kindness mean to you? Maybe it’s as life-changing as organ donation or as simple as a smile. However you define it, ...

Thursday is World Kindness Day. People celebrate it by performing acts of kindness which can range from something simple like giving a person a parking space, to volunteering, to sending a note or ...

Kindness isn’t just a feel-good message we teach to our children or a cute saying on a bumper sticker or T-shirt. There is actual science behind kindness itself, considering it a health benefit for ...

The importance of being a kind leader and how it leads to happier workplaces, more successful teams, and innovative organizations have gathered attention. Kind leaders build strong relationships and ...