Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

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

By A Friend on July 14, 2026 / 302 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 / 479 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 / 482 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 / 855 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 / 1,011 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 / 1,233 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 / 1,443 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 / 1,528 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 / 1,305 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 / 1,585 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 / 1,717 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 / 1,804 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 / 1,754 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 / 2,119 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 / 2,137 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 / 2,234 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 / 2,365 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...