So Proud Of Our Friend. I Can Learn Much From Her

By Annie on May 06, 2023 / 2,578 views

Sitting with a group of friends at a coffee shop in Queensland today when a fire crew pulled up to get smoko. One of our group jumped up and paid in advance for the coffees. As they approached, our group clapped and cheered. They were somewhat surprised to get this reception. They had lost one of their own this week from injuries received when fighting a big industrial fire. They came and...

Watching The Rain

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 05, 2023 / 3,703 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 05, 2023 / 3,703 views

It was a Summer afternoon a long time ago. I was a little boy watching my favorite rerun on our tiny little television set. All that was about to change, however. CRACK! BOOM! the lightening and thunder sounded. Suddenly my Mom ran into the living room, unhooked the antenna wire and dropped the metal claws into a glass mason jar by the TV. I started to complain but knew better. Mom wasn’t going to risk...

Imagine My Horror...

By Sarah on May 03, 2023 / 1,537 views

Imagine my horror when I was almost at the end of my shop and I realised I didn't have me EFTPOS card in my wallet. Almost $500 worth of the family shop and no way to pay. Faced with a 90 minute round trip home and back to get my card, what a way to ruin my Sunday. Enter a beautiful stranger... Penny Trudgett you total angel. Penny paid for my whole shop, and I transferred...

A Very Kind And Good Man

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 01, 2023 / 2,904 views

I was eighteen years old. I had borrowed my Mom’s beat-up, blue Pontiac for the day. I was driving 12 miles to the county newspaper office. I had on the seat beside me a short one page story I had written and I hoped to get it published that day. I was excited, nervous, and a little scared. What if the publisher didn’t want it? When I arrived I parked across the road and knocked on the...

Our Beautiful Daughter Ran Out Of Petrol On The Motorway

By Sarah on May 01, 2023 / 2,403 views

Our beautiful daughter ran out of petrol on the motorway yesterday afternoon about two kilometres from the service station (she has learned the lesson to not push it that far again). She rang us frightened and in a not good position so close to traffic speeding past at 110. Her partner didn't answer his phone nor did her friend. We live over an hour away and we were so...

A Huge Thank You To Those That Helped My Daughter And I

By A Friend on May 01, 2023 / 2,279 views

I wanted to post a huge thank you to those at Indooroopilly last weekend that helped my daughter and I. She had just gotten a piercing and was fine in the shop while she waiting for her sister and Aunty. After we left the store she said she felt weird and couldn’t see. My eldest and I held her either side and she fainted on the spot lwackng us holding what was like a dead weight. A...

My Eyes Are Filled With Tears As I Write This

By Marcelle on April 29, 2023 / 2,490 views

I am on the receiving end of the most astonishing acts of kindness. Three weeks ago I met a young woman, on line, who wanted to work but couldn’t do so because her English is poor and she has difficulty communicating. Retired and in my 70s I was not in a position to offer her work, but, with a background is in Adult Education I offered to teach her English. Bea accepted...

To The Kind Motorbike Rider In Kew, Melbourne

By Beck on April 26, 2023 / 2,266 views

We were both turning into the petrol station today, you were ahead of me and very nearly missed being in a terrible car accident. My heart stopped it really upset me. When I pulled into the petrol station I parked next to you. Asked if you were ok. I had been so worried. Glad you were unharmed. I went to pay, you had paid for my petrol. $85.00 … That’s a huge amount of money...

Today I Was Shopping With My Elderly Mother

By A Friend on April 26, 2023 / 2,514 views

Today I was shopping with my elderly mother. We were in the bread aisle when another elderly lady asked me the price of the bread she had in her hand. I told her it was $3.70. She said how sad it was how much everything had gone up. She said to me she wouldn't be able to afford it so asked me to put it back on the shelf. That was when my mum went to...

Saving A Single Butterfly

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 24, 2023 / 3,594 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on April 24, 2023 / 3,594 views

It was a glorious Spring day. The Earth was finally awakening from her Winter slumber. New life was everywhere. The sky was clear and blue. The air smelled sweet. The sun was kissing the world with its warmth. It was already nearly 70 degrees. I was driving to pick my son up from the sheltered workshop were he works a few days a week. On my drive I saw the daffodils and tulips blooming in...

I'd Be Proud If They Were My Kids

By Tracie on April 22, 2023 / 2,440 views

Well done to the group of teenage boys at Aldi today. Each one of them put $20 on the counter for the elderly couple at the register. They were so shocked I thought the lady might faint. All the boys waited and put all their groceries into bags for them. These boys were no older than 16. I'd be proud if they were my...

I Took 4 Girls Aged 10-11 To A Park

By Janey on April 20, 2023 / 2,217 views

One was my grand daughter they met a girl around the same age with Down’s syndrome and she joined the crew playing on swings and flying foxes and merry go round, she even took off her shoes and put them in our shoe pile. When she was leaving they yelled her name out and waved her good bye- the girls face lit up with a smile that lit up the park . Being a parent of disabled adults I...

Proud Momma Moment Yesterday

By A Friend on April 18, 2023 / 2,434 views

I took my two eldest children ten pin bowling. Once we finished our bowling games I let them have a little play on the arcade games. My son was very fortunate to win the 1000 ticket jackpot on one of the games! My children then redeemed the tickets for some prizes they liked. Whilst deciding what else they could get with their remaining tickets, they overheard two young girls say they didn't...

She Had No Idea Just How Much I Needed This Right Now

By Jenna on April 17, 2023 / 2,421 views

By Jenna on April 17, 2023 / 2,421 views

I’m in Woolies Riverlink getting a few things for back to school & I’m adding my shopping up on my calculator & checking the price on EVERYTHING. Next a lovely little girl came up to me handing me $50 & said my mummy wants to give you a gift, I said I think you have the wrong person honey. She said no i don’t & left. I looked up at her mum...

On My Way Home From Work Yesterday, I Saw The Most Lovely Thing

By Peta on April 14, 2023 / 2,374 views

On my way home from work yesterday, I saw the most lovely thing. It was raining and their were 3 young ladies waiting at traffic lights to cross a busy road. I saw a man come out of a business and give the ladies an umbrella. I put my window down and called out to him, told him he is a sweetheart, he said to tell his wife that! With a little giggle, all round, I believe we all...

Witnessed A Wonderful Act Of Kindness While On A Walk

By Chris on April 12, 2023 / 2,907 views

Yesterday was a beautiful day. While taking my dog on a walk through the neighborhood, it happened to be trash day. I was walking past the home of an elderly man in his late 80s who loves to sit in a chair in his garage during the day when the weather is nice. The garbage truck pulled up to his house and emptied his bin. Afterwards I watched the truck drive to the next house but the...

Agnihotra Yajna!

By Anjali Mohapatra on April 12, 2023 / 1,913 views

Once a young boy came home from his hostel after one year. One day he went to the backyard of their house. While strolling around the backyard, his eyes captured some unusual things which he had never noticed one year ago. Some of the fruits were in amazing sizes. He plucked a few and ate them. Then he came back and asked his mom, ‘Mama, when did you get this variety of fruits? They are so juicy and...