Surprise Coffee

By Kylie on July 24, 2021 / 2,428 views

Today I felt a little bit broken. I was up all night with a sick kid, snoring husband and a clingy dog (they are all SOOOOOO lucky I love them so much). Teaching my own 3, my high school students and using my breaks to do washing, house work and get dinner on. Then I was teaching my Year 10s period 5 when what do you see through the study window... My absolute legend of a neighbor quietly sneaking a...

When You Expect Miracles, Miracles Will Happen

By Rachelle on July 24, 2021 / 2,939 views

By Rachelle on July 24, 2021 / 2,939 views

My father and I went to lunch today. Our conversation was about the power of a positive mindset, synchronicities, saving for future dreams and just life in general. The waiter grabbed my attention half way through our meal and pointed towards the exit saying something, I didn’t hear him at first because he was behind the counter which was a fair distance away so he walked over to us and asked...

It Changes Their World

By Lauren on July 15, 2021 / 3,425 views

As I walked to my car in the local shopping mall, I saw a man who was sitting quietly with a sign that said, please help. I often give $20 but after reading these posts over the past few weeks I decided to invest time as well… I stopped and just said… come on buddy… pick up your things and let’s get you some groceries. As we walked back into the mall we...

Today Has Been A Good Day

By Kerrie on July 15, 2021 / 2,184 views

By Kerrie on July 15, 2021 / 2,184 views

Today has been a good day. My birthday wish this year was for friends & family to donate blankets & beanies to me. I ended up with nearly 30 blankets & 52 beanies! Unexpected generosity! My husband and I then packaged them up. Each day for the last week I've randomly met a rough sleeper during my lunch, had a conversation with them, bought them lunch (if they wanted it)...

Mobility Scooter

By Barbara on July 14, 2021 / 2,375 views

By Barbara on July 14, 2021 / 2,375 views

A friend/Buddhist nun’s weekend project was to sell her mother’s mobility scooter online. Joanna Lavelle is 90 and a bit more homebound these days. She and her daughter/my friend went to the shops this morning and her mother stopped to chat, as she always does, today to an elderly gentleman struggling with a rickety cane. She happened to mention the mobility scooter and he said “I...

Photos

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 12, 2021 / 2,381 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 12, 2021 / 2,381 views

I don’t own a camera anymore. Yes, I know my computer has one and my daughter is constantly taking pictures and filming little movies with her smart phone. I am talking about those old stand alone cameras that we all used to have. I am even so old that I can remember taking a roll of film over a period of weeks, mailing it out, and then waiting another two weeks to get the pictures back. And half of them...

Kindness Through Letters

By Allison Bond on July 12, 2021 / 2,206 views

Hello I am Allison and I love spreading kindness to others all around the world. I am disabled I am 24 and I’m from Arkansas I love sending love to others even if I don’t know them it’s a huge blessing being able to show God’s love, as well as my love to all these people I send stuff to I, have pen pals from different places all over the world and I handwrite each letter and...

You Can Dine Out On A Good Story

By Les Close on July 12, 2021 / 2,215 views

I was sitting at a social distance near a couple from nearby High River and we got to swapping "feel good stories" at The Little New York Bistro in Longview, Alberta. I told them about a nice woman who was ahead of me in line at a grocery store who asked me to go ahead of her since I only had 3 items. I told the woman that I would but that she has now placed a terrible burden upon me. She...

She Can't Be Real

By Kay Heitsch on July 10, 2021 / 2,288 views

This week we drove over to spend some time with Aunt Carmeleta. We don't see her very often since she lives in Tennesee. However, this past week her husband Ken drove their motor home to Michigan to attend their Campmeeting. As always, it was great to see Aunt Carmeleta. She met us at the motor home door smiling. She gave us each a big hug and scurried around to make us...

If You Give You Will Always Receive Back

By Natascha on July 05, 2021 / 2,585 views

This week, Friday, my husband and I arrived in Madeira where we will live for the next 3 months. As I had to work he went to the next big supermarket to do the grocery shopping and went home by taxi. Once he arrived he learnt that he could not pay by card and did not have any cash. The taxi driver was super nice waived the charge and told him to give him the money if he ever sees him again. What can...

A Light In The Storm

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 05, 2021 / 3,265 views

A series of massive thunder storms had battered our area recently. Heavy rains, high winds, hail, and lots of lightening had caused flash flooding, knocked down tree limbs and even toppled trees. I had spent the afternoon picking up branches out of my yard and tossing them away. Then just before I was getting ready to take my dogs for their last walk of the day the warnings came on my television and over my...

NHS Worker Returns To Ambulance To Find Gift

By NHS Worker on July 02, 2021 / 1,985 views

By NHS Worker on July 02, 2021 / 1,985 views

An NHS worker posted this photo to Twitter and said: "A busy 60-hour block of shifts this one. Came out of a house in Ainsdale to find this. Thank you." She added: "When we came outside, we found chocolate bars and drinks had been left on the step of the ambulance by one of her neighbours. It was a really thoughtful gesture, which goes a long way these days. Every act of...

An Elbow To The Eye

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 28, 2021 / 3,433 views

When I was a teenager I attended a six week summer learning program at a college. called Upward Bound and it helped disadvantaged kids get a taste of what college is like. We stayed in the dorms. In the morning we had college classes and the evenings were filled with fun activities. We did have a break in the afternoons, however. On one of these afternoons my friend, Claude and I found an old basketball and...

A Reminder From A Dog

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 22, 2021 / 4,356 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 22, 2021 / 4,356 views

It was a warm, sunny, Spring morning. I had just finished driving my son to the sheltered workshop which had just reopened after being closed on and off for over a year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. I was rushing back home, zipping along the mountain roads that I know so well, with a thousand thoughts on my mind, with a ton of wishes and worries bouncing around my brain. I wouldn’t say that I was...

An Afternoon With Dad

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 22, 2021 / 3,330 views

During the last few years of his life my Dad lived just up the road from me in a tiny home that used to belong to my Nana. He had been a widower for over 20 years by then losing my Mom when she was only 55 years old. His Mom, my Nana had recently passed away too. He was disabled and retired so he spent a lot of time alone. Several times a week, though, I would take a walk up to his house. We would...

Not A Random Act Of Kindness But One Of Love And Kindness No Less

By Zoe on June 21, 2021 / 2,545 views

By Zoe on June 21, 2021 / 2,545 views

We had a terrible weekend last weekend. Our 15 yo pet turtle died after a week of being at the vet’s. Fish we bought to make the tank less empty also died. And our 17 yo cat was in emergency vet care after stopping eating and drinking and we thought we’d have to euthanise her. Our beautiful friends who have 3 boys, the youngest is 3 months old, turn up at our place on a Friday afternoon with 2...

Every One Meet Ron, The Cool Security Guard!

By Janey on June 17, 2021 / 3,007 views

By Janey on June 17, 2021 / 3,007 views

Since my chair can’t roll in the sand, I parked it at the edge. From there, Ron and another guard carried me through the sand to another chair. When his shift was over he came to talk with me for a little while. “You might have changed a few things around here!“ He told me about his conversation with one of the owners. He said after seeing them carry me...