Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Found A Very Special Website On The Wayback Machine That Brought Me To Tears

By Heartandsunlight on March 02, 2026 / 141 views

First of all - for those who aren’t aware of The Wayback Machine, it’s an archive of over 1 trillion web pages on the internet, whether they still exist or not. I think you can search back to maybe 2004 or something like that. Could be earlier maybe, not sure. Anyway, I was playing around with it last night when suddenly I remembered a very, very special website that I haven’t seen...

The ROMEO Club

By A Friend on February 27, 2026 / 533 views

My parents are both retired and a few years ago they moved down to Florida away from everyone they know. We've got zero family there and I have no idea what made them decide to do this. Assumed they lived a lonely life. lol. Anyways I recently learned that my dad has a monthly lunch club made of up other old, retired guys who live in the same area. Once a month they get...

We Adopted Pudgy. He Was 18 And Was Kept In A Cage 24/7

By Other_Vader on February 26, 2026 / 610 views

We were randomly scrolling a local subreddit and came across a post from a family member of Pudgy's previous owner. They wanted to see if anyone wanted to adopt him as they pitied his living conditions. He was 18 and were caged 24/7 without being let out because he had accidents sometimes. I looked at the post, looked at my husband, and he gave a small nod. We should adopt the cat and...

One Thing After Another

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 25, 2026 / 733 views

When I was a young man I worked several years in a sawmill to support my family. It was hard, physical, back breaking work. The building we worked in wasn’t insulated either. I remember how we sweated in the summer and froze in the winter working there. In the winter even with work gloves the skin around my fingers would crack and split. I once used a whole pack of a hundred band-aids there in just a few...

The Lunch Lady Noticed A Boy’s Empty Lunchbox — So She Started Making A 'mistake' Every Day

By Heavensbvnny on February 24, 2026 / 1,165 views

Old lady in my neighbourhood is a lunch lady and today she told me: “I see what kids eat. More importantly, I see what they don’t eat. There’s a boy in grade 4… sweet kid. Always wears the same oversized hoodie. Every day for two weeks, he’d open his lunchbox, look inside, and then close it. He’d tell his friends, ‘I’m not hungry...

Kindness In The Doctor's Office Waiting Room

By A Friend on February 24, 2026 / 797 views

I went to a rheumatologist appointment. She was running about two hours behind. Just a routine check in for me, but among the crowd in the waiting room was this older woman who was in real, intense pain. Her husband was with her and worried, you could see it. I distracted her into conversation and pretended to be interested in her grandson because she actually "forgot" when she...

'When You Are Able, You Help. When Offered Recompense, You Refuse'

By A Friend on February 23, 2026 / 630 views

My father taught me kindness when I was a teenager. We would stop to help people whenever we could. I remember stopping on the side of a 2-lane state highway to help some elderly folks with a flat tire. They were in a truck pulling a camper. When we finished changing the tire, the older man pulled his wallet out and said, "Let me please offer you some cash for your time and effort to getting us...

Senior Citizen Helped By Stranger In Snow

By Debra J Scott on February 23, 2026 / 744 views

I am 68 years old and was out trying to dig my car out of all the snow. I was able to get the snow off my car with a broom and let it warm up. But there was so much snow behind my car where they had plowed that there was no way I was going to get out. I have a very small shovel for emergencies that was in my car so I was using it to try to dig out. Thank God, there are still...

Stranger’s Act Of Kindness That I Will Never Forget

By Meg on February 20, 2026 / 1,110 views

I am always incredibly appreciative of the kindness of strangers. ❤️ One particular stranger had a huge impact on me and to this day, I still think of him often and smile. In 2019, I was getting an oil change at a Valvoline on the way to the hospital to see my grandpa, who was sick at the time. As I was sitting in the car in the middle of the oil change, I got the call from my mom that my...

Make My Heart Like Yours

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 19, 2026 / 968 views

I hope you enjoy my new story about my wonderful daughter. God bless you always. My daughter has a very gentle, loving heart. Now she often hides it behind a tough, practical nature and a snarky, sarcastic and sometimes naughty sense of humor that she gets in equal parts from her mother and me. Sometimes, though, I can see that loving heart peek through. I see it in the way she treats her two...

Follow The Dog Treats

By Ross on February 18, 2026 / 1,058 views

So I’m a big bald guy (6’2” / 275 lbs) and I have a tiny dog (10 lb chihuahua mix). I thought my first dog was going to be a Great Dane but this little nugget stole my heart. About two years ago we started running into an older woman during her daily walks and she always had treats in her pocket and it didn’t take long for my dog to fall in love with...

Retired, Widowed Man Would Come Over Once A Week To Give My Dogs Treats

By A Friend on February 18, 2026 / 1,074 views

The retired, widowed man who I used to live next door to, would come over once a week to give my dogs treats that he bought specially for them. I could tell how much these visits lifted his spirits. What’s funny is, when I moved into the neighborhood / house, and walked around to introduce myself, everyone warned me of the “grumpy old man” that I moved in next to - they...

Made A Difference In Someone Else's Life For Less Than $5

By A Friend on February 17, 2026 / 1,068 views

Posting this because I don't want to blow my own horn... but it made a difference in someone else's life for less than $5. I do food delivery to help make ends meet. A young woman contacted me saying the supermarket run I was doing had one item missing... cheese. So after going back and forth with the supermarket and her in which they could do nothing (once processed...

'Bye, Everyone! Hi, Everyone!' How Our 3 Year Old Made Sure Everyone Was Smiling

By Asleep-Cookie-9777 on February 16, 2026 / 1,179 views

On Thursday, we drove home after a long day at work and school. Bit frustrated with traffic and the general "me, myself and I" attitude on the roads. On top of that, our 3 year old decided to losen her seatbelt. Great, in peaktime traffic with no way to stop safely. And that's when she leaned out of the window and started waving at passersby, pedestrians and even a police officer:...

Random Gifting Of Car Battery Compact Starter Kits

By A Friend on February 13, 2026 / 1,209 views

Thought I would share something that my wife and I do now to try and help people out. A couple years ago I was picking up food for my family at a local restaurant. While waiting for the order to be completed, I was sitting in my car and saw an individual who was doing food delivery. He had a hot bag and had walked out from the restaurant. His car was not starting. He was younger and I could tell...

I Posted A Year Ago At My Absolute Lowest. Today, I'm In Rome Meeting The Stranger Who Helped Me Survive It

By Maybe-Potential on February 12, 2026 / 1,463 views

Exactly one year ago, I was sitting in my room, feeling like my world had permanently shrunk. I poured my heart out to a group of strangers online. My post blew up, and while the support was amazing, one specific (private message) changed everything. A girl from Italy messaged me. She wasn't just offering "sorry"s; she was living my exact timeline, feeling my exact flavor of pain....

The Smile In Her Voice

By Joseph J. Mazzella on February 11, 2026 / 1,386 views

I had to run another phone marathon the other day. Most of you have probably had to do the same at some point in your lives. This one started when I got a bill in the mail with a mistake on it. I knew what getting on the phone to straighten it out would entail but it had to be done. I started by calling the help number on the bill. This led me to the automated phone system with the endless list of options that...