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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Loving-kindness, the feeling cultivated in metta meditation, is very different from romantic love. Anna Sunderland Engels A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love is one of the most diverse emotions, and it can be experienced in countless ways. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus Most ...

Last week, we discussed how love isn't just about the easy moments — it's about expanding our circle, particularly during challenging times. But before we reach outward, we should ask: how often do we ...

You may have heard the phrase “random act of kindness” describing something someone does out of the goodness of their heart – maybe holding the door for a stranger, bringing a coworker a cup of coffee ...

It is the time of year when resolutions are freely tossed about, more as conversation starters than commitments to the coming year. They often fall in the categories of would’a should’a could‘a or the ...

The realization that “shelter in place” is not a temporary two-week interruption to my busy life, but the new normal, is settling into my mind, body and soul. The literature on well-being suggest that ...

Acts of kindness are basic to every moral code and are probably so for a good reason. Recent research suggests that kindness may improve resiliency by promoting feelings of happiness and peace and ...

For many students, staff, and faculty at Purdue, the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging. Experiencing sickness. Switching to online instruction and learning. Transitioning home from campus housing ...

I like to read. Always have. As a kid I rode my bike to our local library with my friends to browse and check out books. When I met my wife, we spent our evenings together in the library at Baylor ...

A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

At the Unitarian Universalist Church this past Sunday, Jerilyn Bristow presented “Kindness Heals.” Using personal stories about acts of kindness throughout her life, and the transformative power ...