Kindness Lives On – Honoring Ryan

If this message touched your heart today, I invite you to spend a moment with the full story. There’s something powerful in slowing down and letting kindness ripple forward. 💛

There are moments in life when kindness becomes more than a choice — it becomes a legacy.
For me, that legacy is Ryan.

Ryan had a heart that didn’t just see the world — it felt it. When he was going to a Whitecaps game with his team, I gave him $20 for food. Later, I got a call from his coach asking if he could lend Ryan money for lunch — because Ryan had quietly given his $20 to a homeless man at the SkyTrain station. He didn’t think twice about it. That was just who he was.

When he played lacrosse in Vegas, we’d walk down the Strip, and he’d tug at my arm, asking if he could help the people sitting on the street — especially the ones with dogs. I’d glance away for a second, and he’d already slipped a few bills from my wallet, walking over to hand them some love and a smile. That was my boy — compassion in motion.

Ryan didn’t just give money; he gave care. He’d lend his clothes to friends who didn’t have the same brand names, or thrift for something cool just to share it later. He never saw giving as loss — he saw it as connection.

So as we pass World Kindness Day, I’m reminded that kindness doesn’t need a calendar. It’s something we live. It’s something we choose, especially when the world feels heavy. Because we truly never know what someone else is carrying — and a moment of grace might be the light that pulls them through.

Kindness lives on through Ryan, through me, through you — in every small, selfless act that says, “I see you. You matter.”

💛 Let’s carry that forward. For Ryan. For each other. For the world.