Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Letter To Myself

By Wonderwall16 on January 07, 2015 / 4,266 views

Dear Me, I know what you're going through. I understand the depth of your pain. It was a mistake and all you can do is apologize. Been crying for hours helplessly. It's happened and now it can't change. So what's the next step? To give up and cry or mend the broken and join the pieces together. It's entirely your decision. Sometimes you've got to keep things to yourself. No matter how close you are,...

Don't Wait For Money To Be Happy, Be Happy Now!

By Millenium Girl on January 07, 2015 / 6,220 views

When I was growing up, money was always an issue. I saw my parents toiling away at their jobs for decades trying to make enough to pay for the mortgage and feed three kids. My parents never complained and seemed happy even though we didn't have a lot. I'm now the age my parents were when they started out. Unlike them, I don't have any mouths to feed, I don't have a mortgage to pay, and I fortunately have a job...

Reunion Of The Power Of Three.

By Sahra on January 07, 2015 / 4,126 views

The beginning of this year was actually quite depressing. A family member attempted suicide, another family member needed surgery, but this past weekend, some quite amazing things happened. Thursday, I was online, when one of my closer friends IMed me. Now, before I go any further, I'm going to go backward, and explain a few things. Years ago, I had two twins. I am the youngest in a set of triplets. The other two...

You're # 1

By Kay Heitsch on January 06, 2015 / 4,637 views

by Kay Heitsch After giving a little hug to one of my favorite 90+ year old residents in the Memory Care Center, he smiled and said, "You're #1 with me. And I'll tell you right now, #2 is not going to like it, not one little bit."...

Life: A Journey To Some, A Race To The Most

By Dam Dikkari Dooo on January 06, 2015 / 4,537 views

We are running a race, a race which has no finish line whatsoever. All through our childhood and teenage years, we are groomed to be a part of this race which is usually referred to as the race for one’s survival. If you don’t start thinking much and just keep running, keeping faith in the words of our elders (who are most likely told to do so by their elders), it is very likely that one is leading a very normal...

The Man In The Glass

By Peter Dale Wimbrow on January 05, 2015 / 4,570 views

When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass. He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he’s...

The Mistake

By Kay Heitsch on January 05, 2015 / 2,321 views

"The way we choose to respond when others make mistakes can cause them to feel ashamed or can allow them to remember our kindness and share our stories with future generations." -- Michelle Sedas When I read the above quote I couldn't help but think of Doris.* Doris was a little lady who lived in the memory care unit. She had been a science teacher by profession, but she also was a very creative person. All...

Some People Are Magic

By Sunshine on January 05, 2015 / 4,937 views

Few months back, i was out with my girlfriends when i met this guy, he was a friend of my friend and he passed by to say hello, he sat with us for a while and i was oddly rude with him, i don’t know why, even though i didn’t know him, he was even surprised but that didn’t keep him from smiling to me the whole time... days passed by and he asked me out for an outing, i thought it will be a regular coffee...

A Letter To Myself #free Your Mind

By Franklef on January 03, 2015 / 3,820 views

Dear frank I know what you are passing through now. It's same thing i'm experiencing due to a silly mistake i made smetimes ago. you are a good boy, yea everybody knows that. But within yourself, you know u're not what they claim u are. On the 16th of october 2014, you did something that made you hate yourself, feel like like exploding and it sticks with youin your mind for a very long time. What you did, is not...

Dream. Seriously

By Richard Branson on January 02, 2015 / 9,676 views

Don't betray your dreams for the sake of fitting in. Dreaming is one of humanity's greatest gifts – it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward. We should all dream, and encourage others to do so too. In a world without dreams there would be no art, no adventure, no moon landing, no female CEOs, and no civil rights. What a half-lived and tragic existence we would...

I Feel Like I Made Some Form Of Difference In The Workplace

By Pat on January 02, 2015 / 4,413 views

I started a new job less than a week ago. I knew 3 people that worked there before I got there and they let me know of one of their employees that is deaf. I lost a large portion of my hearing in Afghanistan, so I started learning sign language recently. When the time hit midnight, the deaf employee was walking around cleaning up, so I signed "Happy New Year" to him. He had such a huge grin on his face! So after...

Kindness Toward The Elderly

By Jacob Cramer on January 01, 2015 / 5,738 views

Fourteen is the age to sleep until noon, obsess over texting, and crave the latest and greatest computer game. Not to mention adjust to high school. Homework, studying, and fun. It can often be difficult to find a perfect balance between the three. Especially when you have this burning desire to help others and do something constructive with your free time. Meet me, Jacob Cramer, a freshman at Orange High School in...

I Was Dying

By Nicole on December 31, 2014 / 6,659 views

First I was dying to finish high school and start college. And then I was dying to finish college and start working. And then I was dying to get married and have children. And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough to go to school so I could return to work. And then I was dying to retire. And now, I am dying. And suddenly I realize I forgot to live....

Little Frankie

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 30, 2014 / 5,873 views

When I was a boy growing up we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks. The only way to our house was across an old, wooden swinging bridge. We only had two neighbors as well. Both lived in houses on the hillside behind our home and both were named Frank. Big Frank was a large, heavy set man who lived with his wife in a small, white house and grew plants that they would sell to home...

The Necessity Of Stress

By Travis on December 30, 2014 / 5,567 views

It's amazing what humanity can learn from nature. The Biosphere 2 project was created as a research tool for scientists to study Earth’s living systems, and it allowed scientists to play with farming and innovation in a way that didn't harm the planet. One of the most profound discoveries made by the scientists had nothing to do with a cure for some new disease or a new way of farming land. Rather, the...

UNEXPECTED RESCUE !

By Sundar A S on December 30, 2014 / 2,346 views

I had high fever and had to be admitted in a local hospital during Sep 2014. In the room where we were staying, there was another bed occupied by a poor student who was admitted for some problem. He was put on oxygen the whole night and surprisingly there was no attender to help him in any way. Obviously his parents were staying elsewhere. He was all alone. The next day, after the oxygen was removed, we saw few of...

A Natural Disaster That Taught A Valuable Life Lesson

By Dam Dikkari Doo on December 26, 2014 / 2,248 views

An ardent follower of Hindu mythology, I always wanted to explore the northern part of India where much of the activity happened during previous eras according to the Hindu scriptures. So, one day while I was researching for feasible options in the Internet, I came across this club which is conducting tours for the pilgrims to visit Kedarnath temple located in Uttarakhand. For many, visiting Kedarnath is a journey...