Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Never Too Old To Be Young Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 30, 2013 / 7,738 views

An early morning winter storm had dumped several inches of snow here in the mountains of my home. Schools were cancelled, roads were treacherous, and all I wanted to do was stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I bundled up and walked outside. The snow was over my shoes. The cold wind was chapping my lips. My 47 year old back ached in anticipation of the shoveling I would have to do if the snow...

Buffaloes Save Their Herder From The Jaws Of A Tigress

By Proloy Bagchi on December 26, 2013 / 2,268 views

I don't know how many saw the report of this rather unusual happening in the forests near Bandhavgarh A tiger had made a kill and had taken it into the bush. A herder who had taken buffaloes for grazing got somewhat curious and went too close to the kill unaware of the fact that the tiger was hiding close by. As he neared the kill the tigress pounced on him and tried to drag him into the forest. As he...

A Premature Baby's Amazing Journey Home

By Bill And Heather on December 23, 2013 / 7,047 views

Our little girl, Brooke Loudon Burmeister, was born into this world on July 11, 2013, at UCONN Health Center in Farmington, CT, after quite a scary week for mommy and daddy. We had just returned from another amazing vacation in the Outer Banks with our family, when mom noticed she wasn't feeling too much movement from our little one. Feeling fairly frightened, we visited our OB/GYN practice in Middletown, CT, and...

Your Wonderful Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 23, 2013 / 7,270 views

I just finished watching my copy of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" for what seems like the six thousandth time now. It is one of those movies that never gets old. I don't just watch it at Christmastime either. I have been known to pull it out and watch it in the middle of January, on the first day of Spring, and in the midst of a Summer heat wave. Anytime my spirits and self- worth feel down all I have to do is...

A Helping Hand

By Rupon Das on December 22, 2013 / 10,800 views

This is an incident that happened to me today. While coming back home from my mobile shopee, I encountered with an elderly person aged somewhat 65. He has dropped down his car onto a drain. There was nobody on that empty lane to help him out. It was really shaking out my heart. I walked down to the elderly man to offer my helping hand. It was impossible for me all alone to take the car out from the drain. So I look...

The Christmas Rush

By Monkeyshine on December 20, 2013 / 4,686 views

My friends and I recently had the idea to set up Christmas mornings for the homeless. We would do this in a quick, flash-mob-esque style and surprise them with all sort of treats. We filmed it all and compiled it into 2:00 minutes. Here is our video that we hopes spread joy and inspires kindness in all who watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTK8AlYkMw Sincerely, Jonathan Michael Lynch Monkeyshine...

Pay It Forward, It Will Start A Wildfire

By Linda on December 20, 2013 / 2,160 views

A while back we were with friends eating breakfast and a homeless man came in asking what he could do to work for food. The waitress said nothing. I told the waitress to give him breakfast and I would pick up the tab. Another person asked the waitress if he could pay for the man's food and she said it was already taken care of. He then proceeded to give him a gift card so he could eat later!!! Pay it forward....

Dig Deep

By Kurtis Merritt on December 19, 2013 / 5,820 views

Buried deep is a treasure I long to find, this treasure would make me rich in endless ways. Great thing about this treasure is I'm the only one who knows where it is buried, only I know the route to it and its exact location. There is one huge problem with getting to this treasure there are countless of obstacles in my way and I just been so weak to fight threw it all, if I could just find this treasure oh the...

A Christmas Memory

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 17, 2013 / 7,403 views

"Christmas is no fun when you're poor", I thought to myself as I slowly climbed the steps to my cold, damp apartment. I was a young, struggling, substitute teacher whose calls into work had been few and far between. Money was tight, bills were due, and it was Christmastime. My wife and I couldn't even afford to get gifts for each other and the only gifts we could get for our young daughter and son were a few stuffed...

From Homeless To A Real Big Change In Life

By Jerri Jean Stoddard on December 16, 2013 / 2,293 views

Life was changed on March of 2011. Me and my new husband were told by Seattle police department not to return to our home. We were told days after that we lost all of our belongings. We were newly married and just starting out as man and wife. We eventually found our way to Nicklesville in west Seattle where we stayed with my service dog Mary, a Chug. We were living in a tent and were surrounded by rats every night...

This Will Make You Smile

By Curt Struna on December 14, 2013 / 3,486 views

A long time ago, I was picking up a friend who had been babysitting. As I was waiting for him, I noticed a cage and looked inside. Inside the cage there was a cute little hamster, and I put my finger up to the bars of the cage to pet him. He bit me. I went to the bathroom and washed the blood off of my hands. When I came back I was told, “You missed it! You should have seen it! After you left, the hamster...

Seasonal Greetings!

By Mike Farris on December 11, 2013 / 2,394 views

To all my Non-Christian, and Liberal Democrat Friends: Please accept with no obligation, expressed or implied, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non- addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect...

The Lady With The Sad Eyes

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 09, 2013 / 2,530 views

It was early December and I was driving my children over an hour to a distant mall to do some Christmas shopping. We were finally nearing the exit that would take us there. I smiled and sang quietly along to the song playing on the radio. Then just as we pulled off I noticed a figure holding a sign at the end of the highway exit. "It is probably someone trying to catch a ride south," I thought to myself. When I...

Love Is Your Natural Vibration!

By Karen Tysver on December 09, 2013 / 2,920 views

“When the solution is simple. God is answering.” ~ Albert Einstein Our energy, our very personal vibration reflects who we are. It is who we are. Whatever vibrational frequency we are currently at, whether it is of love or fear, is what the universe is vibrating back to us. It’s that simple. Knowing this, it only makes sense to vibrate at the frequency of love! Love does not need an object. Love...

Live With Life

By Billy Jaw on December 06, 2013 / 2,275 views

I always have this dilemma of what will happen to my life many years from now. I have been afraid of failures and setbacks. More often, my heart is broken, disturbed, and sick. This what makes me weak and absent. There's one time when i looked at the mirror, I saw nothing but a gloomy nightfall and everything in me was shutting down. There's something dragging me down to my knees and i just can't explain what it is....

Harnessing An Inner Challenge

By Suzie Daggett on December 04, 2013 / 2,421 views

If touching into the spiritual world is new to you, it may be hard to find a group to share experiences and support your new found sense of self. Getting an exciting job, a new car, or going on a vacation, are things that are visible to others and generally acknowledged with awe. When was the last time a colleague or family member exclaimed about your newfound self? Your new shoes, TV yes; your inquisitive sense of...

A Prime Example Of Why One Shouldn't Judge People

By Laura B. on December 04, 2013 / 2,145 views

Sometimes it pays to be nice. I just had a client that I'm sure no one in their right mind would have taken (I'm a hair stylist). He had long knotted hair, no teeth, carrying his life basically in bags with him. Immediately I think he's homeless or on drugs and isn't going to pay, but he caught me on a good day. So I said let me just be nice to this poor man and fix his hair up. After a few uncomfortable...