You Don't Know How Much I Needed That Hug

By Lynn on January 12, 2024 / 1,710 views

I went to Southpoint shopping center today. My 89 year old mum who is on a mobility scooter was being a little more difficult than usual and I was stressed. We went into a cafe and I was just about to order when mum was complaining to me about the kids screaming coming from the nearby play equipment. Mum decided she did not want to stay so I got her back on scooter and she took...

My Daughter And I Were On The Receiving End Of A Colossal Act Of Kindness

By Nicki on January 12, 2024 / 1,685 views

By Nicki on January 12, 2024 / 1,685 views

My daughter and I were on the receiving end of a colossal act of kindness. She broke her almost brand new school laptop, after spilling soup onto it. I took it to a local repair shop that I had never been too. After chatting to the owner I began to cry. Being a single mum, I was struggling to comprehend how I was going to not only pay for them to check the computer, but also pay for a new...

A Gesture That Will Stay With Me For Years To Come

By Rebecca on January 10, 2024 / 1,928 views

Hello! I was the fortunate recipient of a beautiful act of kindness this weekend in a gesture that will stay with me for years to come, and I'd love to share my experience with you all. On Saturday, I worked my final retail shift at a place of which I've been employed for the last 4 years. One gentleman made me feel particularly special; this man was the first customer I happened to serve at...

I Was Sitting In The Car Waiting For My Hubby And Wondered Why He Was Gone For So Long

By A Friend on January 10, 2024 / 1,638 views

I was sitting in the car at Bunnings waiting for my hubby and wondered why he was gone for so long, he was just ducking in to grab one thing. I thought, this was a silly mistake to let him go into Bunnings unsupervised. I look towards the entrance and there he is changing someone's tire for them. He’s not one to ever walk past and not offer help. The older gentleman had shared...

The Ledge

By Anjali Mohapatra on January 10, 2024 / 926 views

The buzzing sound of the alarm clock broke my sleep. I felt a little drowsy and didn't want to get up. I tossed myself on the bed and put the pillow over my face, but nah- nothing worked. The gleaming ray of the sun crossed through my window slit and directly fell upon my pillow. I blinked! Leisurely I got up from the bed and strolled in my bedroom balcony. The view of the busy road from the...

Numbers On The Water Tower

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 08, 2024 / 1,788 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 08, 2024 / 1,788 views

Across the road from my old high school, on a hill is a water tower. Each year the seniors will sneak up to it one night and write in giant numbers the year of their graduation. This year as I was driving back from the post office I looked up at the water tower and was shocked. There was a giant number 24 on it. That couldn’t be right. When I graduated there was a giant number 84 on it. It couldn’t...

So The Other Night I'm In The Middle Of Dropping Off An Instacart Order...

By Michael on January 08, 2024 / 1,582 views

By Michael on January 08, 2024 / 1,582 views

An elder man pulled up and asked if I knew where St Luke's Hospital was located. Being that we were a bit far [from the hospital] I didn't just want to say "make a left here and go straight," so instead I told him I'll use my GPS and you can follow me. I didn't have any active orders so I figured why not? I got in my car and had him follow me. When we arrived at...

My New Year's Resolutions!

By Anjali Mohapatra on January 05, 2024 / 1,105 views

31st December, 2023! Night time… My brisk walking around the room was a clear reflection of my anxiety! But the minute and second hands in the wall clock were even faster than me. I looked at the wall clock. It was 10:42 pm. I grumbled to myself, ‘Oops! No, no, no - Only one hour and eighteen minutes left. No way! This time I’ll make it!’ I rushed to the table and grabbed a...

Kindness Through Letters

By Allison on January 05, 2024 / 1,729 views

By Allison on January 05, 2024 / 1,729 views

Hi, I am Allison I was born at 25 weeks premature I am developmentally disabled and physically disabled. At birth I wasn’t expected to survive but I did. I battled anxiety all throughout school I also got saved around age 15 recently I dedicated my life to my ministry and sharing God’s love with the world. In 2015 I lost the woman who inspired me to be who I am today and...

A Lovely Chrismastime Gesture

By A Friend on January 05, 2024 / 1,328 views

On Dec. 15, we were having lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. There was a table of six service members in uniform at a table adjacent to us. When we were wrapping up our meal, my wife pulled out her credit card and told the server she wanted to pay the bill for all six. The server was surprised and confirmed that she wished to pay for the entire table, which she did. The server...

A Kind Reminder To Look Out For Our Elderly

By A Friend on January 03, 2024 / 1,675 views

This post isnt for recognition but a kind reminder to look out for our elderly. I was at our local marketplace last week. I went to order a coffee from the food court. In front of me an elderly couple had asked how much for a medium coffee. The girl told him $4.50 he then turned around and started to count what coins he had. He then asked how much it was for a small coffee when the girl...

My Next Door Neighbors

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 03, 2024 / 1,688 views

My next door neighbors are a quiet lot. They are the most peaceful neighbors I have ever had. In 30 years living here they have never had a party, or played loud music, or had a nasty argument. They have never bothered me or caused me a single problem. When I go out my back door every morning to walk my dogs I greet them with a smile and soak in their serenity and their silence. You see, I live next to a...

Our 14 Year-old Daughter Has Been Working In The Cafe At The Pub My Husband Runs For Almost A Year Now

By Natalie on January 01, 2024 / 1,565 views

Our 14 year-old daughter has been working in the cafe at the pub my husband runs for almost a year now. She’s become so confident and capable in that time but she still remembers what it was like to be nervous to buy something at a shop. Today a young boy tried to buy some pastries but his bank card kept declining. On his third try she could see tears welling in his eyes...

It Feels Weird Posting This, But It Just Brought Me So Much Joy I Had To Share

By Rebecca on January 01, 2024 / 1,540 views

It feels weird posting this, but it just brought me so much joy I had to share. We were buying our sausages from Bunnings this morning, when the salesperson announced it was cash only. The young man in line behind us said he was heartbroken and returned to his car to see if he had any coins hidden in the console. When he didn’t come back, I went over and asked if he’d found...

Well This Kindness Takes The Cake!

By Brigette on January 01, 2024 / 981 views

I have a beautiful 97 year old Aunty who lives at home still in Germany. She regularly writes me a letter, expecially birthdays. We speak once a week on the phone. She asked if my birthday letter arrived in October. After some time we gave up and put it down to lost. Imagine my total surprise when the letter arrived. It had been on a tremendous journey. My Aunty's carer had...

TSA Isn't All Shouting About Laptops And Taking Shoes Off

By A Friend on December 29, 2023 / 1,563 views

A few weeks ago I was flying out of my local (pretty small) airport when I got in line behind a woman who didn’t speak English and by the looks of it, didn’t travel by plane often. No one in the airport spoke her language so she was becoming increasingly anxious and frantic with every interaction. As she was loading her stuff up on the TSA x-ray belt, the agent started giving...

Evergreens In The Forest

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 28, 2023 / 1,601 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 28, 2023 / 1,601 views

When I was a boy as Christmastime drew near my Dad would always go up in the woods and pick out a small evergreen tree to cut down for our Christmas tree. One year I went with him and much to the annoyance of my brothers picked the most ugly, scraggly, pine tree known to man to be our Christmas tree. My Dad, however, in his love for me cut it down and decorated it, as bad as it looked. Then after the new year...