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Don't Keep Score

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 02, 2024 / 324 views

I had a friend and neighbor once who was a real “score keeper.” She had grown up learning: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Every favor or act of kindness done to her then had to be paid for either in cash or in kind. Once when I mowed her lawn and forgot to tell her when I was done she followed me to my house to pay me. I could see that living this way, always having to keep...

Reliable Witnesses

By A Friend on September 30, 2024 / 406 views

On the afternoon of Friday 20 September, on the way to Camberwell station, I experienced a health issue. I was attempting to beat the imminent torrential rain front to my train home. What happened next is a bit sketchy, and so I rely on direct quotes from the ambulance notes: "Reliable witness x 3 state [patient] was walking through Camberwell train station carpark when he commenced...

Someone Paid For Me And My Sons Bill Tonight

By Robxenotech on September 27, 2024 / 879 views

This never happens to me. In a local restaurant, quiet place a little out of the way. My family is having a meal and I’ve got my 4 year old boy with Down’s syndrome. He can act terrified in new places so clung to me but did eat his food in the end but I always have to feed him. When we go to pay the waitress calls me over and says a gent opposite has paid for you and your son’s...

My Life Is Rapidly Changing From Black And White To Color

By A Friend on September 25, 2024 / 1,080 views

A few weeks ago my girlfriend and I broke up. I initiated it, but it was brutal. We both loved each other and thought we were on a path to building a family. I won’t go into the specifics of why the breakup, but I spent a week feeling sorry for myself, vaping, eating nothing but Domino’s, and binging Netflix. After a week, I decided I needed to stop and cope in a healthier way. I went to...

One With God's Creation

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 24, 2024 / 997 views

The heating element on my clothes dryer conked out this week. I soon found out that the big box store no longer carried the part so I had to order one online. It took several days before it came in and I could get it installed, so I found myself carrying my wet clothes over to my daughter’s house to dry. And as I did so each day I thought of my Mom’s old dyer. It was solar powered. It was called a...

Surprise Bouquet Brings Comfort To Grieving Mom

By Sunny Skyz on September 23, 2024 / 952 views

Ali Kidd’s trip to the park with her two-year-old daughter, Lamayah, turned into an unexpected moment of joy when they discovered a bouquet of flowers left behind to brighten someone’s day. The bouquet, placed by two local businesses, had a note attached that read: "We hope these flowers brighten up your day." Ali couldn’t have needed the surprise...

A Mickey Mouse Watch

By Jenni on September 20, 2024 / 1,178 views

We recently traveled our first overseas trip. Fabulous time. On a flight in the USA from Connecticut to Chicago, my husband had a turn mid flight. He was ok and we continued on our next flight. Our daughter who is 11 witnessed it all and was very scared. Luckily there were two doctors on board, one an ER doc. They were amazing. The lady in front of my husband was a beautiful lady who comforted our...

What's A Random Act Of Kindness You Did But Never Bothered To Tell Anyone About It?

By Sunny Skyz on September 19, 2024 / 1,513 views

Kindness is one of those beautiful things that often goes unnoticed, yet it has the power to transform someone’s day or even their life. Recently, someone asked the question: "What's a random act of kindness you did but never told anyone about?" The responses were heartwarming, and we’ve gathered the top three liked answers to share with you. We hope these stories inspire...

Our Unseen Acts Of Kindness

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 17, 2024 / 1,782 views

When I was a young boy we lived just down the road from a public swimming pool. During the summer months I would be there almost everyday swimming and playing for hours. The best thing of all was they had a concession stand there. You could buy a cup of coca cola for 15 cents and a bag of chips was only a dime. Often my Mom or Nana would give me a quarter before I left so I could have a snack there. Sometimes,...

The Power Of One Small Act Of Kindness

By Flossie on September 16, 2024 / 1,749 views

Weeks ago, my 3-year-old granddaughter and I had our first hiking adventure on the Guild Trail on Lookout Mountain. She brought lots of hiking gear that she had "borrowed" from her older brother for this adventure. After our picnic lunch, we headed back to the car. All was good as we drove down the mountain until she realized that she had left her brother's "bug catcher" on...

That Was The Last Thing I Expected To Hear

By A Friend on September 13, 2024 / 1,986 views

Last night at 11pm I was driving home. While waiting at a light, I saw a young lady on the sidewalk up ahead. She was squatting, and leaning forward. I drove by wondering. A few blocks away I turned my car around. I knew I wouldn't sleep without checking on her. When I drove up on her, she was still bent over. Her face was so close to the cement! I asked, "Are you...

To The Dad With His Family Behind Us

By A Friend on September 12, 2024 / 1,489 views

To the dad with his family behind us at EB Games today who heard us trying to get our hands on a Zelda sword for my son -- and that it was not stocked anymore and we'd have to pay $20 postage -- we were about to leave and hunt it down elsewhere, however you casually offered to add it to your own family's purchases. Thank you. I was stunned and didn't know how to react other...

The Good We Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 11, 2024 / 1,949 views

We have had a tough stretch of weather this Summer here in the mountains of my home. Record heat and very little rain has left us with drought like conditions across the entire state. The grass is drying up and going brown and even the trees are losing their leaves early this year. It has been especially hard on the forest animals, not only in finding water but also enough to eat. That is why my daughter with...

A Case Of Cat Food

By A Friend on September 09, 2024 / 1,863 views

I was walking to our local pharmacy and remembered I needed to buy a special type of canned cat food from the vet. It's my daughter's cat, she can't afford to pay for the expensive food. I had just talked her about it the day before. That I can't afford to keep paying $300 a month for his vet food. When I entered the vet hospital, the vet assistant was helping another customer. She...

Some Things Are Not All About Money

By A Friend on September 05, 2024 / 2,302 views

I have been making lap size quilts for the past few months. I also made couple table runners and other bits and pieces. I use the hand sew, hand tie method. One quilt I decided to put on Facebook and said I would prefer it to go to someone in need. A woman told me she just lost one of her two dogs and wanted it to cuddle up on the sofa with the remaining dog. Today she came to pick it up,...

One Family In One World

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 04, 2024 / 2,208 views

My youngest son has a severe form of Autism. He only says a few words and is in his own world most of the time. Yet, with medication, routines, and a lot of love, support, acceptance, and understanding he has been able to live a happy life here. There is one problem, however, that he still has: he is hard on his clothes ripping threads out of his pants and tearing his shirts. This means that I spend a lot of...

Two Unexpected Visitors To The House Today

By A Friend on September 02, 2024 / 2,520 views

Two unexpected visitors to the house today. The first a gentleman in his late 80's who lives round the corner. He has to travel to be with his daughter as they just heard that his son in law is being sent home from hospital (brain cancer) and been told there is nothing more then can do for him. Poor guy is only late 40's. Understandably this elderly gentleman was very upset and...