The Kind Blog

Knox Rocks! Spreading Kindness and Love with a Rock Garden
I teach special education in an inclusive setting at a Head Start center in San Antonio Independent School District. A few years ago I saw an idea for a painted rock garden...
February 21, 2019  |  3 comments
7 Kindness Tips for Caregivers of Dementia Patients
For the countless numbers of people who are caring for dementia patients you may be experiencing something called “compassion fatigue”. Below are a few tips to make your role a little easier...
February 20, 2019  |  1 comment
Showing Kindness? There's an App For That!
Mobile phones and the Internet are at our fingertips these days, allowing us to easily engage with loved ones and giving us a way to spread kindness to those beyond our friend...
January 8, 2019  |  2 comments
Cultivating Kindness in an Unkind World
This fall, gun violence created waves of panic and helplessness in my school district, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, when a freshman at Butler High School shot and killed a classmate in the hallway over a personal conflict.
November 26, 2018  |  5 comments
Choose Kindness in Disagreement
There was a moment on my journey when I felt and thought and chose very differently than those around me. Those feelings and thoughts and choices were far outside of the earlier...
November 7, 2018  |  2 comments
Kindness is Power
A casual exploration of what kindness actually is, and how you can easily use it to improve your life and the lives of others.
June 1, 2018  |  1 comment
Parent/Child Time: Acts of Kindness That Can Go a Long Way
Ever heard the quote 'You are who you spend time with'? This is especially true for kids.
May 29, 2018  |  1 comment
Traveling with Kindness
Our travel destinations give us many gifts—from the unforgettable memories we make to the lessons we learn, the photos we take and the friendships we form. Through majestic sights and mesmerizing scents,...
May 1, 2018  |  2 comments
The Big “OK” in RAOK
Normally, I write about living with diabetes; today I just want to talk about living.
March 28, 2018  |  0 comments