BOOKS, ARTICLES & POEMS
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ARTICLES
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BEING KIND VERSUS BEING NICE
Why You Should Learn To Differentiate Between Nice And Kind
Nice vs. Kind: Why Does It Matter?
The Difference Between Being Nice and Being Kind
Nice vs. Kind – What Is the Difference Between Niceness & Kindness?
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KINDNESS VERSUS HAPPINESS
How Happiness Became A Cultural Obsession
Why it's time to stop pursuing happiness
Why our pursuit of happiness may be flawed
America is obsessed with happiness — and it’s making us miserable
Our obsession with happiness is making our kids miserable
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Can Seeking Happiness Make People Happy? Paradoxical Effects of Valuing Happiness
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The Happiness Cult: Does our commitment to enjoyment block us from life's deeper satisfactions?
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POEMS
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If You Knew (Ellen Bass)
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Kindness (Naomi Shihab Nye): Here is a beautiful live reading of this poem.
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Adrift (Mark Nepo, slightly revised by anonymous poet)
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The Journey (Mary Oliver, read by Chris Thile)
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What If (We Were Devoted) (Jeff Edelstein)
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