Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

I Almost Ruined My Own Life Today, But A Stranger In A Grocery Store Parking Lot Saved Me From Myself

By A Friend on July 17, 2026 / 363 views

I’ve been spiraling for about three weeks now. Just complete, suffocating burnout. Between the job hunt, bills piling up, and feeling like I'm failing everyone around me, I’ve been walking around like a raw nerve. Today, I finally snapped. Over a stupid carton of eggs. I was in the grocery store parking lot, and as I was loading my trunk, the egg carton slipped. Half of...

Birthday Dinner Kindness

By Amanasia on July 16, 2026 / 506 views

I flew 10+ hrs from New York to Greece - spending my 50th birthday alone (not by choice). This lovely couple from L.A. saw me getting the song and cake at the restaurant and realized I was American, asked if they could sit and eat with me, then bought my...

A Memory Of Mom

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 15, 2026 / 746 views

I hope this old memory of my Mom brightens your day and lightens your heart. God bless you always. Spring and Summer are yard sale seasons in the country. They pop up faster than the dandelions in the meadows. Everyone at once seems to be selling their old stuff and everyone also seems to be buying new “old” stuff at the same time. I had a lot of experience with yard sales growing up...

I Discovered I Could Paint At 40. I Am Filled With Gratitude

By A Friend on July 15, 2026 / 826 views

Feeling grateful today. About a year ago, I never imagined I would become an artist. At 40 years old, I picked up a pencil for the first time and discovered a part of myself I didn’t know existed. This painting is one of the latest in that journey. Every piece reminds me how much there is to learn and how lucky I am to have found something that brings so much meaning and joy to my...

The Most Powerful Coworker On A Cargo Ship Isn't The Captain. It’s The Cook

By A Friend on July 14, 2026 / 845 views

Just wanted to share a wholesome coworker story from open waters. I’m a marine engineer, and today our team finished a brutal, sweaty 14-hour shift fixing a stubborn fuel purifier. We were exhausted, covered in grease, and ready to just crash. ​ We walked into the mess room expecting standard, boring leftovers. Instead, our ship's cook surprised us with a massive, fresh pizza...

Santa Crab Claws

By Leann on July 13, 2026 / 941 views

My husband is a fishermen. It’s feast or famine. Today we had some hot weather and our crab stock coming back to dock wasn’t so lively. We sold the good ones to market but decided to take the ones that were not moving so quickly back home to cook up for dinner. We ended up sharing the feast with the neighbors, handing out boiled and grilled crab to our unsuspecting neighbors....

My Parents Are Coming To Visit Later This Month, Today I Got This Text From My Dad

By A Friend on July 13, 2026 / 980 views

It’s their 31st anniversary. I like to think that part of the reason I ended up with such a wonderful husband is because my standards were set by this...

Sometimes One Small Act Of Kindness Is Enough

By A Friend on July 11, 2026 / 1,333 views

I went to the library to study, was having a rough day. I stepped away for a quick washroom break, and when I came back, this was waiting for me. It genuinely made my day. Such a small gesture from a complete stranger, yet probably one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me. Whoever you are, thank you. You made someone very happy...

My 10-year-old Son Woke Me Up To A Breakfast Menu

By Wired84 on July 10, 2026 / 1,421 views

It's my birthday today and this was exactly the kind of thing I love. He's gone to the effort to make and print a menu for me! He stood there with a towel over his arm and his other hand behind his back and waited for me to order! Feeling very loved...

A Simple Email Led To The Honeymoon They Never Had

By Ponderosa123456 on July 09, 2026 / 1,613 views

I don’t know why I thought about this today. It made me smile and I hope it does the same for you. Before I retired, I had a job that required a lot of traveling along with going to different conventions. Some of the equipment I sold was rather heavy and sensitive. I had been using FedEx freight on my well boxed/crate machines outgoing shipments so I arranged shipping to Las Vegas...

The Elderly Woman With Groceries And No Umbrella In The Rain

By Substantial-Bank-330 on July 08, 2026 / 1,762 views

I was at a CVS store in the pouring rain in Texas. An elderly woman was outside with a basket wwith wheels full of things, just standing there. I asked her if she needed help. She told me she was waiting for the rain to stop. I was in a small car, no room to put in the basket and her, so I asked her how far she was going. Her apartment was right behind the CVS. I asked her if...

A Prayer For A Deer

By Dave In Colorado on July 07, 2026 / 1,833 views

I'm a taxi driver in the mountains of Colorado. Early on Sunday morning, July 5, 2026, at about 12:30am, I was on the freeway heading west just outside of Vail. Suddenly, a deer jumped in front of my cab, and I hit it broadside. It was thrown about 50 feet in front of my car, and there was significant damage to my car. I pulled to the shoulder of the road. I reported it to the police, who told me to wait....

My Lyft Driver Brought Back The Groceries I Forgot

By WildColonialGirl on July 07, 2026 / 1,576 views

I don’t have a car so I’m familiar with both rideshare and grocery delivery. Yesterday the Instacart app and website were glitching, so I took a Lyft to Aldi (it was 91 degrees or I could have walked), did my shopping, and ordered another Lyft to get home. Both drivers were fantastic. I unpacked my groceries and realized I was missing a bag. Fortunately nothing perishable but still a...

A Doctor’s Wife Who Didn’t Know Me Did Something Amazing

By Bristolfan5309 on July 06, 2026 / 1,876 views

I wanted to post this as it was exactly 60 years ago. I was 12, my sister was 6. My dad was in Vietnam with the Air Force. We were driving back to South Carolina from Virginia, early in the morning. Halfway there, at 6 in the morning, I was asleep in the back seat and my mom blacked out (we think). It was a horrible accident, it was pretty clear I was going to be the only...

Hurting My Knee On Vacation Gave Me Faith In Human Kindness

By A Friend on July 04, 2026 / 1,995 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 / 2,072 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 / 2,029 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...