Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Hurting My Knee On Vacation Gave Me Faith In Human Kindness

By A Friend on July 04, 2026 / 428 views

I slipped and hurt my knee hiking in a small town and an elderly gentleman came over and said he would wait and help me up when I was ready. So sweet. Then the local cafe gave me a bag of ice to put on it and people everywhere were being considerate. I waited out front of the pharmacy for it to open to get some Advil. A homeless man held the door open for me with compassion on...

Did A Random Act Of Kindness And Witnessed One As Well

By A Friend on July 03, 2026 / 589 views

So, for context. I work in an Assisted Living facility that has a memory care area. If a resident in Assisted Living gets a dementia diagnosis and we have rooms in memory care, they sometimes get moved over to the memory care side. The front doors to the building lock around 7 when the receptionist leaves for safety reasons. So, I clock out of work at 20:00. I'm heading to my car when I see an...

Lost And Found

By Rad-ama-dad on July 02, 2026 / 714 views

I lost my lens cap on a 5 mile hike today. I searched for it the whole way back. By the time we approach the trailhead, I'd given up hope. Then, my son spotted it on the picnic table. Someone else had found it and left it there for me. Thank you...

Fellow Veteran Did The Right Thing At The Right Time

By A Friend on July 01, 2026 / 1,004 views

I had an experience that has stuck with me for months now, and wanted to share. I was parking at the veterans parking at the local supermarket, and this old leathery dude started approaching me. I am brown skinned and he looked like someone I was half expecting a confrontation from. Anyway he asked me where I served, I replied, and without breaking his stride, he gives me a big hug and...

My Daughter Beth

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 30, 2026 / 1,126 views

My daughter Beth is a special soul whose gifts of love and kindness must make Heaven smile every single day. Not only does she help me care for her two Special Needs brothers but she is also a “Snow White” to the stray cats and wild birds in the area. I noticed this especially when Beth took a few days for a vacation getaway and I took over feeding the strays as well as baby sitting her...

I Gave The Tallest Man I've Ever Seen My Exit Row Seat, And It Made Me Feel Great

By A Friend on June 29, 2026 / 1,322 views

I was traveling recently with some friends and on the trip home, we missed our connecting flight. We ended up getting scattered seats on a flight a few hours later, and I ended up in the exit row. I've never been in an exit row before. After getting settled, someone came down the aisle and he was so tall he was hunched over just walking in the plane, and he took the tiny seat right behind me....

My Dad Gave Me His Airport Pants

By A Friend on June 28, 2026 / 1,419 views

I'm 36. When I was a kid (before cell phones) if we ever went to the airport or somewhere with a lot of people, my dad would wear these pants. He called them his airport pants. The purpose was that if we ever got separated, I would either be able to spot him, or I would be able to go get help and give them a very detailed description of "he's wearing purple pants with orange skateboarding...

My Grandpa Finally Learned How To Video Call, And Now He Won't Hang Up

By Emma on June 27, 2026 / 1,367 views

My grandfather avoided smartphones for years because he said they were "too complicated." He is a really stubborn man to be fair. I was told that a few weeks ago my cousin sat down with him and showed him how to answer a video call and they practiced a few times until he got the hang of it. I had offered to teach him a couple times but he always turned them down. Now he calls me...

I Like To Think That Even Helping Someone With Something Small Is Worth It

By Sunny-the-Sunflower on June 26, 2026 / 1,565 views

Hi, Everyone! I hope your day is wonderful. It's not much, but I try to do something nice whenever I can. Yesterday, we were at a store and I went in for a few things as my better half and our pup were in the truck. As I was walking back to the truck, I was about to pass a woman who appeared a bit older than I am (in my 50s), and she was struggling just to move her shopping bags into...

I Was Kind To Her Daughter. And She Remembered It 16 Years Later

By A Friend on June 25, 2026 / 1,741 views

I work as a Server in a sushi restaurant. And lately I've been a little burned out and had many long tiring shifts, to the point of feeling very depressed. But yesterday I got a glimpse of the beautiful and pure parts of this job. Which honestly rekindled my spark at work. A little backstory. I am Lithuanian. And live in Iceland. And when I was around 8-10 years old my mom was a nanny and often...

What Makes You Rich

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 24, 2026 / 1,696 views

I hope this new story of mine reminds all of you of just how rich you really are. God bless you always. You know you don’t have a lot in this world when you have to buy used tires. I was a young dad working in a local saw mill and struggling just to make ends meet. I drove an old, green clunker of a car that burned oil and got horrible gas milage but at least got me where I needed to...

The Hat My Wife And Kids Handmade Me For Father's Day

By Ryan on June 24, 2026 / 1,478 views

My son woke me up this morning all excited to give me this gift that he and my daughter helped make me for Father's Day. They drew on the hat and then my wife embroidered it herself. The two orange characters are my wife and I hugging while getting married, per my son :') ...

The World Needs More Emilys

By Coolcalmcurly on June 23, 2026 / 1,820 views

I remember starting 8th grade days after my mom passed away. I sat in front of the class and just stared at the little laminated memorial card from her funeral on my binder. The teacher noticed and asked me if I wanted to excuse myself. I went in the hallway and cried. Teacher came out and asked me if I'd like a buddy to go with me to the bathroom. I didn't pick my best friend or anyone that I even...

My Mom Gave Me This Note In High School, And I Still Have It Almost 10 Years Later

By CMStan1313 on June 22, 2026 / 1,806 views

I've kept it all this time as a reminder, but not of a reminder that she's proud of me (she tells me that often enough I don't need one). I have a lot of anxiety. Years of therapy have helped to manage it, but when I was in high school, it felt like I was barely treading water to keep from drowning most of the time. In my high school, I had a class that culminated in us doing...

At Just The Right Moment

By A Friend on June 20, 2026 / 2,210 views

That day, the rain was falling heavily. The sky was dark, everything seemed grey, and there was a certain heaviness in the air. It made me think about how sometimes the world only needs a little more color, warmth, and human kindness. Earlier that morning, around 6:30, I had gone swimming. When I got off the train, I was rushing to catch my bus because I only had a few minutes before it left. As I...

The Little Things Make Such A Big Difference

By A Friend on June 20, 2026 / 2,043 views

I was out of town this past weekend, getting ready for the 9 hour drive home. Tried to get bottled water out of a vending machine but it didn’t work. Went to a kiosk in the mall. As I approached, I noticed a sign that said “out of ice - out of pop”. I asked the woman behind the counter if they had bottled water. She smiled and said, “Yes.” Then I...

A Single Bowl Of Dog Food

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 19, 2026 / 2,136 views

I hope this new story of mine reminds you to always do what you can to make this world a better place. God bless you always. It was a hot summer’s afternoon several years ago. I was sitting at my kitchen table addressing a letter when I saw a stray dog wander into my backyard. He was a reddish mix of several breeds and was severely underweight. I could see the ribs and backbone...