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VALUES-IN-ACTION BLOG POSTS
Written by Stuart Muszynski, President & CEO, Values-in-Action Foundation, and Featured Guest Contributors



Grounding the Workplace Through Character and Values
Written by Guest Contributors Dan Charney & Alan Ross Team NEO has reported that the number one issue among employers is finding and...
Dan Charney & Alan Ross
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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41 comments


Anatomy of Angry Americans
“In times of trouble, some people find comfort in hate and fear.” - Constable Odo, “Star Trek Deep Space Nine” In 1976, I wrote my honors...
Stuart Muszynski
May 25, 20224 min read
280 views
67 comments


Cleveland.com OPINION: What would a community called “Kindland” look like?
Written by India Pierce Lee and Marc Byrnes Opinion Article featured on Cleveland.com June 18, 2021 Article Link: What would a community...
Stuart Muszynski
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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54 comments


Statement from Values-in-Action About Recent Event in Our Nation’s Capital
Dear Friends, What we witnessed yesterday in our Nation’s capital, on the steps of the Capitol Building, and in the storming of our seat...
Stuart Muszynski
Jan 7, 20212 min read
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27 comments


When Did We Stop Looking at Intentions?
“Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.” -Charles F. Glassman In the wake of political...
Stuart Muszynski
Jan 5, 20214 min read
135 views
24 comments

Article Featured in CJN: Kindness transcends generations, can repair world
Written by Stuart Muszynski Please read this incredible story that proves kindness is the gift that keeps on giving throughout time. It...
Stuart Muszynski
Oct 24, 20201 min read
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48 comments


Will “The Power Elite” Rise Up Once Again?
In 1974, I was a visiting, junior-year political science student (one of only 16 young men) at all-women Smith College, and I took a...
Stuart Muszynski
Aug 28, 20205 min read
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28 comments


If We Don’t Recognize Darkness, Will We Ever Know Light?
This blog is based on the premise that we as human beings perceive our reality through contrasts that are placed before us. That’s how we...
Stuart Muszynski
Jul 9, 20205 min read
139 views
17 comments


Thou Shalt Not Admit Racism
Several yearsRacism ago a friend sent me a list of biblical passages that elementary school children had misquoted. One such “quote”...
Stuart Muszynski
Jun 12, 20206 min read
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15 comments


STATEMENT: Power of Kindness: On racism and violence in our nation from Values-in-Action
We are horrified at the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police or former law enforcement in...
Stuart Muszynski
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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16 comments


Article Featured on Cleveland.com - Opinion
After the coronavirus, let's make Cleveland "Kindland: Written by Edward Kraus & Stuart Muszynski What would Cleveland look like with...
Stuart Muszynski
May 27, 20201 min read
171 views
38 comments


Life's a Smoothie - #JustBeKind
Watch Stuart's take on meanness vs. kindness in this smoothie demonstration video. Which one would you choose? It's our hope at...
Stuart Muszynski
May 8, 20201 min read
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27 comments


The Tail of Two Viruses
“This is a generational, fundamental change in our society.” – Matthew Dowd, ABC News No, I do not mean tale. A “tail” in insurance...
Stuart Muszynski
Apr 29, 20205 min read
220 views
48 comments


Takeaways on Living the Coronavirus as “Groundhog Day”
Despite the troubles of our world, I have kept the love of the inner life in which I was raised and man’s hope in love. In life, there is...
Stuart Muszynski
Mar 23, 20205 min read
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20 comments


Kindness Can Lengthen Lives, Increase Happiness and Improve Community
Stuart Muszynski and Shelly Senders, MD February is National Random Acts of Kindness Month. Here are some reasons why incorporating...
Stuart Muszynski
Feb 28, 20204 min read
225 views
16 comments


Being Different Makes Us Better
Two weeks ago, on the seventh night of Hanukkah, a man barged into a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, wielding a machete and slashing...
Stuart Muszynski
Jan 10, 20205 min read
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24 comments


The World According to Mr. Rogers
Fred Rogers, the late host of PBS’ “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” whose life of goodness is profiled in a new feature film starring Tom...
Stuart Muszynski
Dec 11, 20195 min read
678 views
16 comments


The Parable of the Pinecone
Last week, at an event in North Carolina, Reverend Franklin Graham urged Americans to “come together as a nation and focus on the...
Stuart Muszynski
Oct 7, 20195 min read
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17 comments

A Fellow Blogger: Tim Dimoff
Please take a moment to read Values-in-Action Board Chairman Tim Dimoff's latest blog, an insightful and thought-provoking take on...
Stuart Muszynski
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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13 comments


Hoping for a Star Trek America
The America we see every day in the news is one in which conflict, mean discourse, nativism, racism and other acts of negativity and...
Stuart Muszynski
Aug 8, 20195 min read
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13 comments
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