I have been thinking a lot about kindness lately. Specifically, what does kindness look like as a way of living one’s life? How do we keep it on our radar as an animating practice? How does that warm feeling that comes from kindness toward others affect our health? Do kind-hearted individuals have a survival advantage? Can intentional kindness shift cultures in workplaces and communities? How about societies?
While kindness is an orienting philosophy for me,…