“We all begin as strangers.” -Tom Waits

I hope you are willing to drop some pebbles in a still body of water to provide yourself an illustration of how we are all connected. It can be meditative doing this, as can be the habit of performing multiple small acts of spontaneous kindness, the sort that are being offered to us throughout the day.

For inspiration, I encourage you to spend the 12 minutes it will take to watch Hector Elizondo read to you the lovely children’s story “Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.”