A new study at the University of Texas found that random acts of kindness have a bigger impact than you might think.  We tend to underestimate how much they’re appreciated. Not only does the recipient of a good deed generally feel more positive after these interactions, the study found that they also spread this kindness and generosity to others……………Fritz Sam, an Uber driver in New York was taking someone to the airport last Wednesday when he pulled over and saved two people from a burning building. Sam says he spent about six minutes inside and guided two residents by hand out of the building. (Here he is talking about it.)……………………And finally……   

Here’s someone who refused to give up:  A single mom in Canada named Tracy MacDonald never graduated high school, because she failed English.  But she just went back and got her diploma 20 years later.  Now she plans to go to college to become a teacher.  She’s already working as a teacher’s assistant.