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Witnessed A Quiet Act Of Kindness At Winco Yesterday

By Dan on August 06, 2025 / 4,341 views

Just wanted to share something that stuck with me yesterday. I was at Winco in Kent WA, where they only accept debit cards, no credit cards or Apple Pay. A couple was having trouble paying, and it became clear they didn’t have a working payment method. They started quietly arguing, clearly stressed and overwhelmed. Then this guy, who had been behind them came up and very subtly said,...

A Random Old Couple Helped Me And My Daughter Get Home

By Dani on August 05, 2025 / 1,593 views

I felt like I needed to share this especially because of of the kindness I experienced as someone who seems to never get treated well. I was stranded 1.5 hours away from home, my car over-heated and I had my daughter at a therapy center. I tried to add coolant to my car which usually works but this time it didn't, every time I tried to drive, my gauge went up to H for my engine being...

A Gift Of Dandelions

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2025 / 3,771 views

I was a young father struggling just to earn enough to feed my family. I had gone back to college to earn a teaching degree hoping that it would help me to land a better paying job. All of the full time teaching positions were filled, however, so I found myself on the substitute list, waiting each day for the phone to ring telling me where I’d be working that day, if at all. I’d teach History one...

I Started Reading Out Loud To My Boyfriend Before Bed

By A Friend on August 01, 2025 / 2,738 views

I wasn’t really sure if he would like it or not at first. I was worried he was just humoring me when he said he wanted me to keep doing it. But tonight, he wasn’t feeling well and he fell into a restless sleep. I stopped reading and he woke up to ask me to keep going. I laughed and said “but you’re sleeping!” He said it didn’t matter, he just liked...

Monthly 'Walk And Dine' Surprise

By Laraine on July 31, 2025 / 2,722 views

I have been leading Heart Foundation Walks for 20 years, walking every Friday afternoon. We decided a few months ago to go to dinner after the walk one week each month. Today was this months Walk & Dine. We had extreme weather conditions so for only the second time in 20 years I cancelled today's walk, but we still planned to dine. Due to various reasons only six of us turned up....

When Small Kindnesses Find You At Just The Right Time

By A Friend on July 31, 2025 / 2,928 views

A little while ago, I was having a rough week, feeling invisible and just worn down. One afternoon I’d popped into a coffee shop, barely talking above a mumble as I ordered. But the barista greeted me with the biggest smile, complimented my earrings (which I’d worn on a whim), and tucked a note inside my cup that just said, “Hope today gets gentler for you.” It was...

A Simple Kind Word Can Change Everything

By Emma on July 30, 2025 / 2,619 views

Today, while waiting in line for coffee, I decided to compliment a stranger on their outfit. It was such a simple thing, but the way their face lit up made my entire afternoon. I realized in that moment how powerful even the tiniest bit of kindness can benot just for someone else, but for me, too. I walked away feeling lighter and more connected to the world around me. Lately, I’ve...

They All Had Bracelets

By Hand Pan Leann on July 29, 2025 / 2,618 views

Years ago in my twenties, I left my cushy life with $100 and a backpack. I got in a vehicle heading north with my then husband. The trip had some loose plans. My friend was driving and had some family in Portland. He was recently diagnosed with bi polar and his family decided to go on with a trip they planned to Europe instead of supporting him through this really tough time. They instead gave him...

My Wonderful Neighbor Who Doesn't Know How Much She Has Helped

By Lishler on July 29, 2025 / 1,290 views

I've just received a very unspecific diagnosis for an incurable lung disease, so I've been stressing and even antidepressants aren't helping much. My most wonderful neighbor called me Saturday and asked me to step outside. She had made burgers and homemade fries and brought me a plate and a carton of strawberry lemonade! I hadn't eaten yet, so I was very...

All Roads Lead Us Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 28, 2025 / 2,518 views

I was Lost in the city. My nerves were stressed. My muscles were tense. My heart was pounding. My hands gripped the steering wheel of my car as I circled the same city block for the tenth time. I grew up in the country and never had much experience driving in the city but I needed to pick up my daughter so here I was with my three children in the car trying my best to find the exit back to the interstate. This...

My Husband Brought A Stranger To Sleep In Our Home

By A Friend on July 25, 2025 / 2,740 views

This was several years ago. My husband was returning from his flight in New York for work. While he was waiting, he sat next to a much older lady (probably in her 70's) who was trying to return to her country (Cuba). She had been given permission to visit her child who was sick in the states, and was all alone flying back with a layover in Miami (where we live). He helped her...

Stranded Hungry Passengers - Still Smiling At How Good This Made Me Feel

By A Friend on July 24, 2025 / 2,645 views

Tiny gesture. Big feels. Yesterday I was flying home after a week away. We boarded our flight and left on time, about 1 p.m., but when we reached the destination, the pilot started circling because of bad weather. After what seemed like a couple hours, we were told they were flying us to a much smaller airport since weather in the big city was so bad and we couldn't land. Lightning,...

A Stranger Saw Me Unraveling In Silence — And Chose To Answer With Softness

By A Friend on July 23, 2025 / 2,459 views

I’ve been quietly journaling in the same spot every morning. Not for aesthetics. Not for healing. Just to keep myself from disappearing. This week, I left a single card behind. It said: “You’re allowed to begin again — without explaining why you paused.” I didn’t expect anyone to notice. But this morning, that same card...

At The Top Of The Ferris Wheel

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 23, 2025 / 2,444 views

When I was a boy growing up every year the county fair would come in September and set up across the road in the 4-H camp near my home. As soon as I was old enough I would spend every night they were there riding the big rides and enjoying the thrills of them. I learned quickly too never to eat before I was done riding if I wanted that greasy fair food to stay down. After I grew up I gave up the big...

Awesome Neighbors And An Enterprising Kiddo

By A Friend on July 22, 2025 / 2,232 views

I caught a thing on our local town group about a kid selling slushies so he could pay for his cap and gown and got on the senior trip to Great America. My partner and I walked the 9 or so blocks to find he had an old school slushie machine and 3 different syrups. He made bank off of us, and ran up to his mom and dad on the front porch yelling “I can go now!!” We all chatted,...

Love Is Still In This World. Don't Lose Hope, Don't Give Up!

By A Friend on July 21, 2025 / 2,105 views

I just wanted to share an event that happened to mom and I this morning. I have been reaching out to various plumbers and electricians trying to find someone to help me figure out what circuitbreaker switch shuts power off to our water heater so I could change out its elements. We have not had hot water in almost a month. Well only one AC & Plumbing company responded to me. They sent out one of...

Till You Give It Away

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 18, 2025 / 2,495 views

I have a unique collection. Some of it is on the wall above my computer desk. Some of it is on the kitchen counter. And most of it is tacked to the walls of my bedroom. It is a collection of pictures, of the children I have sponsored overseas, through the organization Children International, for the last 40 years. Each picture shows them growing taller, healthier, stronger, and happier. Often I can see the...