Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

An Afternoon With Dad

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 22, 2021 / 3,890 views

During the last few years of his life my Dad lived just up the road from me in a tiny home that used to belong to my Nana. He had been a widower for over 20 years by then losing my Mom when she was only 55 years old. His Mom, my Nana had recently passed away too. He was disabled and retired so he spent a lot of time alone. Several times a week, though, I would take a walk up to his house. We would...

Not A Random Act Of Kindness But One Of Love And Kindness No Less

By Zoe on June 21, 2021 / 3,035 views

We had a terrible weekend last weekend. Our 15 yo pet turtle died after a week of being at the vet’s. Fish we bought to make the tank less empty also died. And our 17 yo cat was in emergency vet care after stopping eating and drinking and we thought we’d have to euthanise her. Our beautiful friends who have 3 boys, the youngest is 3 months old, turn up at our place on a Friday afternoon with 2...

Every One Meet Ron, The Cool Security Guard!

By Janey on June 17, 2021 / 3,400 views

Since my chair can’t roll in the sand, I parked it at the edge. From there, Ron and another guard carried me through the sand to another chair. When his shift was over he came to talk with me for a little while. “You might have changed a few things around here!“ He told me about his conversation with one of the owners. He said after seeing them carry me...

Can't Take The Farm Out Of The Farmer!

By Carol on June 15, 2021 / 3,264 views

Went for a lovely drive through the countryside with my Dad today. We were on a remote stretch and noticed a sheep in difficulty. We jumped the fence, and discovered the ewe was having twins that were stuck coming out. Dad rolled up his sleeves, helped get them out, and revived the lamb that wasn’t doing so well. The owner will never know my dad was there to save the day! All in a day’s...

Speechless

By Nicoletta on June 15, 2021 / 3,603 views

Today I felt what it's like to receive a random act of kindness. I had placed an item for giveaway on Facebook Marketplace. The inundation of messages started & so I began combing through to find the beginning of them. The first message was from a lady named Vijayata, she was kind, she said good morning & proceeded to give me a suitable pick up window as I had requested in the ad. We...

Dad Received A Random Act Of Kindness

By Heather on June 15, 2021 / 2,665 views

Something very special happened today for my dad. He was the recipient of a random act of kindness. Dad will be 94 in September, he still goes down to the local shops to get his groceries etc. today whilst at our local supermarket he was ushered through the self serve checkout by staff who kindly offered to scan his items and pack them up etc for him. When it was time to pay he was told,...

Happy To Be Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 10, 2021 / 3,639 views

When I was a boy I had the craziest bus ride to school everyday. First I had to get up early, wolf down my breakfast, and walk across the rickety, wooden, swinging bridge that spanned the river between our house and the main road. Then I stood and waited for the bus to arrive. When it got there I climbed in. I was always one of the first ones on the bus. Then even though the bus was only 4 miles from school I...

Balancing Act

By Kay Heitsch on June 02, 2021 / 3,420 views

I put the sprinkling can in the car. I headed over to Lapeer to help my in-laws, and I thought I'd go up to the cemetery to water Todd's flowers when I finished. As I was ready to leave, my mother-in-law said, "I don't know why you're going to go and water the flowers when it's supposed to rain tonight." I knew she was right, but I headed for the cemetery anyway. As I...

Show Them Your Smile

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 02, 2021 / 3,296 views

If there is one thing I have missed the most during this last year of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been seeing other people’s smiles. When every face has a mask on it you may be safer in the health of your body but you start to feel sicker in the health of your soul. Over the months I have started to notice more the sparkle in the eyes, the lilt in the voice, and the gentle lifting of the mask when...

She's Doing The Best She Can

By Danni on June 01, 2021 / 3,216 views

So on Saturday night I went to a hotel for some needed recuperation from life. Got a massive discount for the hotel through a friend. She knew I was burnt out. Single mum. Works 70-90 hours a week. No break for 10 years. I went out for dinner. Drank too much wine. 9pm I went to the local bottle shop off a busy city street. I saw a mum and her 3 young kids. Gave her $10 to go get the kids some hot chocolate as...

S.O Esther

By Judith Maduhu on May 26, 2021 / 3,595 views

So the other day I went out to hand over my job application letter to a certain company. Before setting out I asked God to help me meet good people who will be kind to me all along. So I reached the place and at the entrance was greeted by a very charming lady who was the security officer there, I smiled at her and she smiled back, that was a huge relief to be honest. I told her why i was there, she said no...

More And More To Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 26, 2021 / 3,361 views

When I was a boy we had a tiny 13" television set and an old antenna that brought in one channel clearly. I didn’t have to worry about the remote because I only had one choice of what to watch. Still, I would be in my chair when my cartoons came on. The one I liked the best was the Jetsons. It was a cartoon set in a future that was full of fantastic machines that could do anything. I always smiled...

Stranger Pays Vet Bill

By Emily on May 26, 2021 / 3,129 views

I just wanted to say thank you to the person who paid off my vet bill yesterday. So I had to take my dog to the vet for her allergy shot, it came to $230, well I’m still paying off her surgery from last year, the vet tech told me that I have a balance due of $200+ and I was like “oh ummm can I just pay for today’s visit?” she said “yeah, and you’ll just make monthly...

McDonald's Drive Thru

By JC on May 25, 2021 / 2,776 views

We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. There was a car next to us in the other drive-thru lane with a couple boys in the back seat and since my window was down from ordering I waved like an idiot to them--just to make them smile while we were waiting in line. We get up to the window to pay and the mother had already taken care of our order. I know this isn't the grandest story of...

Prepare For Your Purpose

By Traci Neal on May 25, 2021 / 3,494 views

You can inspire. Learn to multitask. Be innovative. Create something from nothing. Some individuals neglect to tap into their purpose. There are a number of factors for why this happens. It can be fear, family, or finances to name a few. When people live out their purpose, they are unstoppable! I should know. I have seen this in my own life. Life has a way of shaping us. Life can make you doubt or...

We Take In My Elderly Father In Law

By Mindy on May 21, 2021 / 2,947 views

My story is pretty simple and it’s still unfolding. My in-laws are in their eighties and facing many health problems. They live about 50 minutes away from us. My father in law has mild dementia and Parkinson’s which is partially controlled through medication. Recently after an incident with the ancient plumbing at their house they were left without a working downstairs bathroom and my father in law...

A Piece Of Thread

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 18, 2021 / 4,057 views

I can remember once when I was just a little boy my Mom, Nana and I drove to my Nana’s sister’s house in the next town. It was a warm, Summer afternoon so I went outside to play in the yard while they all sat around the kitchen table to talk. After over an hour playing and exploring by myself I got bored and walked inside to see what they were doing. Laid out on the kitchen table was a large,...