What I Found Interesting: July 22, 2026

Tiny actions adding up to build a kinder society, the comeback of the Great Lakes Piping plover population, and art as therapy are a few of the interesting stories I’ve enjoyed in the past month. I hope you enjoy them, too! What I Found Interesting Do you remember how you felt when a stranger smiled when they held the door open for you when you entered your community library? Or the good feeling you had when the friendly store cashier chatted with you at checkout? Known as a microkindnesses, those tiny actions add up to build a kinder society. They’re brief, benefit someone else, and don’t cost or risk anything. In summer 2018, I was thrilled to see my first-ever Piping plovers scurrying along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in western Michigan. I’m always happy to read stories about the Great Lakes Piping plover population making a comeback. Especially when the story highlights conservation efforts of the Detroit Zoological Society. Ten percent of the wild nesting population are…