Kindness is a practice of inclining the mind, of intention. Rather than laying a veneer of idealism on top of reality, we want to see quite nakedly all the different things that we feel and want for what they are. Perhaps it is anger or fear or repulsion rather than the kindness we would so much more strongly prefer. The mistake that most of us make at one time or another with a practice like compassion or kindness is to try to deny what is actually going on: “I mustn’t feel resentment; I must only feel love....

That being said, with the service going away in the near future, you may not want to continue paying for it. Google has confirmed that it will be refunding all purchases made on the Stadia Store. So you’ll get money back for games you bought. But it doesn’t look like the same thing will be happening for subscription fees. Chances are those are final since they weren’t mentioned. And given that they’re tied to any Stadia Pro games you claimed, we’d understand completely if you kept the subscription active all the way up until the eventual end....

Findings from this research converge on an organizing idea: Whereas the Machiavellian approach to power assumes that individuals grab it through coercive force, strategic deception, and the undermining of others, the science finds that power is not grabbed but is given to individuals by groups. What this means is that your ability to make a difference in the world—your power, as I define it—is shaped by what other people think of you....

One of the most common forms of sadness that all of us will experience is grief, arising from the loss of someone close to us. It’s well known by all who counsel the grieving that accommodating and healing feelings of loss is a process that can’t be rushed. It has its own clock, and the longer we were close to someone, the longer that time is likely to be. Meditation can be helpful because when we get used to spending time with our own minds and not trying to rush things, we become more patient....

Unfortunately, it’s a lot easier to do some major, almost irreparable damage to your hair than you may think. Anything from hair dye, heated hair tools, and even the weather can lead to damaged “dead hair.” However, just because you hair seems like it has hit the point of no return doesn’t mean that you can’t take a few tips to help repair and bring life back to it. While the easiest option for achieve health hair is to cut it, there are steps you can take to revive and replenish your damaged locks, helping them transform into more silky smooth tresses....