Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

Loving Arms

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 19, 2023 / 2,257 views

When I was in my early twenties my wife, kids, and I lived in a tiny one bedroom apartment above what used to be a drug store. We moved the dining table out of the room next to the kitchen and put it in the living room. Then we put two small beds there for our children. My son was only four and my daughter two. My wife was pregnant with our 3rd child as well. One day I was letting my wife rest in...

I'm 9 Months Pregnant, Due Any Day Now, And I Had A Nail In My Front Tire

By A Friend on May 15, 2023 / 3,194 views

I'm 9 months pregnant, due any day now, and I had a nail in my front tire. I was on my way to the auto shop to get it fixed when my tire blew out! Thankfully, I didn't lose control of my vehicle but I was so scared. I pulled into the first parking lot I could get to, which was a random motel in La Puente, CA, USA. I was so scared and contemplating what to do as my husband was at...

I Finally Got An Opportunity For A Random Act Today

By Rebecca on May 15, 2023 / 2,714 views

I finally got an opportunity for a random act today. An elderly lady's card was declined at one of the registers in front of me. While she was rummaging around unsuccessfully trying to find cash, I peeked at the balance while being called up to the next cashier. Only $15.50. I sneak attacked. She asked me..."but how do I pay you back?" I said, "You...

A Tale Of Two Coats

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 11, 2023 / 3,710 views

It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s use. It was still in pretty good shape although it was looking dingy from so many winters wear. I didn’t really need a new one but I wanted one and casually mentioned it to my daughter one day. She is such a sweet, loving soul that I should have guessed what would happen next. A few weeks later she gave me...

An Amazing Life Lesson Supported By The Universe

By Michelle on May 10, 2023 / 3,446 views

I had spent some time in the morning talking to my granddaughter about being 'generous' she had a lot of chocolate and lollies from going to the local show and buying sample bags. I asked her had she thought about how she was going to share her good fortune with her step sister? "No!" she said. Which was what prompted my gentle encouragement to share and why being generous is a...

Woman On A Mobility Scooter

By Liz on May 10, 2023 / 2,932 views

Last night I had run up to the store and I was walking and a young couple were in front of me laughing and cracking jokes about a woman's weight who was on a mobility scooter trying to load her groceries and struggling. I saw she was tearing up so I stopped and asked if I could help. She said yes and I loaded her groceries and told her to ignore those jerks. Turns out she has MS and...

A Tiny Duck!

By Ella on May 08, 2023 / 2,375 views

I work in a small but busy emergency department and, as every year, winter is picking up and our workload is very high. Anyway the last few days we’ve been finding very tiny ducks with numbers written on them all over the department. Suspecting a mischievous colleague, the paramedics or the police, but I love that someone did this to put a smile on our face when we find a tiny...

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

By Annie on May 06, 2023 / 2,933 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 / 4,210 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 / 1,876 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 / 3,326 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 / 2,761 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 / 2,587 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 / 2,774 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 / 2,598 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 / 2,822 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 / 4,077 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...