Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

When Opportunity Knocks

By Douglas D Partello on October 26, 2026 / 192 views

Today my neighbor was having his large hedge, in his backyard, trimmed by a landscaping company. One of the workers nicely asked if he may enter my property to clean up fallen branches in my yard from their work. Inside my yard he noticed the multitude of bikes there. He asked if I sell those. No, I get them from the community, to give to those in need in the community. He then said his co-worker...

I'm A School Bus Driver. I Had A Rough Day Yesterday With A Parent

By A Friend on October 26, 2026 / 219 views

I'm a school bus driver. I had a rough day yesterday with a parent, and a different parent gave me some arroz con leche and her phone number this morning. Bus drivers get so much grief over little things, even when it's simply because they are following district policy. The mom who went off on me did so because I wouldn't let her 1st and 3rd grade sons off the bus. In our district, there...

I'm 62 And Volunteer At A Food Bank. My Fellow Volunteers Have Helped Restore My Faith In Humanity

By Michael on October 24, 2026 / 540 views

For the past six months, I've volunteered at a food bank in Port Townsend, Washington. I recently wrote about what I've learned from the people we serve. My fellow volunteers have changed me just as much. The world, especially the U.S., often feels hostile and divided right now, and it's hard to feel optimistic. Working alongside these people has helped change...

A Small Town Laundromat

By A Friend on October 24, 2026 / 514 views

Went into a small town laundromat that already supplies free tide pods and dryer sheets. Saw this note and some extra quarters added today. I cashed $20 of quarters, did 2 loads, and added to the...

To The Woman At Whole Foods Last Night...

By A Friend on October 23, 2026 / 468 views

To the woman at Whole Foods in Asheville, NC, last night around 6:30 PM loading groceries. I blocked your car with our car while you were loading groceries. You responded with compassion. You RAN and opened the door to VEG (Emergency Room for pets) as I rushed holding my baby girl in her carrier. To the team at VEG who responded like it was their own beloved family member, I...

I Will Never Forget You Or What You Did For Us

By Xavier on October 22, 2026 / 923 views

I am writing to share my deepest appreciation for a beautiful stranger who was on the Sydney ferry. I was travelling with my 78-year-old father, who has early-stage dementia and uses a walking frame. It was his first trip out in months after his treatment, and he was extremely disoriented and anxious because of the crowd at Circular Quay. He suddenly panicked, refused to board, and kept saying he...

Complimented By A Stranger In My Local Area More Meaningful

By Tanya on October 21, 2026 / 948 views

I work on the reception of a large corporate building in the City and engage with clientele who speak the King's English. Last year, I suffered mild hair thinning, and I have been fortunate enough to get it growing again. At work, I wear my uniform, shoes, immaculate makeup, wear my hair up, watch my posture, and just generally have my 'work mode' switched on. Recently, my...

The Music You Share

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 20, 2026 / 995 views

My two adult sons both have special needs and are on the Autism spectrum. My youngest son has a more severe type and doesn’t speak much. A few words when he wants something are the most we can get out of him. He does love listening to music, though, especially Christmas music. Well recently he discovered that on our cable television there is a music channel that only plays classic Christmas...

Was It A Random Act Of Kindness, Karma Or Maybe A Little Bit Of Both?

By A Friend on October 19, 2026 / 687 views

I was getting my car serviced and was chatting up a guy who was also waiting for his car to be ready. We were discussing how much our country is divided by politics, race, religion…everything. I put my hand next to his and said “even though our skin is a different color, we both have red blood.” His car was done before mine and he left. His service advisor came running...

82-year-old Grandad Struggling With Dementia Drew This

By A Friend on October 16, 2026 / 1,521 views

I saw it in his room along with two other drawings, also of another fish and a bird. He’s fished all of his life and can’t really do it anymore due to his inabilities from aging. He never was an artist and nobody knew he had talent like this and he was so chill about, I’m so amazed and impressed. It’s not even because of his age or the dementia it’s just so...

A Stranger Did Me A Small Kindness Years Ago, And It Has Stayed With Me Ever Since

By A Friend on October 15, 2026 / 1,805 views

About 6 years ago, I was a student at a college, and I was at the bus stop late at night. My phone was dead, I had no money, and the last bus had already left. A man who was waiting for the bus as well, saw that I was upset, and he offered to pay for the auto that would take me home. He told the driver to make sure I got inside the car safely. The man paid and left, not wanting a tip from...

My Hotel Housekeeping Guy Made Me Realize How Much The Smallest Acts Of Kindness Can Mean

By A Friend on October 14, 2026 / 1,817 views

I am currently living in a hotel away from home, and there is this housekeeping guy who cleans my room almost every day. He barely speaks English, so we can barely communicate, but man, he is genuinely one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Every time he cleans my room, I can tell he puts his heart into it. He always tries his absolute best to make me comfortable, and I genuinely...

Complimented An Elderly Woman On Her Birthday

By A Friend on October 13, 2026 / 1,725 views

It was just such a wholesome and sweet moment and I wanted to share it. I was at a grocery store with my partner and we saw her across the way. She was in a very cute blue and purple outfit, and overall dress with a patterned top underneath, she just looked so adorable! I said something to my partner and we kept walking. We ended up running into her and I complimented her dress...

Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 12, 2026 / 862 views

I hope this new story of mine reminds you of the special home you carry in your heart. God bless you always. When I was a boy we lived in my Nana’s 75 year old house on a little hill above a river that was crossed by a swinging bridge. On the hill above us lived an older couple in a white house. Then when I was 11 years old a fire in the night burned down our home. Thankfully we all...

“You Didn’t Deserve Any Of That, Sweetheart”

By A Friend on October 10, 2026 / 1,086 views

Work was absolutely whooping my butt for 10 hours straight, I was running on 5 hours of sleep, a close loved one had died, my girlfriend broke up with me and I was stuck in extremely long, dead stopped traffic. I was barely keeping it together. The tears were just forming in my eyes and then I had a guy end up road raging at me, screaming at me and insulting me over nothing. I...

After 18 Months Homeless, My Cat And I Finally Have A Place To Call Home

By ThreeDaysNish on October 09, 2026 / 2,255 views

After being homeless for a year and a half, my cat and me are sleeping in our new apartment tonight. Balou (11) is my baby, I adopted him when he was 5. When I became homeless I had to give him up or I wasn't allowed into shelters. So I chose him. It was a rough year, he got cancer along the way and had to have his tail amputated, and I've been struggling...

Kindness That Made Me Cry

By A Friend on October 08, 2026 / 2,469 views

I was buying a meal at a self-service place I've always gone to every morning at my campus since the last semester. First I grabbed a plate, then put rice on it, then I went to the food basin where they put soy sauce egg (I eat rice with egg and soy sauce every morning). I was looking at the eggs thinking which egg to take (picky behavior, I know) and I didn't realize my rice was...