The longer the 21st century goes on, the more it seems we need to show kindness, to ourselves and others. That may seem Pollyanna-ish given the miseries people are experiencing around the globe, but ...

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 ...

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. 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 ...

Another way practicing kindness makes us feel better physically is by giving us a rush of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. “They help with communication in our brain,” Giedgowd said.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Close relationships, work teams and local communities... cooperation is necessary for their proper functioning. It turns out that niceness can be conducive to it, as it strengthens bonds and the sense ...