Kindness as a work. I want to be able to return to this thought more easily.

[sola]

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/

I've read this article before, but it's since occurred to me that all of its points relate to community cohesiveness and bonding, as well, not just single-partner

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[ashbet]

No, I'm with you -- kindness inspires kindness, and it does often get paid forward in unexpected ways.

It's one of the pillars of my personal belief system, honestly -- and I'm still learning and finding myself humbled and awed on a regular basis.

And being mindful of that helps fend off despair at the cruelties of the world.

**hugs**

-- A <3

[sola]

Very true. And it's not like any of this is new, but articulating and formalizing it while observing a long-running test case is. It's... something good to have to have in the notebook, I think, to refer to.