Kindness Makes the World a Better Place

This episode offers easy to do ways of sharing nice words in everyday situations with family, friends, co-workers, and other people you interact with daily. National Say Something Nice Day shines a spotlight on the importance and benefits that flow from sharing positive, nice, kind words with and about others - and ourselves. These powerful benefits are available everytime you voice or write posit...

In this episode you and I discover research findings showing kindness to others increases the happiness of those who are already happy significantly. We learn about a 10-year old who makes friendship bracelets that were featured in a major NFL event, and so many more stories of kindness and positivity. Articles featured in this episode include: Research study: "HAPPY PEOPLE BECOME HAPPIER THR...

In this episode you meet a lady who feeds bird, you meet birds from multiple species who peaceful coexist, you meet 3 and 4 year olds who wrote to the President and Vice President about kindness, and so much more.  This podcast is about sharing positive stories of everyday people doing acts of kindness that make our world a better place. --- News Stories Referenced in Episode: Kindness is con...

Stories and segment time stamps in this episode include: :00:00: - Overview of stories; :00:41: - Host and show information; :01:09: - Surprising reason 65-year old man picks up trash; :03:57: - St. Mary's County police officer lauded for act of kindness; :05:55: - How to find references for each story; :06:12: - Honoring Vets in hospice care with Operation Holiday Salute; :09:09: - Celebrating Li...

Highlights:  11-year old New Jersey YouTuber spreading kindness; Oklahoma police officer lauded for kindness; Athlete who helped an injured competitor cross the finish line receives international acclaim; and, Research highlights the exact type of kindness that is most beneficial for the person doing a kind act.. Sources: "Bridgewater 11-Year-Old Using YouTube to Help Spread Kindness": https:...

Stories from this episode: "El Paso family performs 23 acts of kindness for shooting anniversary"; Link: https://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2020/08/03/el-paso-family-commits-to-23-acts-of-kindness-on-anniversary-of-walmart-shooting/ Corona tales: Meet the nine-year-old kindness warrior "Samaira Khanna, 9, is helping the underprivileged and corona warriors with the money she is earning through virtual s...

In this episode you meet a struggling single mother down to her last $7 who won with a lottery scratch-off. She donated the money to a Kansas City police officer in intensive care wounded in the line of duty. You'll learn why Shetara Sims and her 12-year old daughter Rakiya Edmonson  wanted to give back to police who were there for them after the murder of Rakiya's older sister several years...

In this episode you learn about a new study showing kindness and volunteering can make you healthier, happier, and may help you live longer. In addition, you'll meet an 11 year old girl and a 70 plus year old lady making an environmental difference in the world. Story sources cited in the episode: Do Good, Live Longer: Volunteering May Add Years To Lifespan, Improves Overall Well-Being: https://ww...

Kindness stories include: - How the Wheatfield Home Owners Association in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland is honoring essential workers. - Fred Roger's, the host of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, left a lasting legacy of acceptance, inclusion, and kindness. To honor Mr. Roger's, a life long resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Wolf proclaimed May 22 as 143 Day, a day dedicated to e...

Highlights include: - Why wearing a mask is an act of kindness; - How a homeowner promotes kindness to passing motorists; - How to recognize and honor people doing acts of kindness;  - A special "Thank You" to front line heroes in the coronavirus pandemic; and, - Honoring the many acts of kindness in a small Nebraska community. Article highlighted in the podcast: Debbie Krutilek Decatur, "Sha...

These 3 stories are in one way or another related to showing kindness in this time of pandemic madness. "An ‘Outpouring of Love and Kindness’ in Chantilly - Church members honor cancer-fighting pastor with caravan";  Story link: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2020/apr/22/outpouring-love-and-kindness-chantilly/ "Staying connected through messages of kindness"; Community members in En...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are restricted in travel. We can go to food stores, drugstores, and if absolutely necessary medical appointments.  Health officials are urging people to wear masks and rubber gloves to help protect against the virus. Sadly, too many people are throwing rubber gloves on public parking lots after going into stores. This is unsanitary, unkind, and rud...

