A Lovely Chrismastime Gesture

By A Friend on January 05, 2024 / 1,338 views

On Dec. 15, we were having lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. There was a table of six service members in uniform at a table adjacent to us. When we were wrapping up our meal, my wife pulled out her credit card and told the server she wanted to pay the bill for all six. The server was surprised and confirmed that she wished to pay for the entire table, which she did. The server...

A Kind Reminder To Look Out For Our Elderly

By A Friend on January 03, 2024 / 1,684 views

This post isnt for recognition but a kind reminder to look out for our elderly. I was at our local marketplace last week. I went to order a coffee from the food court. In front of me an elderly couple had asked how much for a medium coffee. The girl told him $4.50 he then turned around and started to count what coins he had. He then asked how much it was for a small coffee when the girl...

My Next Door Neighbors

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 03, 2024 / 1,710 views

My next door neighbors are a quiet lot. They are the most peaceful neighbors I have ever had. In 30 years living here they have never had a party, or played loud music, or had a nasty argument. They have never bothered me or caused me a single problem. When I go out my back door every morning to walk my dogs I greet them with a smile and soak in their serenity and their silence. You see, I live next to a...

Our 14 Year-old Daughter Has Been Working In The Cafe At The Pub My Husband Runs For Almost A Year Now

By Natalie on January 01, 2024 / 1,574 views

Our 14 year-old daughter has been working in the cafe at the pub my husband runs for almost a year now. She’s become so confident and capable in that time but she still remembers what it was like to be nervous to buy something at a shop. Today a young boy tried to buy some pastries but his bank card kept declining. On his third try she could see tears welling in his eyes...

It Feels Weird Posting This, But It Just Brought Me So Much Joy I Had To Share

By Rebecca on January 01, 2024 / 1,549 views

It feels weird posting this, but it just brought me so much joy I had to share. We were buying our sausages from Bunnings this morning, when the salesperson announced it was cash only. The young man in line behind us said he was heartbroken and returned to his car to see if he had any coins hidden in the console. When he didn’t come back, I went over and asked if he’d found...

Well This Kindness Takes The Cake!

By Brigette on January 01, 2024 / 1,012 views

I have a beautiful 97 year old Aunty who lives at home still in Germany. She regularly writes me a letter, expecially birthdays. We speak once a week on the phone. She asked if my birthday letter arrived in October. After some time we gave up and put it down to lost. Imagine my total surprise when the letter arrived. It had been on a tremendous journey. My Aunty's carer had...

TSA Isn't All Shouting About Laptops And Taking Shoes Off

By A Friend on December 29, 2023 / 1,573 views

A few weeks ago I was flying out of my local (pretty small) airport when I got in line behind a woman who didn’t speak English and by the looks of it, didn’t travel by plane often. No one in the airport spoke her language so she was becoming increasingly anxious and frantic with every interaction. As she was loading her stuff up on the TSA x-ray belt, the agent started giving...

Evergreens In The Forest

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 28, 2023 / 1,623 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 28, 2023 / 1,623 views

When I was a boy as Christmastime drew near my Dad would always go up in the woods and pick out a small evergreen tree to cut down for our Christmas tree. One year I went with him and much to the annoyance of my brothers picked the most ugly, scraggly, pine tree known to man to be our Christmas tree. My Dad, however, in his love for me cut it down and decorated it, as bad as it looked. Then after the new year...

A Big Shout Out To The Young Lady At The Airport

By Rachael on December 27, 2023 / 1,345 views

A big shout out to the "young lady" at the airport who saw my Dad struggling with two suitcases and my mother in a wheelchair trying to make his way to the exit by relay with the aforementioned suitcases and wheelchair. This young lady took charge of the baggage and got Mom and Dad to the exit safely. Thank you. It had been a challenging day of travel and your selflessness meant...

It Made Her Day

By A Friend on December 27, 2023 / 1,323 views

Shoutout to the lovely American teenaged boy who was on our flight today. We were waiting at the baggage carousel and as he was leaving he said to my 17 year old daughter "I just wanted to say I think you're really pretty". It made her day. So...

Your Greatest Gift

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 26, 2023 / 1,673 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 26, 2023 / 1,673 views

When I was a boy we didn’t have much. Our Christmas gifts were simple and few but I always took such joy in them. Some of them like the new books and thick socks were used right away. I would slip off my shoes, sit in my favorite chair by the wood stove, and rub my newly socked feet together while I read my books. Other toys like a new football, basketball, or bicycle would have to wait until the snow...

$5 And Some Kind Words

By Amy on December 22, 2023 / 1,775 views

I was on the bus and a young boy got on and told the driver that he didn't have a Go Card or money for a ticket. The boy was probably only about 13 years old. The driver must have said something to him about why his parents hadn't given him money for the bus. The boy said he couldn't ask his parents because he was in care, so the driver told him to get on and the boy said...

Stranger Hands Woman $100 Cash At Winter Wonderland

By Sunny Skyz on December 21, 2023 / 1,610 views

By Sunny Skyz on December 21, 2023 / 1,610 views

A woman was left "in shock" after being gifted $100 by a stranger as she walked through her city's Christmas event. The lady was handed an envelope containing a note and cash in a random act of kindness. The note read: "Merry Christmas. It's been a tough year for everyone. Please take this and have a great Christmas. Buy that...

Cherish Your Wonderful Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 20, 2023 / 1,678 views

It is that time of the year here when Christmas movies are flooding the airwaves. It seems like every time I change the channel there is another new one trying to get me to watch it. In truth, though, there are only two Christmas movies I watch every year: “A Christmas Carol” and the Jimmy Stewart classic, “It’s a wonderful life.” When I was younger I identified more...

Minor Miracle

By A Friend on December 18, 2023 / 1,113 views

My granddaughter was at the gas station filling her car with diesel. She went to pay only to be told that her $100 bill had been paid by the customer beside her. This came at a time when she is struggling to pay bill due to the fact she has to have physio twice a week on her student pension ( she can’t work at the moment) to strengthen her hip which was operated on earlier this year. It was...

My Dog Had Chewed My Sliding Screen Doors

By A Friend on December 18, 2023 / 1,411 views

My dog had chewed my sliding screen doors and I had to get them replaced with pet mesh. It took me a few weeks to save for it then we the man came out he also made sure my back door was locking properly after it hasnt locked for six months and put the doors on the track. He sent me a message after saying life can be tough sometimes and take care and never charged me for the...

Your Kindness Has Made A Very Stressful Time So Much More Bearable, Thank You!

By Larnie on December 18, 2023 / 1,098 views

Quickly dashed into a large hardware/supply store around the corner from work as I desperately needed dog food. 20kg bag on sale, win number one! Could only load onto the bottom piece of the trolley given it was too heavy. Paid and left. Struggled with the trolley, being mindful of the super busy car park. Stuck at the pedestrian crossing, not being let across, one man in a Commodore stopped and...