Category: Reck, Ross; Dr.
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Talking to Strangers can be a Lot More Fun than You Expect by Ross Reck
An article in the New York Times by David Brooks points out that many of us have a strong reluctance to talk to strangers; especially in places like airplanes, commuter trains, airports or when we’re standing in line. Some of the reasons for this include that we think it will be awkward, dull, trying and not at…
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Offering to Take Photos for Strangers So Everyone Can Be in Picture is a Kind Act that Results in Pure Joy by Ross Reck
A friend and her husband were having dinner out when they noticed a couple seated at a table not far from them. The two people seemed happy as well as excited and were taking photos of each other.
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There’s No Such Thing as a Small Act of Kindness by Ross Reck
A study published in an online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides the first laboratory evidence of something many of us have known all along: acts of kindness are contagious. According to the article, when people experience acts of kindness, they “pay it forward” by being kind to others. This…
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Things that Happen Out of the Ordinary Can Really Perk Us Up by Ross Reck
We haven’t had any appreciable rain where I live in quite a few months, and it’s been very hot as well. Last night, things finally changed—we got a downpour along with a noticeable drop in the temperature. This morning when I went on my walk, the first thing I noticed is that everyone I met…
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The Kindness Just Keeps on Coming by Ross Reck
As I mentioned in last week’s Reminder, I fell on my knee and ruptured the quadricep tendon in my right leg. As a result, I spent two weeks in a hospital while the tendon was reattached. This resulted in my wife Marcia and I being on the receiving end of lots and lots of kindness.…