Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Saved A Bird, Cried

By A Friend on September 19, 2026 / 221 views

My hubs called me out to the pool where a tiny bird was barely treading water. I got him out and kept him upright and warm in my hands for probably 30 while he calmed and dried out, eyes still closed. He finally fluffed out his wings and opened his eyes so I took him over to a bush and set him under it. He seemed to settle in so I left him be. I came back 10 later and found him up right,...

Midwest Kindness From Strangers Wowed European Students!

By A Friend on September 18, 2026 / 322 views

I volunteered as a counselor in a camp for kids with illness in the Midwest this summer, and a big chunk of the counselors are students from England, Ireland and Wales. We all went for lunch to Culver's, and were having conversations about being medical/premed students and learning about our European friend's experiences. An elderly gentlemen from a different booth came over and told us how...

My Teacher Made Me Cry Out Of Joy

By A Friend on September 17, 2026 / 645 views

I'm crying in the school restroom as I'm typing this. My mom got me my favorite rice with tofu for lunch, and I was getting pretty hungry and excited to eat it after fifth period. I grabbed my lunch, put it in the microwave, and as I was taking it out, I accidentally dropped my lunchbox onto one of the school's plates. The plate broke, and my entire lunch ended up on the...

Kind Man With A Cane

By Leann on September 16, 2026 / 866 views

Years ago I was homeless on the streets in the Pacific Northwest. I was married at the time, young and in love. Daily life was a struggle and we were both artist longing to do more art in life. Living with the day to day struggle homelessness brings we did not have the supplies we needed to create the art we loved. We were given a gift card for $150 to a local art store. We were so giddy,...

A Customer Made My Day

By A Friend on September 16, 2026 / 864 views

I work at a regional sub chain as a shift lead and just try to do my best, my goal in life is to make people smile and help where I can. It's why I work in customer service, specifically with food. If there is one thing all people love, it is food. So of course we get many people who order catering, which when they come in to place the order I like to walk them through all the steps...

The End Of Summer

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 15, 2026 / 825 views

I saw my first sign of the end of summer here today. As I walked underneath my Maple tree I saw the first few leaves had already changed from green to red and fallen to the ground. It reminded me of how fast this summer has flown by and how beautiful it has been. When I was a boy I hated this time of the year. It meant soon I would be trading in riding my bike and swimming at the local pool for once...

16 Years Ago, I Took A Terrifying 1% Chance. To My 18-year-old Self: Thank You

By A Friend on September 14, 2026 / 1,130 views

I was 18, a total computer nerd, and had literally never asked a girl out in my life. I was thrift shopping with my mom when I saw the cashier, and she was hands down the most beautiful person I’d ever seen. My biggest fear was rejection. I knew I had a 99% chance of getting crushed right in front of my own mom, but a terrifying clarity hit me: if I walked out of there quiet, I was going to...

Kindness I Received From A (normally) Mean Cat

By A Friend on September 11, 2026 / 1,547 views

This is a story from a couple decades ago. I was 16, hopeless, and living in an abusive home. One day I was home alone after school, with the only other creature in the house being Pebbles, my family's jerk of a cat. She was nasty, liked hiding under things and leaping out to claw and bite passing ankles. She hissed, she attacked if you were in her path. She was a mean cat, and she preferred not to be...

A Loving “Coincidence”

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 10, 2026 / 929 views

A recent storm had caused a tree to fall knocking down power lines across a road here. The guy holding the stop sign said it would be four hours before it was cleared. That meant all traffic had to be rerouted down a narrow, back country road that would take me 15 miles out of my way. Still, I decided to try it. As I started down it I was foolishly going the same speed as I would on the main road. Almost...

I Was Waiting For My Pharmacy To Open, But Then Decided To Nominate My Nurse For A Local Award

By A Friend on September 09, 2026 / 1,588 views

Just going to toss this out here today. I would like to encourage other people to let the people who make a difference in your life know exactly what they mean to you. ​ Really, you never know how much of a profoundly positive impact that could have on someone. I decided to tell one of my healthcare providers what I thought of him. ​ I was waiting near an area with feedback and...

A Pigeon Distraction

By Jennifer on September 08, 2026 / 1,832 views

This afternoon, I noticed a young child (maybe 3 years old) struggling to listen to her mum's requests at my local shopping centre. I stopped and had a chat with her about listening to mum but I soon realised that it was the wrong track to take, and with the help of a pigeon that was walking in the shopping centre, I was able to distract her. I suggested the bird was going to buy a...

Speechless

By A Friend on September 07, 2026 / 1,059 views

This arrived in the post today. It’s from an internet friend. She’s one of those amazing people that can do everything….like international grade athlete on one hand, able to make quilts so beautiful they should be behind glass in a museum on the other. Runs a business, long happy marriage, has incredible high achieving kids, huge dog lover, the whole deal. I’ve...

I Will Never Forget You Or What You Did For Us

By Tarnee on September 05, 2026 / 2,326 views

I am writing to share my deepest appreciation for a beautiful stranger who was travelling on the Virgin Australia flight from Launceston to Melbourne on Sunday 23rd august 10.15am. I don’t know her name, but I am hoping that by sharing this message, she may somehow be identified and know just how much her kindness meant to my family. She was wearing all black and had dark...

10 Seconds That Made My Day, And Then Another 10 Seconds That Made My Day And Someone Else's

By A Friend on September 04, 2026 / 2,349 views

1st smile: I'm leaving my physical therapy appointment, and I was wearing a silly tank top that says "Built in the Sixties, Original and Unrestored. Some Parts Still in Working Order" I pass the front desk where a woman was waiting near it in a wheelchair. She happily said "Yay for the sixties!" I gave her a thumbs up and a "hooyah" she said "61 here" and...

Feeling So Good Right Now And Just Have To Share My Happiness!

By A Friend on September 03, 2026 / 1,182 views

Today something happened that made me feel so good I just had to share it. A grocery store here in Florida has a club you sign up for and get rewards and other nice things. I had a reward for a free bunch of flowers. Picked out the bouquet and went through the line. When I finished paying I handed the woman behind me the bouquet and told her enjoy your flowers. She was...

To The South African Man Who Helped Me At The Service Station - Thank You

By A Friend on September 02, 2026 / 2,378 views

Yesterday I was driving back from Port Lympne Safari Park to my AirBNB (28 mile journey), and the tyre pressure light came up on my ID3 dashboard around 4 miles in. I started stressing. Stopped at the next services to charge my car and use my inflator, but couldn't get it to work... It was deflating the tyre and I couldn't figure out how to change the settings! Started stressing more, and a...

Love Thy Neighbor

By A Friend on September 01, 2026 / 2,655 views

My Mexican neighbors hardly speak English… They always have the boys over. Even with the language barrier, we can get along. Well, they’re all drinking. I went to get pizza for myself… the grand idea to get them a pizza too came across me. It’s only $5. I did just that… “GRACIASSS AMIGOOO GRACIASSSS” “Quieres (you...