Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Depression Turned Out To Be My Best Friend Ever...

By Elzbieta Pettingill on August 17, 2014 / 3,265 views

If you suffer from depression, or know someone close to you who does, then you came to the right place. No, I’m not a psychologist, but if you are anything like me, chances are that your faith in psycho-therapy has diminished, if not disappeared completely. I’m here to share with you my own experience of dealing with chronic depression, how the hopelessness that comes with it had made me attempt suicide numerous...

A Forever Friendship

By Sharon Cesario on August 17, 2014 / 12,133 views

This is a story of a 45 year friendship. I met this young lady 45 years ago on her 14th birthday (January 10 1969). She told me that my friendship was the best gift she received that year. We were friends on and off for over those 45 years. Our live took different twist and turns, but inevitably on St. Patrick's Day 2012 that we again got close. My son Patrick (who died in 2007) I believe had a hand in this. The...

I Want To Live More | Anti-suicides

By Manisha Chopda on August 15, 2014 / 2,180 views

Naive and futile was I when.. I was 8, my mom punished me by not talking for a day, I wanted to give up. I was 15, when i had a fight with my best friend and he stopped talking to me, I tried cutting my hand. I was 16, I wanted to go to a beach house party, my mom didn't allow, I went nevertheless, she found out and I wanted to suicide. I was 18, bold and outrageous, I did a photoshoot for a friend,...

Creating That Confidence.

By Jefin Jaison on August 14, 2014 / 14,484 views

For a pretty long time, I never imagined I could do half of the things I have done already, there was a period when insecurities ran though my bloodstream and hesitancy boiled up to my brim. The heart said one thing and brain denied instantly, like a reflex. I fancied performing in public but I wasn’t confident of the outcome, I dreamt of giving a speech but I wasn’t confident about my fluency, I wanted to write...

Thunder

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 13, 2014 / 6,872 views

I have developed a love of thunder lately. Now, I am not talking about the kind that rumbles across the sky. I still prefer my rains to be gentle without noise, lightening, or high winds. The Thunder I am taking about isn't a storm but rather a bundle of puppy energy. Let me explain. A few weeks ago my daughter was looking through a local newspaper and saw pictures of dogs and cats up for adoption at an animal...

Creating The Kindness Ripple

By Jefin Jaison on August 12, 2014 / 10,114 views

I have always listened to my heart, I generously donate the things I could for the needy, I often share my morning snacks with street dogs, I like getting popsicles for kids near home, I help my neighbors from time to time, I pick up random litter, I always carry bags for the elderly, I stop and let the pedestrians walk across the road while im driving, I pick and hand over something that someone else dropped, I...

My Pain, My Strength

By Jee Blaquera on August 11, 2014 / 10,876 views

im just a simple person who wants everyone to be happy. my family, my friends and especially the person i love the most, HIM :) well our love story was tragic. no one died but losing him, it felt like i did. o love him.. and until now, i do.. i dont want to forget anything about him, us.. the memories i had with him doesn't feel like it's the past.. i continue to talk about it like it only happened yesterday. i know...

Hugs

By Fayth Harbour on August 08, 2014 / 11,502 views

This story is one I never thought mattered until recently. But now I see the impact it has had, and I feel the need to share it. It comes in three parts, but first, something about me: I am a hugger. Growing up, I came from a very affectionate family. Hugs, kisses and 'I love you''s were given freely and with much care and sincerity. In school, I never understood why others never touched each other much, why...

How To Change A Kid's Life In 20 Minutes

By An Eagle Scout on August 06, 2014 / 13,011 views

This story starts long ago in the dim ages, when bear and bison swarmed the forest and the prairie. Or about 2004, which ever you prefer. I was working at a sporting goods/automotive store at the time, at the customer service counter. A father and his son, who appeared to be about 11, came in and asked where the camping equipment was. I pointed them towards the two areas that held our camping merch, and was about to...

Adding Color To A Smile

By Jefin Jaison on August 05, 2014 / 9,326 views

My childhood smelled a lot like Crayons. I cannot recollect when but it was Mom who first gifted me my first box of Crayon pencils, and that was one spectacular box of ten. I was totally frenzied about sketching back then, red and yellow used to be my beloved and I hated grey for some superficial reason. I used to draw outlines with pencil first and then color the insides with crayons, having a bad day was when i...

My Inheritance

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 05, 2014 / 9,250 views

I turned on the television as I made my breakfast this morning. The commentator was going on and on about a family's bitter fight over a dead celebrity's estate. I shook my head and turned off the TV. I went back to my breakfast and ate in silence. I thought of my own inheritance. Mom, Dad, and Nana are all in Heaven now. They didn't leave me any mansions, millions, stock, bonds, planes, or yachts. What they left me...

One + Love = Family

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on August 05, 2014 / 4,709 views

Take a look at the picture. It may seem like there are two different tattoos but in fact it is actually one. It just depends on the angle at which you look at it. If you look at it standing at the person’s shoulder you would see it says “family”. If you look at it standing near the person’s hand when the arm is extended you would read “one love”. I thought it was pretty cool when I first saw it. Another...

The Wealthy Homeless Man

By Sheryl Lin Hayes on August 04, 2014 / 3,366 views

The Wealthy Homeless Man I passed this man a thousand times And a thousand times I felt such guilt Entering a house with all the trimmings While he enters the box house he built A humble man he is, named Steve Who appears to be mid-thirty Who thinks light of his dry blistery skin and his attire that’s filthy and dirty He’s more concerned about...

She Laughed

By Mary Ramsis on August 04, 2014 / 7,490 views

She laughed and laughed. She kept on laughing for a very long time. Her laugh made her whole body shake. Each time they started to think she will stop laughing, she just took a deep breath then continued laughing even louder than before. Her laugh made some of them smile, others started to laugh, just by seeing her laughing so genuinely and without even knowing the reason behind her expression of happiness. Seeing...

The Truth Behind Doilies

By Mary Nella McLaughlin on August 02, 2014 / 2,631 views

An older Scottish woman lay dying in her bedroom as she called her husband to her side. "Dear, there is a tin box on the dresser drawers. The contents are for you." Taking down the box, the elderly man opens it to find two doilies and a stack of cash. "What are these doilies about?" "Well, when we first married my mother told me the key to a happy marriage was to knit doilies whenever I felt unhappy,...

The God Of Hot Dogs

By Mary Nella McLaughlin on August 02, 2014 / 2,462 views

The most extraordinary prayer service I ever attended was at a church in one Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood. The elderly saints in the church met once a week to pray on their knees for their pastor, and their neighborhood. They prayed late into the night and sang the old spirituals. At the end of the service, they gave testimony to God’s faithfulness in their lives. One testimony I have never...

Be In Good Cheer & Enjoy The Present

By Tammy Patterson on August 01, 2014 / 7,635 views

I was job searching with my neighbor. It was a new friendship. She had been through a personal tragedy that lead to a nervous breakdown which had altered her mental state a little. While out she was so cheerful taking time to speak to people, just being kind and upbeat. I'm thinking to myself, her situation is worse than mine and she is behaving like she has zero problems. I was stressed and beginning to become...