We asked entrepreneurs, artists, creatives and folks from every walk of life to share stories of kindness with us because we believe that hearing about kindness inspires more kindness. Our world needs more kindness.

Kathleen House

The first five years of my life, I was loved and taught to be positive by my Grandma. She would let me draw on her front porch with crayons. She let me run around in the summer after I was five and had moved to another town. I was allowed to come back in the summer for a few weeks and hang out with her. I met one of my best friends, Karen, who lived just across the street from Grandma Emma. This summer experience continued through grade school and early Jr. High when I would come stay with her. Read more>>

Marissa Kaye

I have had so many opportunities to work with my favorite band, Muna, their kindness and willingness to let me create with them is so beyond what anyone has ever done for me. Recently I got to photograph all of their performances at SXSW and tag along with them for a few days, I have never felt so appreciated and validated by an artist before so them just loving me the way I love them is more than I could have ever imagined. Read more>>

Stephanie H. Rustin

When I started my apothecary business in 2017 I had about 6 products on my Etsy page. It was very minimal. But it was all me and I was proud just to have had the guts to open an online shop. I received a few sales mainly from friends and family and that was it. I was promoting myself the best I could and just mixing ingredients, coming up with research posts for Instagram/Facebook and trying new recipes. Read more>>

Maite Uzal

Fifteen days before I moved to New York to pursue acting, I lost the financial support I was counting on to do that. I had two friends who, without me asking and without a moment’s hesitation, lent me a significant amount of money to be able to move forward with my plans. And may I say that these people were not particularly well off and I know for a fact that doing this wasn’t as comfortable as giving away something that you may have plenty of: they could do it, of course, but it required certain sacrifices on their end too. Additionally, it wasn’t only the money: Read more>>