A Single Gesture of Love

2,611 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on March 18, 2026

My new story is about how a single gesture of love can change a life. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. Not everything you learn in school comes in the classroom. Sometimes academia falls short. Sometimes the wisest lessons come at the most unlikely times. One of the greatest lessons I ever learned didn’t...

Tiny Little Acts Of Kindness

2,549 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on March 25, 2026

I walked into the store recently to buy another week’s worth of groceries for me and my sons. As I went through the doors I saw a man struggling to separate two shopping carts stuck together. When he got them apart he pushed the first one to me with a smile. I thanked him and started going up and down the aisles. They were...

Yesterday I went to a local bread shop near my work

2,396 views | Posted by Naomi on March 24, 2026

Yesterday I went to a local bread shop near my work, to grab some bits for my breakfast and lunch. Unfortunately the online payment system decided then was a good time to go offline, after about five attempts to get ot to work. As I didn't have any cash on me, the person serving, said they would hold my purchases if I wanted...

Someone stayed on the phone with my mom in a parking lot

2,390 views | Posted by A friend on March 26, 2026

A while back my mom got turned around driving in an area she didn’t know well, she isn't good with Google map or anything of that sort, for whatever reason it all hit her at once. She pulled into a parking lot, got overwhelmed, and called the number on a nearby business sign just to ask for directions because she was too flustered...

A small kindness from a stranger that stayed with me for years

2,345 views | Posted by zaramalikdollface on March 17, 2026

I was traveling alone after a long day of delays and missed connections. By the time I reached the train station it was late evening, the kind of quiet where everything echoes and most people are just trying to get home. My train wasn’t coming for another hour. My phone battery was almost dead and I hadn’t...

To me this is love

2,338 views | Posted by Amie Hanson on March 21, 2026

My husband noticed that no one was eating the oranges. I said that I think I subconsciously avoid them because I have eczema on my hands and peeling them hurts the little cuts. The next day this was in the fridge. He proceeded to peel 6 oranges for me every Sunday to last the week, and has continued to do so...

A Beautiful Bond Between Kids and Seniors

2,337 views | Posted by LaLionneEcossaise on March 20, 2026

My late mother spent her final years in a wonderful assisted living facility. Pricey (private pay, no Medicare) but they ran the place like a resort, not a nursing home. Very near the facility is a daycare. With parental permission, the daycare would make “field trips” around each major holiday to visit with the...

Several strangers helped me get home safe in Nashville

2,312 views | Posted by Whatyawantbudbud on March 19, 2026

A couple years ago I was visiting Nashville and went out on Broadway. Around 1 a.m. I was way more dr*nk than I should have been. While getting into a taxi near the stadium I dropped my phone without realizing it. I couldn’t even remember what hotel I was staying at. Eventually the taxi driver dropped me off somewhere and I...

Kindness is free in life. Please use it to help others

2,298 views | Posted by Jess on March 27, 2026

I have been sick since Tuesday, causing me to miss work. I moved out here to a new apartment where I am after surviving homelessness and DV. I head back to work tomorrow and I'm excited, even though it's a two hour walk from me, I'm just trying to continue to pick up the pieces to my life on my own. I ran...

A stranger helped my dad in a way I’ll probably never forget

2,209 views | Posted by zaramalikdollface on March 16, 2026

This happened when I was a kid, but it’s one of those moments that stuck with me for years. My dad and I were at a grocery store late in the evening. It was one of those quick “run in and grab a few things” trips. I remember being tired and leaning on the shopping cart while he checked out. When the...

Kindness of coworkers while I was without a vehicle

2,173 views | Posted by A friend on March 23, 2026

I've been dealing with car issues recently. My alternator went out and after I had it maybe 3 weeks, that one went out as well. It's been repaired again. Anyway, my coworkers were incredible in giving me rides to and from work so I didn't have to take any time off. My mobile mechanic even dropped me off and...

Dear Barbara in the Louisiana Walmart parking lot

2,019 views | Posted by A friend on March 18, 2026

You saw me slowly shuffling and limping across the parking lot and not being able to bend, twist or lift my groceries into the trunk of my car. You chose to come over and ask if I needed help. And I really really did! Thank you for this very small kindness. Sincerely, Someone learning to accept the...

My wife and I had our miracle baby today

1,955 views | Posted by A friend on March 12, 2026

Keeping the story as short as I can, my wife and I tried for 5 years to have a child, 3 years of it doing fertility treatments. It was such a toll on both of us, so we stopped, thinking that was not what we were meant for. We spent the past 2 years content in chapter we were in. Then, we were surprised to...

Note my daughter left for me in my office this morning

1,921 views | Posted by A friend on March 13, 2026

She sneaked it in my office so I didn’t see it until after I dropped her off at school. She’s getting pizza and lots of hugs later for sure. Cute additional context, she knows my favourite colours are green and...

I recently found this note my Mom wrote

1,919 views | Posted by a friend on March 30, 2026

My parents passed away less than 2 years ago (one year apart) and I recently found this note my mom wrote. They were married in 1955 and were together until the end. Side 1: "3/11/55 Friday My darling came tonight! How glad I was to see him. He’s my angel!! He got to Wesleyan and...

Witnessed a stranger comfort a crying person, and now I’m also crying

1,838 views | Posted by A friend on March 30, 2026

I took my dog to the park and we posted up at a respectful distance from a young man who was already there. After about ten minutes he gets up and moves further away, then starts absolutely wailing. I mean like full body sobs, we all know the kind. I’m trying to mind my business while also wondering if I should...

Co-Workers Kindness

1,740 views | Posted by Mary Anne Hartung on March 31, 2026

I had an emergency surgery. When I woke up, I was unable to walk and had to undergo 4 months of occupational and physical rehab. When I was finally able to return to work, I faced quite a challenge. I had to use a walker at first and then a cane. My office was across a very large building. However, there is a service entrance that...

Giving To Yourself

1,630 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on April 1, 2026

I have been writing for many years now and over that time I have gotten a lot of letters and e-mails of appreciation from people my simple words have touched. One time, though, I got something that surprised me. It was a pre-paid card with $250.00 dollars on it. The person who sent it said she wanted to do something nice for me since my...

Saved a stranger from receiving an expensive parking ticket

1,627 views | Posted by A friend on March 31, 2026

I had lunch on a patio the other day and noticed a bylaw officer working down the street checking meters. There was an SUV right across from the patio’s time was up, and the meter was flashing time expired in red. I walked over and quickly topped it up, which made it jump back to 30 minutes. I saw the owner, a guy...

So my 3 year old daughter and I were on our way to the park

1,530 views | Posted by A friend on April 2, 2026

On the way to the park we pass over a small bridge that my daughter calls the troll bridge. This bridge is about 20 feet over a small stream. On this day there were a bunch of angsty teens hanging out both on and under the bridge. Right at the entrance to the bridge is a girl who is doodling in a notebook. She had...