These are divisive times-if we allow them to be. We don't
need to conclude that someone's perspective is a reflection
of faulty character or a diabolic soul, when it is simply
a different perception about community or country or
weather. We need not harshly label or yell at each other
billions of times a day. That screeches the opportunity to
see goodness to a halt.


When we see and do good things, we are changed-even
if only in that moment. Our gentler nature arises. I have
been fortunate to see pure goodness at work in communities
from Alaska to Zimbabwe. I am humbled by and
thankful for these experiences, events that triggered questions
this book seeks to answer.
Isn't seeing more good and doing more good the best way
to find common ground and to unite us?


How far, in terms of space, time, and lives touched, does a
single act of goodness ripple out?
What if I shared good ideas by reflecting on the hope and
generosity-and the fear and hunger-that I have witnessed
in places near and far?


The goal of this book is to illustrate how much good is in
the world and the immeasurable impact that one person
can have on others. It is easy to bring more goodness to
people around you, through simple acts. This book can
help you identify those opportunities in your everyday
life. This enables each of us individually to build more
compassionate cultures. In doing so, we create societies
that flourish rather than decay.