How to optimize the pursuit of well-being and happiness is a question that researchers have tried to tackle from a range of angles. The social effects of the pandemic led many people to focus more closely on their mental health and create buffers against threats to their well-being. In short, they tried to pursue happiness….

By Diane Bell From The San Diego Union-Tribune After Grossmont College’s commencement June 9, several students took off their caps and gowns and deposited them in a special box as a gift for members of next year’s graduating class who lack money to purchase the ceremonial robes. It was another in a string of random…

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) commended a bus driver for preventing a man from jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. The driver is being recognized for “exemplary compassion and selflessness” for intervening and saving the man’s life. “To say she went above and beyond is an understatement,” RIPTA’s chief executive officer, Scott…

We will all confront such a difficult situation in life, but how we react to it matters.

When a little boy with autism had a meltdown in public with his mom, the anguished episode wasn’t unexpected—she’d learned to live with them. What was unexpected, though, was the kindness shown from a “total stranger” that day. She later retold the story in a Facebook post, while thanking the stranger for his action. The…

This simple act of kindness will warm your heart today.