Editor's Note

EDITOR’S NOTE

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THANK YOU KINDLY

Let’s face it. We all want to be happy, and there are lots of ideas about what happiness is and how we can get some. In fact, a new branch of study called positive psychology is trying to tease out the roots of a happy and meaningful life.

Findings have shown that happiness is linked to gratitude, strong social connections and contributing to something bigger than yourself — the greater good, as they say.

By this metric, Marcia Meyer has every reason to be happy. The founder of the Be Kind People Project, she has devoted her life to teaching the next generation to be respectful, responsible, healthy and caring citizens. I recently had the chance to watch the group give a high-energy performance and see firsthand how the Be Kind crew is touching the lives of Arizona’s students.