According to an article in the New York Times, University of Wisconsin, Madison, neurological researcher, Dr. Richard Davidson will benefit from a $50,000 grant by the Dalai Lama to study meditating 5th graders. The object of the research is to determine if meditation promotes compassion and kindness.

Dr. Davidson has chosen to focus on fifth graders because it’s the age just prior to entering middle school; a time when kids move to the next level of bullying and many begin drug use.

Imagine if the results are positive and meditation does promote compassion and kindness. Then imagine if young children, just entering the school environment, were taught to meditate and grew up being naturally kind, instead of needing to be rewired just before entering their teens. Imagine what a world filled with love and compassion.

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It doesn’t take much to get the kindness snowball rolling. A Waukesha, WI, 7 year old boy’s  random act of kindness multiplied his $1 into $3,000!

Joshua put a one dollar bill on a car window, along with a note as to why he left it. Jim Phifer who found it brought it inside the YMCA, where he was parked and donated it plus additional $10  to the Y’s ‘Strong Kid’s Campaign.” He then mentioned the story at a fundraiser for the ‘Y’ and from that came the outpouring of cash.

It just takes one act of kindness to lead others. We can all do something nice for someone today. We can all be the example for our kids to see.