Brief exchange of kindness in the grocery story when I needed it most

1,752 views | Posted by A friend on November 3, 2025

So within the last couple weeks, my wife of 10 years told me she wants to separate and it's been very hard. I've had a rough couple of days and on my way home from work today I stopped by the grocery store. As I was heading to checkout, a man stopped me and out of nowhere started to talk to me. I forget how it...

A story to share

1,676 views | Posted by A friend on November 12, 2025

Hi. I've been looking for a place to share this story, because I often think about it and when I do, it makes me happy. Around 15 years ago, I was working at a care home in a small town. It was a nice residential home and everyone was treated well. We had an elderly gentleman, John, who had been a WW2 soldier. He was lovely...

Growing Up Little

1,673 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on November 4, 2025

Here is my new story. It is for anyone who has ever felt little and afraid. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. When I was 4 years old my parents entered me in Kindergarten. Because I was born on September 29th they were given the option of letting me enter early or wait a whole extra year. I was a good reader and...

The Store Did Me A Favor Today. So I Do A Favor For You

1,495 views | Posted by A friend on November 6, 2025

I’m sitting here on my lunch break writing this as I just witnessed it. For context, I’m a Shift Supervisor for a retail drug store chain in the USA. Currently the USA government has shut down, unfortunately it’s impacting people who are on government assistance. One form of government assistance in the USA is...

Fixed a kid’s broken toy today and it weirdly made my day

1,475 views | Posted by A friend on November 3, 2025

My neighbor's little kid (maybe 5 or 6) came to the gate this afternoon with a broken plastic robot. One leg had snapped off and he looked ready to cry. I didn't have glue or tools, just random junk in a drawer, so I grabbed a paperclip and some tape and tried to make it stand again. It looked stupid but somehow worked the...

Thanking the Local Sandwich Manager who went Above and Beyond

1,449 views | Posted by A friend on November 13, 2025

I am a full-time caregiver to my mom is handicapped from 3 strokes, and has stage 4 cancer so she us often times in a wheelchair that I push, but when she has strength she uses her walker. She is left side paralyzed, so she moves and thinks slowly. We often time get a sandwich and split it because it's cost effective because...

A Dog's Approach To Life

1,414 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on November 14, 2025

Our minds are weird things sometimes. My mind can often handle crisis with a calmness and coolness that is amazing. But when my days are going good and problem free, it will create fear and drama in my dreams. This happened last night. I was in the middle of a particularly nasty dream when suddenly I felt my dog, Sweetie licking my face and...

I was on the train and someone handed me this note

1,409 views | Posted by A friend on November 7, 2025

I was on my way home from a long day at work. I heard paper tearing, but I kind of tuned it out as one does on public transportation. When the train door opened, a guy handed me this and bolted. I looked around confused before reading it and it immediately brought a smile to my face. The note reads: "You look nice....

A cute note I got from a stranger on a flight

1,399 views | Posted by A friend on November 10, 2025

So this story if from May 2024, I was returning from a family trip In Turkey enroute to Mumbai, India. There was this girl sitting behind me on flight and asked me for my power bank because her phone was dead, I gave it to her but unfortunately it did not have enough juice to get it on. I felt bad, I immediately got up...

A Single Act Of Kindness

1,391 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on November 18, 2025

My new story is about how a single act of kindness can change a life. I hope you enjoy it. God bless you always. When I was a young man just starting college I began to write my first articles for a local county newspaper. I hadn’t been doing this for long when I received a letter from a young woman who got the...

My neighbor shovels my driveway every time it snows

1,349 views | Posted by SunshineLD on November 5, 2025

I live alone and have a bad back, so winters are rough. Last year my neighbor started clearing my driveway before I even woke up. I’ve tried paying him, baking cookies, everything-he just laughs it off and says “just pass it on.” People like that make me believe in community...

Stopped to help a stranded mom with two kids on the highway. Added an hour to my commute after a 12-hour shift. No regrets

1,219 views | Posted by A friend on November 10, 2025

Was driving home after a 12-hour shift, dead tired, when I saw someone on the side of the highway with their hazards on. It was getting dark and starting to rain. Should've kept going. I was exhausted, still had a 40-minute drive ahead of me, and honestly just wanted to collapse on my couch. But I pulled...

Ryder's Friend, Mike

1,182 views | Posted by Leanne on November 11, 2025

I have an amazing special needs son named Ryder. He is 11 and on the autism spectrum. As a parent to a child with special needs you carry certain worries and insecurities sometimes.. like will my kid ever fit in ? Will he make friends? Can he find his happy place in this world? Through our adventures we have discovered...

My Mom Wrote This On The Wall

1,171 views | Posted by Liv on November 13, 2025

My mom wrote this on the wall next to my dad’s tool bench 25 years ago and he still has it up. They’ve been married 30 years now and my dad brings a bouquet back every time he goes to the grocery store. My mom dries them if they’re roses and stacks them above the shelves to decorate the kitchen (which is common...

Risking my job as a lunch lady by feeding kids with no lunch money

1,131 views | Posted by A friend on November 17, 2025

I work as a lunchlady in a high school. Our school does not get free lunch unless you are approved for it. For that paperwork has to be filed for the student to receive it. Many times that does not happen and many times the kids do not have lunchmoney. Protocol is to give them an alternative meal that consists of a cheese...

To the beautiful strangers who paid for my massage at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

1,009 views | Posted by Jane on November 12, 2025

I took a vacation I couldn’t really afford. I did it with a Costco vacation package. But still. I’ll be paying off this credit card bill for quite awhile. I don’t even care. It was so freaking worth it. Best vacation I’ve ever had and most beautiful (and swanky) hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Kaua’i...

Saw a kid crying alone at a bus stop and couldn’t ignore it

1,003 views | Posted by A friend on November 19, 2025

This morning I noticed a small kid sitting alone at the bus stop with tears rolling down his face people were walking by but something told me to stop and check. Turns out he had lost his way trying to get to school I sat with him, helped him call his parent, and waited until they arrived. His mom hugged him so tightly...

A wholesome note at a bus stop

993 views | Posted by A friend on November 17, 2025

"I was on my way to work and found this note taped to the bus stop... My first thought was instantly how wholesome is that!" Location: Auckland, New Zealand. The note reads: To: the guy with red backpack. I always see you on the 66 bus and I think you're kinda cute. I hope to see you this...

I knit little hearts to give to strangers

919 views | Posted by A friend on November 20, 2025

Several years ago, I found this nifty pattern for making little hearts. It’s just technical enough to be interesting and knits up very fast. I made the first ones while I was on a work trip to kill time while traveling. As I was getting off the plane to go home, a woman behind me in the aisle tapped my shoulder. She said,...

I was just minding my own business while playing Xbox

795 views | Posted by A friend on November 21, 2025

There I was, playing Xbox when I got a message. I don't know who or why, because I don't play online. But I responded. It was a kid having some personal issues and didn't have anyone to talk with. So we chatted a few hours and then he said he had to go. I wished him a great day and that was...