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.

Jolarson Tati

The kindest thing anyone has ever done for me was loving me through pain. That might sound strange, but as someone coming of age, it shaped everything I’ve become. In my teenage years, my Uncle David taught me something I didn’t understand at first—passion isn’t enough. He said, “You can blame others all you want when you’re young, but when you turn 18, you start blaming yourself.” At the time, I brushed it off. I thought I knew what life was about. I had dreams, energy, fire—but not the discipline, not the obsession, not the structure. Read more>>

Pearl Johnson

While traveling from California to Texas, I landed in Houston with my two-year-old daughter, only to find no further flights to Bryan, Texas. My daughter needed the bathroom urgently, so I asked our cab driver to stop at a gas station. Unfortunately, in the rush, I left my luggage and purse in the cab. When we returned, the cab and the driver were gone, leaving us stranded without money, ID, or a phone in a city we didn’t know. Read more>>

Rhonda Callahan

From September, 2010 – June, 2011, I was homeless with my 15 year old daughter, Madi. From September through May, I did everything I can to try and get us some help. What I found was that, no matter what type of organization I sought help from, I was treated disrespectfully and had to answer the same humiliating questions over and over again. I had never seen poverty from that side of the line, and I began to realize how people who perpetually live in poverty can get stuck there. You begin to feel like you really have nothing to offer to the world, and that you should just keep your head down and take whatever little bit of help you can get. Read more>>

Christina Threloff

I don’t think it would be possible for me to rank all of the kindness I have received from others, though many of the acts of kindness bring me back to the beginning of our experience with COVID. Later 2020 and into 2021, we had learned more about COVID and the world was feeling less unsure, but I was hitting rock bottom with my personal mental health. I have always struggled with depression, but I was experiencing my deepest depression as an adult, and it was terrible timing. During this time, my husband gave me space, listened to me, and held me as I tried to survive my own demons – and he did it all with unconditional love and care. Read more>>

Rubi Rockafella

Being a creative is not for the weak, one of the biggest surprises for me was that everyone will not understand all that comes with it and will not know how to support you fully. when i met my boyfriend he was the furthest thing from a creative, logical, type A tech guy if you must haha, i was scared that my lifestyle would freak him out, i thought “there’s no way this guy is going to get it” and boy was i wrong, he has shown up to every shoot, let me sew things on him, helped hold lights, drive models, i mean everything that i have needed he has been by my side. it seems like the bare minimum but i was truly struggling to get my friends to understand the amount of help and support i needed as a starting out creative and he just came in and it clicked. a life unfamiliar to him and he just jumped on head first, that’s the kindest thing someone has done for me. he’s truly the best. Read more>>

Kyah Harris

The kindest thing anyone has ever done for me was support me. When I think of kindness, I think of a characteristic of pure and genuine intent. Putting myself out there has allowed me to build a platform; in which people have come to who support me. I am always grateful for those who take precious time out their lives to appreciate mine. Prioritizing people who look forward to seeing you has to be one of the warmest feelings ever. I think it’s nice when people remind you that you’ve given then a safe space and opportunity for them to discover some form of self-love. Read more>>

Bob Jacobs

The kindest thing anyone has ever done for me happened during one of the most vulnerable times in my life. I was struggling with depression and anxiety and made the brave decision to enter a treatment facility, where I spent six weeks focusing on my mental health and rediscovering who I was. During that time, I gained clarity about what I wanted—and didn’t want—in my professional life. I knew I craved meaningful, relational work, but I also realized I didn’t want the stress of running day-to-day operations. Read more>>