Just saying "hello" to a passerby can be a boon for both of you. That's what researchers are finding in studies we covered in our "Living Better" series. We asked readers to offer their own testimony.
Monday, March 20 is International Day of Happiness — as proclaimed by the United Nations. The themes this year are gratitude and kindness. We asked photographers to send us images in that vein.
Raegan and Rylyn Richins make "Be Kind" yard signs and donate the proceeds to local charities. "We felt that every place could use more kindness because there's never too much kindness," Reagan says.