$100 Tip

By Simone on March 30, 2022 / 2,511 views

My hubby decided to get food delivered last night. It arrived and he came to talk to me about it. He said the driver was meant to be coming by bicycle according to the app but when he arrived he was in a car and looking lost so my hubby went out to him. He said, “I thought you were coming by bike.” and the driver said, “I usually do but my bike was stolen last week so my boss has...

A Huge Shout Out To Three Lovely Ladies Who Came To My Aid At The Hospital Yesterday

By Elaine on March 30, 2022 / 1,914 views

By Elaine on March 30, 2022 / 1,914 views

I had to go for some appointments, was running a little late, parked in my usual spot on the top floor. I am eligible for disabled parking, which is mainly on the ground floor, but tend to leave that for those worse off than me and just catch the lift. Unfortunately after wading through small streams of runnoff from the sideways rain that was blowing in under the roof, the lifts seem to have been victims of...

I Saw An Elderly Lady I Know Struggling

By Doug on March 28, 2022 / 2,270 views

By Doug on March 28, 2022 / 2,270 views

A couple of Christmas's ago I was walking from my car to the supermarket on Christmas eve. I saw an elderly lady I know struggling, to the point of dropping a box of expensive beers into the back of an old car. I helped her with the beers and said to her she didn't fit the mold of a beer drinker. She told me her how water service had died. She said her hot...

The Library Cat

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 28, 2022 / 2,515 views

I have always loved libraries ever since I was a boy. When you would go in the smell of the books promised fresh adventures, new learning, and wonderful imagination in their pages. Over the years I have read more books than I can count and visited the local libraries more times than I can remember. Now with the age of the internet and so many faces in screens instead of books I am concerned places like these...

5 Years Ago Our Lovely Landlord Gave Us A Weeks Free Rent As A Wedding Present

By Louise on March 24, 2022 / 2,066 views

I was overwhelmed that someone could be that kind, he is a very lovely man and a lovely landlord. We lived in that house for 3 years before buying our own home. Fast forward to present day, I received a text message from our cleaner apologising as he would be unable to come for that fortnight's clean as his wife had gone into labour and through some complications required a c-section....

Papa Joe

By Alesha on March 22, 2022 / 4,379 views

By Alesha on March 22, 2022 / 4,379 views

My Papa Joe is 85 and has been faithfully married to my grandma for 60 years. His memory is slipping and he is really slowing down. Today, he asked me to take him to Walmart because he wanted to get out of the house. I was thankful he asked because, as many of us know, he shouldn’t be driving. I thought it would also benefit grandma to have the house to herself for a while, not having to worry...

Unleash Your Spring

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 22, 2022 / 2,145 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 22, 2022 / 2,145 views

It was a morning in March here in the mountains of my home. The weather forecast had called for another 5 inches of new snow for the weekend. But for the moment March was allowing Mother Nature to unleash a little Spring here. The golden sun was slowly rising over the trees. The temperature was inching up from chilly to warm. In the yard among the brown, dead leaves, a single dandelion had popped its yellow...

FOLLOW THE TUG!

By Kay on March 21, 2022 / 2,959 views

Went to lunch today. Was ready to go when a gentleman came In and needed a table with a plug for his phone. Mine had one. I have no idea if others did, but almost all tables were empty. I told him he was welcome to that table as I was leaving anyway. We exchanged pleasantries and I left. As I went to my car I just felt a tug in my heart and next thing I know I’m in the drive thru. I ordered a...

Just Say It

By Dana on March 21, 2022 / 2,541 views

A few weeks ago I followed the tug when I saw a mum walking her dog and child for their morning walk. I had my window down and the lady was wearing a really cool jumpsuit. I yelled out "I love your jumpsuit!" as I was driving past. She smiled a little stunned as I drove off. Ran a few errands and then filled up the car. I saw the same lady in the petrol station and as she was...

I Met A Man Today

By Lauren on March 21, 2022 / 2,587 views

By Lauren on March 21, 2022 / 2,587 views

I met a man today. It was only 20 mins or so, fleeting really, but had such an impact on the rest of my day. Today I had the distinct pleasure of meeting an elderly gentleman named Jack Connell. He is 91 years young. Almost fully blind. And partially deaf. But he still has his humour, his wit and most definitely his old world charm. While getting a pedicure at a nail salon in...

The Long And Winding Road

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 17, 2022 / 2,932 views

I knew I wasn’t adopted when I was growing up. My older brother, Eddie and I looked too much alike and our faces were the perfect combination of our Mom’s and Dad’s. Still, I did feel different. My oldest brother, Tony was confident and outgoing. He could tell a story that kept you smiling and laughing all the way through. He still can, in fact. Eddie was also confident and had so many...

Kindness Is Everywhere

By Manndi Wilkins on March 16, 2022 / 3,377 views

Last night, during the first of my eldest son’s three basketball games, we happened to be sitting next to a lady with a young son. The little boy looked slightly younger than my youngest son, who happened to be sitting nearby. At one point in the game, the little guy looked over to my son, and adorably said: “Wanna be my friend?”. Unfortunately, I was not privy to this precious plea, but my...

My Grandma

By Rachel on March 14, 2022 / 4,401 views

By Rachel on March 14, 2022 / 4,401 views

My Grandma is 95 years old, she still lives independently and happily at home.... She has looked after her body her whole life, never drank or smoked a day in her life. I admire her for so many different things. She appreciates the little things in life like having cups of tea, staying informed with everything that goes on in the world while sitting in her recliner chair but...

Wigs For Kids

By Sarah on March 12, 2022 / 2,474 views

By Sarah on March 12, 2022 / 2,474 views

Today my 7 year old daughter cut her hair to donate it to make wigs for kids and also raised over $600. This was something she decided on her own and even though she was scared she knew that her sacrifice "is going to make another kid happy". Tiny little thing, biggest heart...

Random Act Of Kindness After An Awful Day

By Simonne on March 12, 2022 / 2,440 views

Yesterday my daughter's 12 week old puppy was injured and we needed to take him from Wollongong to Miranda for emergency Vet treatment. The drive was long and sad with a very sick pup. After news of the likely extensive (and very expensive) treatment we left pup at the hospital for the night for observation and further treatment today. We needed to pause, chat about the day and have something to...

Who Are We?

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 09, 2022 / 2,129 views

I stopped to take a peek at my 55 year old face before shaving this morning. The wrinkles around my eyes and on my forehead were deeper than ever. My face’s baby fat had fled long ago. My thin skin was speckled with age spots. The black hairs on my balding head had mostly been replaced with gray ones. There was some white whiskers on my chin too. All in all I was looking older than ever. Still, when I...

Double Whammy

By Jeni on March 07, 2022 / 2,530 views

Double whammy today, there was a storm and I saw a dog running in the road, cars just missing him. I stopped, put my hazard lights on & he quite happily jumped into the back of my car! I sat there wondering what to do next, when a car pulled up next to me, concerned because I had my hazard lights on. I jokingly said '"you haven't lost a dog have you" and...