Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

My 4 Year Old Son Accidentally Started A Donut Economy By Being Kind

By A Friend on June 01, 2026 / 3,074 views

A little kindness goes a long way. We were sitting in the Dunkin drive thru around 6:30 this evening. (You hush. Mama needs her coffee. I don’t care what time it is.) The young lady at the window seemed exhausted and frazzled. My youngest son said, “Mom, will you tell her I love her?” I passed on his message. “My 4 year old asked me to let you know that he loves...

A Small Interaction With My Neighbor Completely Made My Morning And Reminded Me Why Community Matters

By Emily on June 01, 2026 / 2,727 views

I was walking outside earlier today feeling a bit overwhelmed and just stuck in my own head about all the things I need to get done. I probably looked visibly stressed out or distracted while walking down the street, completely oblivious to my surroundings. Out of nowhere, one of my neighbors who was out watering their garden noticed me, gave a huge wave, and paid me a really genuine, unexpected...

Kind Stranger Next To Me On A Flight To California

By Amanda on May 30, 2026 / 3,045 views

In March 2019 I was living in Austin, Texas and I jolted awake and checked my phone to see my sister called which if you know my sister that's not normal. I called her back and found out my dad had a heart attack and was headed to the hospital. I immediately book a flight and my mom (she was visiting me in ATX, they are divorced) drove me to the airport. I was a wreck. I'm super close with...

A Gentle Reminder

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 29, 2026 / 2,933 views

I had a powerful dream last night. I was driving an old blue pick-up truck along a dusty, country road. I had no idea where I was going or how I got there. Suddenly I saw a short, stout man with black hair and thick glasses walking along the side of the road. I stopped and offered him a ride. He climbed in and we rode along in silence for awhile. Then I realized something. The pick-up I was driving was my...

“Pleasantly Confused” Woman Makes My Whole Day

By Usandthings on May 28, 2026 / 2,970 views

I work as a nurse practitioner in a hospital, and as anyone in healthcare can tell you, it can be a grind. Rude patients, hard cases, heavy work load. Anyway, I’m trudging through my day and I walk into a patient’s room- she’s about 75, dementia but “pleasantly confused”- and say “hello my name is usandthings and…” her face absolutely lights up, she cuts me off...

A Real Life Good Samaritan Got Me Out Of A Tight Spot Yesterday

By BlackEagle367 on May 27, 2026 / 2,693 views

I wanted to share an experience that happened yesterday which has fully restored my belief that there are genuinely kind and decent people out there. At around 2pm, my partner and I were driving to a countryside pub just south of the M25 (London, UK), and about 0.5 miles away from a petrol station my car ran out of fuel. I pulled over with my hazards on, and wondered why the car behind wasn't...

An ER Visit From Hell Brightened By A Random Act Of Kindness

By A Friend on May 26, 2026 / 2,969 views

In August of 2020, my daughter (10 years-old at the time) and I went over to a friend's house for a BBQ. It was early in the pandemic, which will be important later on in the story. The kids swam in the pool and were bouncing in their trampoline. At one point, I hear screaming and run over to the trampoline. My daughter is in shock (not even crying at that point) and her arm is hanging by her side in a...

Passenger Complimented Me On My Smile

By George on May 26, 2026 / 2,413 views

This happened summer last year but I felt like sharing. On a rather warm summer evening I was working at a train station, it was during rush hour so it was pretty hectic and I was helping a passenger find the train he was intending to get. Out of nowhere he comment "by the way every time I come through here you have the biggest smile" Me: "Oh really? Thank you so...

I Just Started At This Job Two Weeks Ago And My Coworkers Got Me A Birthday Card

By Rebecca on May 25, 2026 / 2,481 views

So my birthday was May 2nd and I started this job on May 11th. I was not expecting a birthday card at all. I was definitely on the verge of tears, but I didn’t want to cry because I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop. Really made me feel seen and...

Faith In The Middle Of The Storm

By James Goodrich on May 25, 2026 / 2,692 views

When things are going right, the family is happy, work is going well, we’re getting good breaks, we know God is in control, He is on the throne, He’s directing our steps. But having faith doesn’t exempt us from difficulties. The storms of life come to every person. Someone walks out of our life, we lose someone to an illness, business slows. In the difficult times it’s easy to ask, God...

Medical Support Bear

By A Friend on May 22, 2026 / 2,709 views

I had to get a small procedure done today and I had to be put under. I brought a teddy bear with me for comfort and emotional support. When I woke up, I saw that the nurses gave my emotional support teddy bear a medical mask and a mini bonnet cap to match mine. I just thought this was so sweet and cute, and it made me smile when I came...

A Guy On A Train Gave Me A Piece Of Candy And It Saved My Life

By A Friend on May 21, 2026 / 2,913 views

A year and a half ago, I was mentally at my lowest. My girlfriend broke up with me, one of my best friends started hating me, I was made fun of often in school. All my life, I've been made fun of. For my appearance, for my clumsiness, for being cringy and emotionally unstable. I was just tired of everything and everyone. I wasn't particularly good at anything, and I've almost never had...

I Didn’t Expect Bird Feeders To Become Part Of My Daily Routine, But Here We Are

By A Friend on May 20, 2026 / 2,851 views

Some months back I was feeling heavy, not the heavy of a crisis, but that everyday weight work deadlines, noise all day long, way too much screen time. I needed something easy to turn down the noise in my brain and one weekend I set up a couple of bird feeders outside my bedroom window, frankly expecting it to be a short-lived experiment. The first couple of days yielded nothing and I started...

Remember That Small Acts Can Go A Long Way

By A Friend on May 20, 2026 / 2,973 views

It’s amazing how a single, passing comment can change someone’s entire day. Today I went out for a walk between classes. It wasn’t different from any other day, but I was stopped this time. A woman passing me commented that my bag had lovely colors, which I could hardly believe since it’s a raggedy thing. What threw me, however, was her genuine smile and the sweetest English...

Love And Pain

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 19, 2026 / 2,655 views

I hurt my back as a boy and it never quite healed right. I don’t know if it was from playing football, lifting weights unsupervised, or wrecking my bike. But for over 40 years now my back has been in pain every single day. No amount of stretching it, exercising it, cracking it, popping it, icing it, heating it, or resting it makes the pain go away for long. Doctors and Chiropractors haven’t been...

I Installed My Baby Girls Car Seat. My First “real Dad” Thing. Best Morning Ever

By A Friend on May 18, 2026 / 2,273 views

Wife and I have been trying for years and we (mostly her) went through the IVF route and she is finally pregnant and we are 24 weeks along. Today she asked me to install the car seat so that our dog can get used to it being there. Took me a full hour and after no texts or call back, a couple of YouTube videos that didn’t help, I finally got it installed by myself :). Wife came out...

Bought An Orchid For A Publix Employee For Mother’s Day

By Kat on May 18, 2026 / 2,413 views

I just wanted to yap about this interaction I had the other day and don’t really have anyone to talk to about it. I was at Publix buying a few items. At the self checkout, an employee was there greeting customers and monitoring the self checkout. She was talking to herself a lot, just thinking out loud. She said “hm I think this is what I asked my son for for Mother’s...