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Instant Karma!

By A Friend on November 11, 2024 / 2,072 views

I had an opportunity yesterday at the supermarket to show some kindness... and instant karma stepped in as well. As I was collecting a trolley on my way in I heard a conversation between a young lady and her grandmother, neither of them had a gold coin for the trolley and Nan was getting upset as she wanted to get her shopping done. I offered them a $1 coin which was a tiny gesture from...

A Case Full Of Cassettes

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 11, 2024 / 2,949 views

I can still remember it like it was yesterday. My children were still young and we had all gotten into the car to go grocery shopping. Our car was a beat up, old, Ford Escort with a cassette player in it. We had a case full of cassettes behind the gear shift that we would listen to when the radio didn’t come in clear. This day we arrived at the store, went in to get another week’s worth of...

Highway Angel

By Newark Advocate on November 08, 2024 / 2,111 views

Rick Thomas, a trucker from Akron working for ABF Freight, was recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) as a "TCA Highway Angel" for assisting a driver who was stranded on the roadway. After spotting the female motorist on the side of Seasons Road in Peninsula, Ohio, with a blown tire, he acted quickly to repair the SUV's flat tire. “She was kind of...

Proud Dad Moment

By A Friend on November 07, 2024 / 2,924 views

Proud Dad moment. Today my daughter was at work when a mother with two young children had her card fail after ordering food. She rang her partner and he was berating her on the phone. My daughter seeing the woman upset stepped up and bought the food for the mother and children. So...

A Random Act Of Kindness At A Pizza Restaurant

By Christine on November 07, 2024 / 3,266 views

I co-ordinate a weekly social dinner group for young people who experience mild intellectual disability. Tonight we were at a Pizza restaurant in Hawthorn. We were celebrating a participant’s birthday and the couple at the next table started chatting to me. We spoke about how the group runs and how we choose the venues etc. They asked lots of questions and were...

How I Stopped My Own Excuses And Made Daily Life Easier

By A Friend on November 07, 2024 / 2,982 views

Let’s be real — stopping my own excuses has been a long, bumpy road. I used to be that person who could talk myself out of almost anything. “I’ll work out tomorrow,” or “It’s just not a good time”—I had a mental library of these little excuses that kept me from actually doing what I wanted. The turning point came when I realized that these small...

Faith Is What You Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 05, 2024 / 3,386 views

I was a young man finishing up my teaching degree at college. I was driving to a high school to do my student teaching in my 20 year old car. To say it was a piece of junk would be an understatement. It had broken down several times and my Dad had tried to fix it. Still, it burned oil, backfired, and got about 5 miles to a gallon of gas. It had also had flat tires more than once so I had a jack, a crowbar, and...

I Rescued Some Dogs Stuck On A Wilderness Cliff Today

By A Friend on November 04, 2024 / 2,898 views

Went for a walk on the nature preserves out past my property today and decided to go down towards the river through the ravines that cut through the cliff sides. About a mile and a half from my house, two dogs started howling in that “don’t come any closer to me” bark. I couldn’t see them, but they were so loud as their howls echoed up the rocky ridges. At this point, there...

I Gave Out Full-size Bars Again This Year

By A Friend on November 01, 2024 / 2,582 views

This is the third year in a row I’ve done this. We’re starting to get a reputation. I’m pretty sure I heard a kid exclaim “We have to go here, this is the best house in the neighborhood!” I loved seeing and hearing the kids’ reactions. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that. Many mistakenly called them king-sized bars; I guess compared to the mini ones they...

Algebra, Life And Love

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 30, 2024 / 3,520 views

When I was a boy I was great at math. I learned to add and subtract playing cards around the kitchen table with my family. In grade school I went over the multiplication tables again and again until I had them memorized. Then when I got to High School I had to take Algebra. Suddenly, the numbers were letters, there were equations, and everything was so abstract I couldn’t make sense of it. Learning it...

I Am Half Of The Cringey Couple I Used To Make Fun Of

By A Friend on October 28, 2024 / 2,731 views

I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 2 and a half years. Before him, I had this list in my head about all the qualities and traits I wanted in a man. I think we all subconsciously have one. It wasn’t a strict list, but it was there. I wanted a lot of basic foundations for a solid relationship, but there were also silly little things like, “oh, I hope my future husband can...

A Heartwarming Story About Stevie Nicks

By Netherworldly on October 25, 2024 / 4,105 views

Heartwarming Story Time: Stevie Nicks attended a sold out event at the film center I used to work at, my brother was the point person (I unfortunately was not around for it). People lined up down the block on standby, and after turning away many people just ahead of the show, he noticed an older woman standing in the lobby beside a younger woman in a wheelchair and asked if he could help them. The...

The Wag Of His Tail

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 21, 2024 / 3,609 views

Beep! Beep! Beep! My arm swung over automatically and hit the snooze button this morning. I lay back down hoping to give my brain a few more minutes to wake up but it was not to be. Suddenly I heard the Thump Thump Thump of a thick tail hitting my night stand while a wet tongue licked my hand. It was our new puppy, Hank. He’s part Dachshund, part Basset Hound and full of puppy energy. I sat up, petted...

Purposeful Paws

By Mark Wasicsko on October 18, 2024 / 2,397 views

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time, If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through no...

Found A Wallet On A Bus

By A Friend on October 17, 2024 / 3,403 views

My girlfriend found a wallet on the bus that belonged to a teenager with some cash and gift cards. After an arduous search I was finally able to contact her mom to be able to return it to her. This is the text she sent on her mom's phone thanking...

An Act Of Kindness By A Mom In Our Community

By A Friend on October 16, 2024 / 3,159 views

I wanted to share an act of kindness by a mom in our community. One of the girls my daughter goes to school with is in a single parent family and her mom cannot drive due to disability. With no other family living locally it looked like it would be very difficult for the girl to acquire the number of driving hours required to take her driving test. So her friend's mom...

Christmas Caroling

By A Friend on October 14, 2024 / 1,774 views

We started going Christmas caroling every December sophomore year. I’ll always remember this elderly woman. It was her first Christmas since her husband had passed. She invited us in, and gave us some hot apple cider. We chatted about her life, our lives, and the many vintage Christmas decorations she had around the house. We stayed for about 30 minutes, and she told us that we must...