Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

The Reason Why My Wife And I Run Across Every Crosswalk

By A Friend on June 05, 2026 / 225 views

We were house sitting for my boss one year in their really cute walkable neighborhood. We liked going for walks to the downtown area of this neighborhood which was only a few blocks away but across a highway. For some reason, the first day that we crossed the highway we decided to run across. I suppose because we didn't know how long we had to cross and it was several lanes wide. For...

A Simple Interaction While Shopping Opened My Eyes

By A Friend on June 04, 2026 / 444 views

My significant other and I were shopping and trying to figure out what wine, and how much we wanted to spend on it for a recipe. There was a senior gentleman near me and I made some silly comment to him about it and asked him what he thought. At first, he just looked kind of shocked, and then his whole face just lit up! He smiled and joked right back w/ some funny advice. Just a small...

Came Across A Guy Stuck In The Ditch. Husband Decided To Stop Without Hesitation

By A Friend on June 03, 2026 / 747 views

I was just the driver in this scenario. Husband, 3 kids, and I were on our way home when we came across someone who had slid off the road in the rain. It's a road that only gets a handful of cars passing an hour. Immediately my husband asked if I minded pulling over so he could offer help. Dude had just missed a tree but was stuck in the brush. He was 20 at most, and looked like he...

Giving And Living

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 02, 2026 / 756 views

I hope my new story here brings back wonderful memories of your own loved ones now in Heaven. God bless you always. For many years now I have tried to make a quicker version of my Nana’s homemade spaghetti sauce. And I have finally realized that there can be no shortcuts to success because no matter how many times I try, it always comes out thinner, more watery, and not quite as good. Nana...

My 4 Year Old Son Accidentally Started A Donut Economy By Being Kind

By A Friend on June 01, 2026 / 1,027 views

A little kindness goes a long way. We were sitting in the Dunkin drive thru around 6:30 this evening. (You hush. Mama needs her coffee. I don’t care what time it is.) The young lady at the window seemed exhausted and frazzled. My youngest son said, “Mom, will you tell her I love her?” I passed on his message. “My 4 year old asked me to let you know that he loves...

A Small Interaction With My Neighbor Completely Made My Morning And Reminded Me Why Community Matters

By Emily on June 01, 2026 / 953 views

I was walking outside earlier today feeling a bit overwhelmed and just stuck in my own head about all the things I need to get done. I probably looked visibly stressed out or distracted while walking down the street, completely oblivious to my surroundings. Out of nowhere, one of my neighbors who was out watering their garden noticed me, gave a huge wave, and paid me a really genuine, unexpected...

Kind Stranger Next To Me On A Flight To California

By Amanda on May 30, 2026 / 1,380 views

In March 2019 I was living in Austin, Texas and I jolted awake and checked my phone to see my sister called which if you know my sister that's not normal. I called her back and found out my dad had a heart attack and was headed to the hospital. I immediately book a flight and my mom (she was visiting me in ATX, they are divorced) drove me to the airport. I was a wreck. I'm super close with...

A Gentle Reminder

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 29, 2026 / 1,405 views

I had a powerful dream last night. I was driving an old blue pick-up truck along a dusty, country road. I had no idea where I was going or how I got there. Suddenly I saw a short, stout man with black hair and thick glasses walking along the side of the road. I stopped and offered him a ride. He climbed in and we rode along in silence for awhile. Then I realized something. The pick-up I was driving was my...

“Pleasantly Confused” Woman Makes My Whole Day

By Usandthings on May 28, 2026 / 1,617 views

I work as a nurse practitioner in a hospital, and as anyone in healthcare can tell you, it can be a grind. Rude patients, hard cases, heavy work load. Anyway, I’m trudging through my day and I walk into a patient’s room- she’s about 75, dementia but “pleasantly confused”- and say “hello my name is usandthings and…” her face absolutely lights up, she cuts me off...

A Real Life Good Samaritan Got Me Out Of A Tight Spot Yesterday

By BlackEagle367 on May 27, 2026 / 1,600 views

I wanted to share an experience that happened yesterday which has fully restored my belief that there are genuinely kind and decent people out there. At around 2pm, my partner and I were driving to a countryside pub just south of the M25 (London, UK), and about 0.5 miles away from a petrol station my car ran out of fuel. I pulled over with my hazards on, and wondered why the car behind wasn't...

An ER Visit From Hell Brightened By A Random Act Of Kindness

By A Friend on May 26, 2026 / 1,818 views

In August of 2020, my daughter (10 years-old at the time) and I went over to a friend's house for a BBQ. It was early in the pandemic, which will be important later on in the story. The kids swam in the pool and were bouncing in their trampoline. At one point, I hear screaming and run over to the trampoline. My daughter is in shock (not even crying at that point) and her arm is hanging by her side in a...

Passenger Complimented Me On My Smile

By George on May 26, 2026 / 1,550 views

This happened summer last year but I felt like sharing. On a rather warm summer evening I was working at a train station, it was during rush hour so it was pretty hectic and I was helping a passenger find the train he was intending to get. Out of nowhere he comment "by the way every time I come through here you have the biggest smile" Me: "Oh really? Thank you so...

I Just Started At This Job Two Weeks Ago And My Coworkers Got Me A Birthday Card

By Rebecca on May 25, 2026 / 1,668 views

So my birthday was May 2nd and I started this job on May 11th. I was not expecting a birthday card at all. I was definitely on the verge of tears, but I didn’t want to cry because I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop. Really made me feel seen and...

Faith In The Middle Of The Storm

By James Goodrich on May 25, 2026 / 1,918 views

When things are going right, the family is happy, work is going well, we’re getting good breaks, we know God is in control, He is on the throne, He’s directing our steps. But having faith doesn’t exempt us from difficulties. The storms of life come to every person. Someone walks out of our life, we lose someone to an illness, business slows. In the difficult times it’s easy to ask, God...

Medical Support Bear

By A Friend on May 22, 2026 / 1,896 views

I had to get a small procedure done today and I had to be put under. I brought a teddy bear with me for comfort and emotional support. When I woke up, I saw that the nurses gave my emotional support teddy bear a medical mask and a mini bonnet cap to match mine. I just thought this was so sweet and cute, and it made me smile when I came...

A Guy On A Train Gave Me A Piece Of Candy And It Saved My Life

By A Friend on May 21, 2026 / 2,272 views

A year and a half ago, I was mentally at my lowest. My girlfriend broke up with me, one of my best friends started hating me, I was made fun of often in school. All my life, I've been made fun of. For my appearance, for my clumsiness, for being cringy and emotionally unstable. I was just tired of everything and everyone. I wasn't particularly good at anything, and I've almost never had...

I Didn’t Expect Bird Feeders To Become Part Of My Daily Routine, But Here We Are

By A Friend on May 20, 2026 / 2,222 views

Some months back I was feeling heavy, not the heavy of a crisis, but that everyday weight work deadlines, noise all day long, way too much screen time. I needed something easy to turn down the noise in my brain and one weekend I set up a couple of bird feeders outside my bedroom window, frankly expecting it to be a short-lived experiment. The first couple of days yielded nothing and I started...