A Resolution For Kindness

Like many others, I’m entering this new year — and new decade — with a heady list of goals and resolutions.

However, along with our typical business goals, health goals, and personal goals, there’s one resolution I think we could all benefit from making.

What if we all resolved to treat each other with just a little more kindness?

In light of how this past decade has come to an end with politics dividing us across the world, opinions growing more entrenched and extreme, and those opinions (often weaponized) being easier than ever to share anonymously, even a marginal increase in kindness from each of us would be a breath of fresh air.

It doesn’t have to be giving up your weekends to volunteer, donating money to charities and organizations, or even the classic act of holding open the door for an old lady at the grocery store.

I’d argue these options are easy ways to make yourself feel good while ignoring the impacts our everyday interactions have on others, our communities, and the world.

What might resolving to be kinder look like?

What if instead of arguing with those we disagree with (whether online or off), we started by asking questions and gaining an understanding of their background and why they believe what they…