We are all familiar with the ‘butterfly effect’, describing a phenomenon when a seemingly trivial action – a whisper, a smile, a compliment or the fluttering of a butterfly’s wing – causes a soft ripple that can reach a distant continent. You simply cannot calculate the power and reach of a simple act of kindness. Here’s how it works. You are in line waiting to buy your first coffee of the day and you discover that the stranger ahead of you has paid for your order. You are moved by this this simple act of generosity. Your mood elevates. You wonder why such an idea never occurred to you. You ruminate over this on your drive to work. You greet your secretary who has been under stress and very distracted over her spouse who is recovering at home after surgery. You think about what that must be like for her and her family. It’s Thursday morning and you send her home for the rest of the work week so she can help her spouse get well. The secretary is overcome with grati
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