7 ways to put more kindness into the world (and Into Your Own LIfe)
Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

7 ways to put more kindness into the world (and Into Your Own LIfe)

I’m pretty sure there’s something that you and I would easily agree on: it can feel a little bleak out there these days.

Turn on the news for five minutes, and there's a decent chance you'll want to crawl under a rock. War. Division. Economic uncertainty. Another tragedy. Another reason

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Whose voice are you listening to?
Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

Whose voice are you listening to?

I write a lot about self-compassion, in part because it may sound simple enough in theory but can be hard to put into practice.

We sometimes hear someone say, “Talk to yourself the way you'd talk to someone you care about.” It's good advice. But what happens when we've spent decades doing something different?

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the harder part of receiving kindness
Julie Gruber Julie Gruber

the harder part of receiving kindness

We’ve all been told it’s better to give than receive, and for many of us, it’s certainly easier.

Over the past couple of weeks, I've found myself on the receiving end of an extraordinary amount of encouragement. Some of it came from familiar places, some from complete strangers. Unexpected generosity. New connections. Small but genuine and

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