Kindness that made me cry

2,698 views | Posted by A friend on October 8, 2026

I was buying a meal at a self-service place I've always gone to every morning at my campus since the last semester. First I grabbed a plate, then put rice on it, then I went to the food basin where they put soy sauce egg (I eat rice with egg and soy sauce every morning). I was looking at the eggs thinking which egg...

A stranger did me a small kindness years ago, and it has stayed with me ever since

2,572 views | Posted by A friend on October 15, 2026

About 6 years ago, I was a student at a college, and I was at the bus stop late at night. My phone was dead, I had no money, and the last bus had already left. A man who was waiting for the bus as well, saw that I was upset, and he offered to pay for the auto that would take me home. He told the driver to make sure I...

My Dad Bought My Handbag And Purse From Me

2,507 views | Posted by A friend on October 6, 2026

To make a long story short, a while ago, I bought a beautiful handbag and a beautiful purse. They are no longer produced by the company who made them. I still have the authentic labels attached. I am 24 and in dire straits financially. I told my father that I’d be selling the bag and purse (which I love so much), because...

After 18 months homeless, my cat and I finally have a place to call home

2,486 views | Posted by ThreeDaysNish on October 9, 2026

After being homeless for a year and a half, my cat and me are sleeping in our new apartment tonight. Balou (11) is my baby, I adopted him when he was 5. When I became homeless I had to give him up or I wasn't allowed into shelters. So I chose him. It was a rough year, he got cancer along the...

My hotel housekeeping guy made me realize how much the smallest acts of kindness can mean

2,483 views | Posted by A friend on October 14, 2026

I am currently living in a hotel away from home, and there is this housekeeping guy who cleans my room almost every day. He barely speaks English, so we can barely communicate, but man, he is genuinely one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Every time he cleans my room, I can tell he puts his heart into it. He...

Complimented an elderly woman on her birthday

2,357 views | Posted by a friend on October 13, 2026

It was just such a wholesome and sweet moment and I wanted to share it. I was at a grocery store with my partner and we saw her across the way. She was in a very cute blue and purple outfit, and overall dress with a patterned top underneath, she just looked so adorable! I said something to my partner and we kept...

82-year-old Grandad struggling with dementia drew this

2,252 views | Posted by A friend on October 16, 2026

I saw it in his room along with two other drawings, also of another fish and a bird. He’s fished all of his life and can’t really do it anymore due to his inabilities from aging. He never was an artist and nobody knew he had talent like this and he was so chill about, I’m so amazed and impressed....

I will never forget you or what you did for us

1,781 views | Posted by Xavier on October 22, 2026

I am writing to share my deepest appreciation for a beautiful stranger who was on the Sydney ferry. I was travelling with my 78-year-old father, who has early-stage dementia and uses a walking frame. It was his first trip out in months after his treatment, and he was extremely disoriented and anxious because of the crowd at...

Complimented by a stranger in my local area more meaningful

1,766 views | Posted by Tanya on October 21, 2026

I work on the reception of a large corporate building in the City and engage with clientele who speak the King's English. Last year, I suffered mild hair thinning, and I have been fortunate enough to get it growing again. At work, I wear my uniform, shoes, immaculate makeup, wear my hair up, watch my posture, and just...

The Music You Share

1,763 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on October 20, 2026

My two adult sons both have special needs and are on the Autism spectrum. My youngest son has a more severe type and doesn’t speak much. A few words when he wants something are the most we can get out of him. He does love listening to music, though, especially Christmas music. Well recently he discovered that on our cable...

I'm 62 and volunteer at a food bank. My fellow volunteers have helped restore my faith in humanity

1,525 views | Posted by Michael on October 24, 2026

For the past six months, I've volunteered at a food bank in Port Townsend, Washington. I recently wrote about what I've learned from the people we serve. My fellow volunteers have changed me just as much. The world, especially the U.S., often feels hostile and divided right now, and it's hard to feel...

A Small Town Laundromat

1,452 views | Posted by A friend on October 24, 2026

Went into a small town laundromat that already supplies free tide pods and dryer sheets. Saw this note and some extra quarters added today. I cashed $20 of quarters, did 2 loads, and added to the...

I'm a school bus driver. I had a rough day yesterday with a parent

1,390 views | Posted by A friend on October 26, 2026

I'm a school bus driver. I had a rough day yesterday with a parent, and a different parent gave me some arroz con leche and her phone number this morning. Bus drivers get so much grief over little things, even when it's simply because they are following district policy. The mom who went off on me did so because I...

When Opportunity Knocks

1,386 views | Posted by Douglas D Partello on October 26, 2026

Today my neighbor was having his large hedge, in his backyard, trimmed by a landscaping company. One of the workers nicely asked if he may enter my property to clean up fallen branches in my yard from their work. Inside my yard he noticed the multitude of bikes there. He asked if I sell those. No, I get them from the community, to...

New neighbor making sure I'm okay after not seeing me

1,291 views | Posted by A friend on October 27, 2026

Hi, this just happened to me and I just wanted to post about it because it was very very sweet and made me emotional. So I just moved countries a little over two months ago for a nursing job. I'm met these neighbors once when I was moving in, very sweet. Last Thursday I was taken to the hospital by...

“You didn’t deserve any of that, sweetheart”

1,220 views | Posted by A friend on October 10, 2026

Work was absolutely whooping my butt for 10 hours straight, I was running on 5 hours of sleep, a close loved one had died, my girlfriend broke up with me and I was stuck in extremely long, dead stopped traffic. I was barely keeping it together. The tears were just forming in my eyes and then I had a guy end up road...

An older man approached me on Chuckanut Drive. I almost walked away

1,122 views | Posted by MichaelJDigitalNomad on October 29, 2026

I was on a solo road trip, visiting Chuckanut Drive in Washington to shoot the sunset, when a gentleman walked up and asked where I was from. I'm a pretty chatty guy, but I was cautious. I’ve seen plenty of movies where someone gets shoved into the back of a van, never to be heard from again, and I know the...

The Stuff

1,119 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on October 5, 2026

I hope my new story reminds you of how little you actually need to be happy in this life. God bless you always. It was a few years ago. I was trying to get something out of my closet but couldn’t do it. There was just too much Stuff in it. You know the stuff I am talking about. The stuff that sneaks in when you...

Each Day a Birthday

1,071 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on October 28, 2026

I turned 60 years old in September. That means I have lived a full sixty years here on this world. It felt wonderful but a bit strange too. In between the cake, ice cream, presents and birthday hugs I pondered that I certainly didn’t feel 60. While my body didn’t have the energy it had in my 20's it certainly didn’t...

Home Again

1,017 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on October 12, 2026

I hope this new story of mine reminds you of the special home you carry in your heart. God bless you always. When I was a boy we lived in my Nana’s 75 year old house on a little hill above a river that was crossed by a swinging bridge. On the hill above us lived an older couple in a white house. Then when I was 11...