Flying Kites

2,129 views | Posted by Victoria on October 30, 2025

Just a quick story, a few years back my partner and I had his son a the park and I decided to bring out the kites I had stashed in my trunk. Just thought it would be fun for the kid. Then we get his son going and were just watching on the side and my partner (35y/o) tells me he's never flown a kite before. He had a extremely...

Body and Spirit

1,808 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on October 27, 2025

Here is my new story. I hope it reminds you of who you really are. God bless you always. When I was a teenager I used to lift weights in the morning, then jog two and a half miles to the local swimming pool and spend the whole afternoon swimming. Well last night I slept crooked and woke up with my back hurting and twisted...

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

1,658 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...

Growing Up Little

1,573 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

1,419 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

1,417 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...

A stranger on the train let me stay at her house overnight

1,403 views | Posted by A friend on October 29, 2025

Around 2 years ago, when I was travelling home from London, I was sat on the train which was delayed. I was starting to get worried about missing my connecting train as it was the last train of the night back to my town. The train was busy and full so a random woman sat next to me and we started chatting about the delay. I mentioned I was...

I Run a Buy Nothing Group... And They All Came Together

1,348 views | Posted by A friend on October 27, 2025

As the title says, I run a local buy project nothing group and I've been battling brain cancer and I survive on my military pension since I haven't been able to work since July. So I'm very food insecure, and I am not eligible for EBT. I ended up in the hospital yesterday and I asked if someone in my group...

Caught in the Claws

1,331 views | Posted by Leann Freedom on October 25, 2025

Frequently we go to a shopping mall with the view of the mighty pacific ocean. A half empty mall that contains many good memories of my childhood. My son with special needs loves this mall and asks to go here often. I bring him to his favorite place and then go with my little girl to explore the fun shops and kid friendly places...

I was on the train and someone handed me this note

1,315 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....

Dr. Brown's Made My Year

1,297 views | Posted by A friend on October 31, 2025

My child is autistic and has an extremely limited diet. They also refuse to drink out of any cup except the one pictured. Dr. Brown's recently changed their manufacturing process, and the lids to these cups took on a rougher, more frosted looking appearance as opposed to the shiny finish my child is used to seeing, so my...

My grandpa felt lonely after my grandma passed. I bought a second PS3 now we play Minecraft every night

1,292 views | Posted by A friend on October 28, 2025

My grandpa has been really lost since my grandma died last year and it also affected me in a really bad way. He lives alone and i could tell he was super lonely, he would just sit and watch old tv shows all day. I was at his house playing minecraft on my old ps3 a few months ago and he just sat and watched me for like an hour. He...

A story to share

1,279 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...

My neighbor shovels my driveway every time it snows

1,270 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...

A cute note I got from a stranger on a flight

1,260 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...

I just finished this year's Halloween rocks

1,212 views | Posted by A friend on October 31, 2025

I posted about a month ago about how I have been painting rocks for Halloween and leaving them out in public for people to find because I saw that this year someone else had done the same. I wasn't sure if this year I was going to get them done in time and considered passing the torch on to the mysterious stranger who had also painted...

Three Things

1,200 views | Posted by Kualaco on October 29, 2025

Sometimes we all need a pick-me-up. One thing I like to do, when I’m out taking a walk, is to challenge myself to look for three things in my environment: something surprising, something beautiful, and something kind. It gives me a sense of accomplishment once I check off everything on the list. A...

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

1,107 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...

Thanking the Local Sandwich Manager who went Above and Beyond

1,044 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

1,030 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...