Years ago I started offering “kindness classes” at PSCS. That may sound strange, as in, “How can somebody *teach* kindness?” Well, actually, I don’t think I *teach* it. 
I try to give people opportunities to access the inherent kindness within them. Like I said, I started doing that years ago with teenagers at PSCS.
Over the years the idea spread, including going somewhat viral on the Internet a couple of years ago. My classes have been tweeted by the likes of Deepak Chopra and promoted by bestselling author Dan Pink.
I’m telling you all this now because I’m starting an online kindness in two days on Sunday. To participate or check it out, take a look at the Kind Living blog on Sunday night. I’ll have posted the first theme there by then.
Today’s picture is of a kindness act perpetuated by a group of PSCS students back in 1997. That’s Zoe, Gus and Johnny surprising Melinda in the PSCS office with a bouquet of flowers.
Today’s Question: What acts of kindness did you notice today?
Andy Smallman 
An act of kindness I witnessed today? My mom biting her tongue while I shopped. She had dinner guests arriving within 30 minutes, but since I found adorable clothing in a store that I’ve bean wanting to visit for over a year now, she let me have my fun. It was extremely kind. Thank you mom!
We are in Salt Lake and experiencing something new — homeless or out of work people standing on street corners in the rather affluent shopping areas near the house we rent. Today there was an older man out there with a cardboard sign. We gave to another man a couple weeks ago and today I wanted to give again to someone different.
I do not know what a few dollars can do, but… I know I had to put aside a prejudice which I was taught as a child not to trust people asking for handouts, even “bums” who came to the back door asking for a bite of food. So this man may spend it on cigarettes or drink, but… I just felt I needed to give him something. He thanked us a couple times as we joined our dollar bills and his closed remark was “Thank you, Sweetheart!” What an incongrous term of endearment in that setting — it made me laugh that he could be so flowery in his thanks, but I also liked it. How kind he was to me!