Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Do Good And Good Things Will Come Back To You

By Kera W. on November 13, 2013 / 3,421 views

As I was leaving the grocery store this afternoon, I saw a family a mother and her four kids sitting in the cold and it brought back memories from when I was a child. The little girl, about 13, tells me she likes my Under Armour sweater. I said thank you and as I'm walking to my car I start feeling sad putting the groceries in my car thinking to myself all the kids at her school that are wearing Under Armour and her...

Pass It On

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 12, 2013 / 5,584 views

Growing up in my Grandma's house as a boy was an experience that would shape me for the rest of my life. We were poor in everything but spirit, yet I learned so much about life there. My Mom, Dad, Nana, two brothers, and I were crowded into a home made from two old shanty cars and several built on rooms. I always knew what my next set of clothes would look like because I had seen my older brother wearing them the...

Catching My Dreams

By Melissa on November 12, 2013 / 5,466 views

After almost 3 months of crying, loans from loved ones, missing home, wondering if ill ever make it out here, wondering if id ever get a job that was right for me, wondering when i would be able to buy fish oil, or get a bottle of wine, wondering if id be able to spend over 30$ on groceries this week, go to yoga, or dance outside of school (and many other things I am forgetting because of the 3 glasses of wine I...

Never Give Up

By Thomas on November 06, 2013 / 9,719 views

In 2005 i was having the best time of my life i was 20 drinking recklessly parting everyday i was in my gap period in life. The following year i was to go off to university in another country and i was so excited, life could not be better than this. On new yrs eve in the morning like every new yrs eve i was in happy mood, planning with my friends, for the evening ahead everything was going great. Normally i would...

A Few Cans Of Soup

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 04, 2013 / 5,665 views

I woke up a little chilly this morning. I could feel the cold air seeping through the windows and under my front door. The bitter, North wind had brought me an early taste of the Winter to come. The weather forecast called for cold, rainy days for the rest of the week too. "It is time to break out the sweaters, thick socks, and hot chocolate", I thought to myself. Later in the day I headed to the grocery store...

Walking On Eggshells

By James Marrelli on October 31, 2013 / 5,461 views

“I hope this book will give inspiration to the thousands of individuals who have suffered abuse and violence at the hands of their parents,” said Jim Marrelli at the launch of his new book, ‘Walking On Eggshells.’ Being a firefighter and paramedic involves having to make life or death decisions under very difficult circumstances. It is a job that demands a sense of calm...

Don't Call It A Comeback

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on October 30, 2013 / 4,787 views

Recently I overcame one of the biggest hurdles I ever faced. About a month prior I decided to take on a task that I had deemed daunting for some time now. You always hear that the best way to overcome your fear is to just face it. You must make up your mind to deal with it and then just do it. That's what I did, and to my surprise it started off much better than I could have ever hoped for. So much so I had...

An Honest Pre-Schooler

By Karen on October 30, 2013 / 5,914 views

Someone left this note at the library with a shiny nickel on top. Apparently the child was very concerned that someone had lost their fortune. I thought this was so sweet and might put a smile on your face, as it did mine :)...

To Dance Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 29, 2013 / 5,646 views

A strange but miraculous thing happened the other day. I was washing the dinner dishes in our kitchen while my youngest son was watching television in the living room. Suddenly, I heard an old song from my childhood playing in a commercial. As the sweet music drifted into the kitchen. I found myself humming along, singing a few words, and even doing a little dance step or two while I placed the plates in the dish...

Respect Has Age No Bar

By Hetal on October 28, 2013 / 8,803 views

I still remember that day.. The day I was at a complex to reach to an ATM outlet to get some cash for some minor shopping. Amongst the crowd that was around the complex, what did not go unnoticed was a small boy carrying incense sticks, 2 packets in his hand and the remaining in his small cloth bag. The boy could have been around 10-12 years wearing thick spectacles. He was roaming around people asking them to...

Scruffy's Gift

By Mark Hrubetz on October 25, 2013 / 6,644 views

Scruffy was my best friend. More than any one person or anything could ever be. More than I had experienced in a lifetime. He was a true gift of love, and that's the gift he returned to me in the all-too-brief 15 years we were able to spend together. I first met Scruff when I went out to move my Wife's car...and a strange growling issued from somewhere under it as I approached. Looking underneath, there was a...

Doctors Called It Cancer. I Called It A Challenge.

By Cancer Survivor on October 25, 2013 / 7,896 views

This was me two years ago, looking pretty haggard after a 6-hour surgery. Why did I have surgery, you ask? In Oct 2010 I was diagnosed with Stage III Testicular Cancer. I had five surgeries and three months of chemotherapy - My last round of chemo was actually on Dec 31st. In this surgery, they had to remove two teratoma tumors located between my spine & the body's two main blood vessels. Only 1 surgeon in the...

Sunset In The Mountains

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 21, 2013 / 2,252 views

After enjoying a glorious day of Autumn sunshine here in the hills and forests surrounding my home I decided to take a seat on my back porch and watch its final act. Sunsets here in the mountains are a beauty to behold. They are not as sudden as the ocean or desert sunsets where nightfall follows so quickly after Sol drops over the horizon. Here it is much more gradual. This evening it started when the sun...

Same Difference

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on October 18, 2013 / 4,981 views

I was looking at a picture recently and noticed there was something different. The frame was changed. The overall picture still looked good but I couldn't decide whether or not changing the frame made it better. From this an interesting thought came to mind. At times when I was feeling down I would go to my favourite store to spend money on clothes ... alright, alright, maybe I spent it on other things as well...

The God Retires

By Jay Shukla on October 17, 2013 / 4,501 views

I was flicking through the channels last Friday when I was mesmerized by a breaking news that the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar had announced his complete retirement after playing his 200th test. This news had left all the cricket lovers around the world numb as he has been the inspiration, emabassdor and great icon of the the game of cricket. The one name which has been heard in the prayers of cricket lovers...

Knot At The End Of The Rope

By Rick Ritter on October 16, 2013 / 5,003 views

I'm not sure when this idea developed but i think it was via osmosis over time - it just percolated into my awareness as i experienced life as a trauma therapist for combat veterans and their families and later in my career working with a wider range of traumatized persons. More often than not it became evident that for many of the people i worked with i was the last stop on the road of attempting to get some...

Not Existing, Living!

By Robin Marvel on October 16, 2013 / 7,186 views

Life is made of choices. We have all heard this statement at one time or another during our journey of life. This is not just a saying to me it is my way of life. I learned at a very young age that our choices determine the successes that we achieve in our lives. You can not live in a state of blame in the present for the lifestyle you survived as a child. You have the opportunity to remove yourself from a victim to...