In this episode you’re going to learn 3 words to make someone feel very, very special. And “Love” is NOT one of those words! Host: Stephen Carter. In addition, CEO of Stress Solutions, LLC, a company dedicated to helping people dissolve stress and live happier, healthier lives. Resource sites: www. MindOverStress.us | www. EFT-MD.com Contact host: CarterMethod@gmail.com  

Kindness to a Cub Scout by a Lady Keeping it Positive - Show Notes This episode highlights the kind actions by a lady who took time to talk with an 8 year old Cub Scout selling popcorn. The Cub Scout seemed dejected because so many people either wouldn’t respond or shook their heads no to his invitation to buy popcorn to support his den. Then, a lady walked out of the store and stopped, taking a f...

You will meet an extraordinary 15 year old Virginia student named Emily Finchum who has - and is - spreading kindness across the U.S. and to our service members in Afghanistan. In addition, Emily is helping other students who are victims of bullying. Emily and her mom have delivered more than 200,000 Positive Patrol messages to First Responders, Service Members, and others. She even created a spec...

In this episode, you'll meet two lovely kind ladies. One lady delivers food daily to two stray cats living near a McDonald's.  The second lady carries a bag of dog food in her trunk. No, she doesn't own a dog, but when she sees a homeless person with a dog, she gives money to the homeless person and a bag of yummy food to the dog. Both ladies are offering these acts of kindness out of caring...

Recorded the day before Thanksgiving in the U.S., I share two things I'm grateful for that happened on that day: First, I share a summary of a session where I helped a client - herself a therapist - release fears associated with a medical condition along with eliminating any felt sense of physical pain. Secondly, I share my own feelings about receiving a message of appreciation from a client I wor...

Recent research confirms what we all know to be true. Time spent outside in Mother Nature renews the mind, body, and spirit. Time in Mother Nature literally changes the mind. It provides a direct link to our physical roots and reconnects us with the primal source of life. In this episode recorded in a lovely grove of trees, I share my moment to moment experience as Mother Nature works her magic. I...

In this episode you'll discover the one powerful question that creates positive feelings immediately. This question directs the mind to recall specific memories of positive experiences, conversations, and emotions that make the person you ask - and yourself - feel wonderful. This question is also a powerful tool to change your own thinking and attention in positive ways. It's a terrific way to jum...

In our day-to-day world we sometimes meet people who go above and beyond to delight us. In this episode, you'll hear about a young Safeway Food checkout cashier who did exactly that. As she checked me out, she took the initiative to fix a problem with the plastic slide lock closing tab on a container of deli meat. "A small thing", you may say. And indeed it is. But she could have simply folded the...

In this episode of "Make the World a Better Place", you discover why a simple smile has such profound effects on your neurology, your health, and your happiness. Discover a simple, powerful way to create a genuine smile at will. You'll learn that a smile is contagious. This means you're not only changing your inner world for the better, but you're also changing the hearts and minds of other people...

Years ago Jean-Jacques Rousseau asked, "What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?".  After coming across his quote, I started to think and ask the question, "How kind am I, really?".  After reflection, I concluded there are plenty of opportunities to improve. I discuss ways we can show kindness to loved ones, strangers, pets, and wildlife. I offer suggestions about asking simple ques...

William Glasser, MD postulated decades ago that the two deepest needs humans have are to love and to be loved. Years after publishing his original work describing Reality Therapy, he distilled those two simple needs down to one: the need to belong. In this 4-minute audio recorded in a Barnes & Noble cafe', Stephen Carter, the CEO of Stress Solutions, LLC, expands on how we can bring Dr. Glasser's...

In this episode you'll meet a mother who cared more about interacting with her cell phone than giving the loving attention her four year old son needed so desperately. What lesson can we learn? When we focus on the people who are really important to us rather than having our attention riveted to a cell phone, we truly do make the world a better place.

In this first episode of, "Make the World a Better Place", you'll discover that all the goodness, spirituality, and kindness you'll ever need already exists inside of you. You need only recognize and activate these magic wands to make a positive difference in the world.