In the West we often think that the “bells and whistles” of advanced medical technology represents the hallmark of effective healing. And yet sometimes simpler remedies can be equally effective. In India, a tiny team operating on a shoe-string budget is making a tremendous difference in the lives of children left paralyzed by the polio [...]

Once a year, Michael Chase, founder of The Kindness Center, spends a full 24 hours on the streets of southern Maine without sleep, performing spontaneous acts of kindness.
For Michael, kindness is a philosophy to be lived, a moment-by-moment choice for how to be present in the world. And for the rest of us, he is [...]