Kindness begets kindness. So, wanted to create a space to share and amplify stories of kindness with the hope that it inspires a chain reaction.

Ariel Black

One of the most kindest and life changing experiences I ever encountered was being able to work with my clinical supervisor Dr. Nicki Pike. During the early stages of my career, I was very ambitious and motivated to grow as a therapist. I truly wanted to learn and develop as much as I could. I was deeply passionate about providing my clients with a safe and compassionate approach that would enable them to heal from the challenges they were facing. Read more>>

Danielle Reghi

I come from a low income background, but grew up in Hawaii, where there are very wealthy communities. Addiction and mental illness runs in my family coupled with unresolved childhood trauma. My childhood was also a bit chaotic. When I was 15, I decided I wanted to become an exchange student. At the time, my mother was a care taker of a very wealthy woman’s horses. When she got wind that I wanted to be an exchange student, she said that she always champions education. She bought my plane ticket to and from the foreign country I was going to, and gave me 4K spending money for the time I was there. Read more>>

Maria J. Greenhalgh

An act of kindness has the potential to spark a fire in someone’s heart that keeps on burning and igniting more goodness in others well beyond into the future. Similar to a candle that lights another and another and yet another. I’ve been blessed to have experienced much kindness in my life but most recently someone I had not known for long did something for me when I needed it most. She supported me and encouraged me through the publishing of my second book, A Turtle’s Hero, and an event that, as an introvert, sent chills through my bones and immediately brought on bouts of dizziness. Read more>>

Chris Avena

When I first started American Outdoor News, I was still kind of feeling my way through the process of actually being a publisher. There are many aspects that you have to coordinate including writers and topics for each edition. Shortly after I published my very first edition of American Outdoor News, a friend with may accolades attached to his name including well-respected outdoor writer, outdoor tv personality as well as a wildlife biologist reached out to me about writing for the magazine. I knew that there was no way that I could afford to pay him for his work at the beginning stages of this new venture. Read more>>

Victoria Theodore

I’ve been the recipient of many kindnesses. But this particular kindness arrived at the right time in the right way. Last week, I celebrated another birthday. I’ve always been someone who believes in celebrating every year: birthday, birthday week and birthday season! My primary love language is acts of service, so while diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, a beautiful act will bring me to tears. Read more>>

Roxana Line

The kindest thing anyone can ever do for me is to show genuine interest in my work. Listen to my music, read my stories, ask questions, and try to dig deeper, because everything I create has layers and there is always room to learn more about it. I am beyond thrilled to wake up every day and know that I actually have a small community of wonderful and kind people from all over the globe who do exactly that! Read more>>

Dylan, Scott, Lonzo, Francis, Nic, and Chris

Earlier this year Dylan, Scott, and Lonzo played a gig at a local venue in Pomona called DBA, and one of the guys in the audience had brought some art supplies. Turns out while they were playing this guy had drawn them playing live, and after the show he came up and gave it to the band. It was hands down one of the coolest things we’ve received so far as a band and hopefully we’ll be able to add more stuff like that to our collections as time goes on. Read more>>

Michelle ‘Mich’ Fernandez, RCP, CRPS-A, CEI

I chose this topic because it is so relative to my recovery and recovery as a whole. Community. I have personally experienced so many moments of kindness from others and have witnessed so many acts of kindness as well. Too many to share. The level and depth of support that individuals give to others throughout the recovery community on any given day is truly humbling. Many of whom we don’t hear about or see. The ones that come to mind for me are from two friends. Our relationship started from a professional capacity. And with what I do as a recovery coach/peer specialist, friendships develop over time after the professional aspect and role has been fulfilled. Read more>>

Nicola Rose

The kindest thing people have ever done for me is lend me their talent and time. A few instances come to mind in particular. My producing partner, Tierney Boorboor, took a chance on a first-time feature filmmaker when she teamed up with me to make my film “Goodbye, Petrushka.” You don’t become a first-time feature filmmaker without somebody taking that chance on you, and I can’t overstate how much smoother and easier she made that process. Read more>>

Sepideh Dashti

The emotional and financial support, as well as the career opportunities provided by the art community in Memphis, as well as my partner, have been invaluable in shaping my journey as a visual artist and educator. My life would not be the same without this support. When you’re an immigrant, you often face numerous challenges, and my experience is no exception. I migrated from Iran to Canada in 2011, and it took several years to find my footing within the Canadian art community, with whom I still maintain connections. Read more>>

Helene Marie

The kindest thing a friend made through the beauty industry has done, and to this day continues to do, is say my name in rooms I have yet to step in. I have a terrible habit of second-guessing my abilities at times and there will be moments where a colleague will mention that they referred me to a company or client. I will always be appreciative of the action because although it takes nothing from them to do it, it means everything to me that they see my value in what I do. Read more>>

Molly Nourmand, LMFT

After the birth of my daughter at the end of 2016, I hemorrhaged and had to have a blood transfusion. Even though I had had an unmedicated vaginal birth, I had to stay in the hospital a few days and was not able to leave the bed–not even to go to the bathroom or brush my teeth. At the time, I had long hair, and it became matted, especially in the back of my head. When we returned home, thankfully we had hired a postpartum doula who worked the graveyard shift. Although she primarily was there to take care of my daughter so I could get some sleep between feedings, she offered to brush my hair. Given that I had just birthed a human and had unforeseen complications, this felt like the kindest offering that anyone could have possibly done for me at that moment. Read more>>