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Optimism Kindness True North Courageous Hope Radical Empathy Daily Intention Live Authentically Point True North
May Your Compass Always Point True North

Where Optimism
Meets Kindness

The House of O & K is a Home for Hope & Compassion. It's a space for those who choose courageous hope and practice radical empathy — one person, one moment at a time. The pillars of our foundation are Optimism, Kindness and True North.

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The Question Everyone Asks Isn't Kindness Weakness? → The fear that being kind and optimistic makes you a pushover — debunked by four decades of research. See why the kind and hopeful are the ones who truly come out on top. Optimism & Kindness in Practice On the Road → How a calmer, kinder driver makes every trip safer — including the COMPASS drive, a simple formula for the journey. Knowing the Currents The Stoppers → What hinders optimism and kindness — lying, selfishness, jealousy, envy, anger — and the antidote that weighs each anchor up.
BE KIND. and other optimistic endeavors, by I. Matos. Teal paperback cover. Paperback$16.99
BE KIND. and other optimistic endeavors, by I. Matos. Terracotta hardcover cover. Hardcover$24.99
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BE KIND.

and other optimistic endeavors

A year of small, doable practices in kindness, optimism, and the quiet virtues that shape a life. Inside are 365 short daily practices — some that ask something of your character, others that meet you exactly where the day actually happens: in traffic, at your desk, in the middle of an argument, beside someone who's grieving, in the long wait. It's a book you write in, not just read — a single practice per page, with room to date it, check it off, and leave a note or a doodle at day's end. No calendar to fall behind on, no wrong order, and no failure in a skipped day — only a return. Pocket-sized and set in the highly legible Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface, made to travel with you.

365 Daily Practices 372 Pages Pocket-Sized By I. Matos (ism)
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The Compass Log — A Journal of Ninety Days, by Isaac Matos. Paperback cover featuring a vintage compass rose.
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The Compass Log

A Journal of Ninety Days

A ninety-day kindness and gratitude journal for anyone who wants to live a little more deliberately. Each day offers a single, small practice in optimism and kindness — a held door, a soft answer, a name spoken with warmth — paired with a quiet space to reflect on what moved. No streaks to maintain, no prizes for finishing. Grace is built into the voyage, so a skipped day is simply a return — never a failure.

90 Daily Practices 97 Pages US Letter Paperback By Isaac Matos
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