The year was 1968 at the corner of Avenue Rd and Wilson Ave i was on my way to York University Keel campus. I was
Category: Confessions
Kindness In The Airport Security Line
To the couple who stood behind us in the airport security line ~ Your quiet act of kindness is something I will never forget. Traveling
Painful Nights by Faith
My sweet, sweet boy, the pain I hear when you wake shrieking at night, the “help me, help me, help me” is like a knife
A ‘Lonely’ Homeless Man is Invited To Thanksgiving Dinner So He Can Have the Holiday He Deserves
This year, one man has two people to be thankful for. Neal Shytles of Norfolk, Virginia, usually spends his holidays by himself as he is
This is What Really Good Men With Character Look Like.
When an assisted living home in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. The staff at
Boy Asks the Family Adopting Him to Dress as Superheroes.
Deonte, the Boy Wonder, wanted his family — his whole family — to dress up as superheroes for his adoption day Saturday. You see, Superheroes
Lost and Found by Gail, MA
I recently shared a story with my nineteen-year old daughter. When I was fourteen, I made a trip to the Cape Cod Mall with my
The Moment When My Son With Autism Noticed a Man With Prosthetic Legs
Several years ago, during one of our holiday trips, we went shopping at Downtown Disney. For those who aren’t familiar, Downtown Disney is an open
Convoy for Jorge by Sue Jones
When Lisa Welch from Jimboomba, Queensland (Australia) was struggling with what to gift her son, for his upcoming 10th birthday, she was stumped. Her little
They are Me and I am Them by Liz Droge-Young
Searching for compassion post-hospitalization and finding unexpected differences in Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. I spent a week and a half in a cradle of healing
What is Apology? by Patrice Ardiere
I changed my life in April 2009. I went to a weekend workshop that would culminate more than 10 years of spiritual study and self-
Letters Left in London by Anonymous
For over a year now I have been writing letters to strangers anonymously and leaving them around London for someone to find in the hope
The Radical Choice of Militant Kindness by Malcolm Ivey
The first lesson every young man learns upon entering the prison system is that aggression is king and violence is law. The traits that are
Father Sings Blackbird to Lennon, His 3-day-old Newborn Baby Son, Just Before He Died
When Chris Picco lost his wife, Ashley, during the premature birth of their son earlier this month, he turned to the only person he had
The $5 Rule – Creating Guiding Principles for Random Acts of Kindness by Michael Kilcoyne
There’s a new rule — or guiding principle — in my life that I’m pretty excited about. Let’s call it the $5 Rule for now. Here’s how it works:
The Green Team
Hi my name is Ashley Benton, I created The Green Team. The Green Team feeds, clothes and cares for the homeless. Without organizations like mine,
How $2 Changed My Life — What a Homeless Man Taught Me About Love, Judgment, and Oneness by Mark Wyner
My perspective on the homeless has seen many vantage points over the years. I have always had compassion for the misfortune of others, but today
Pilot helps a Boy Going Blind to See the Northern Lights
Chris Cice is a Seattle-based pilot, and when he read about Ben Pierce’s journey, he wanted to help. Ben is a 9-year-old boy from Texas
The Person I am Most Thankful For by Cate Luther
In this month of giving thanks, many people espouse that they are thankful for their health or their family or even a sunshiny day. While
One Brooklyn Cop, One Pound Cake and a $20 Loan
He’s a cop who believes in karma, but Marvin Luis Jr. never expected his “unusual act of kindness” to a 78-year-old man to get around
The Power of the Domino Effect by Amanda Johnson
One of my favorite things to do when I was a child was to line up dozens of dominoes in an interesting configuration, tip one
Saving Hearts From The Ceiling by Ron Clinton Smith
Saving Hearts From The Ceiling – Opening the doors to flight by Ron Clinton Smith Twenty years ago my brother and I were flying a
Uplifting Video of the Day is Watching One Young Fan Fist Bumping the Boston Bruins
Are you ready to ingest MASSIVE levels of cuteness? Okay then….watch as a young little fan fist bumps the Boston Bruins players after their pregame
Why Opening Doors for Strangers Matters…
Why Opening Doors for Strangers Matters… by Monica Guerrero After bawling my eyes out in the post office parking lot over a door opening incident,
Dogs Never Die by MilkyJ
Dogs Never Die by MilkyJ Some of you, particularly those who think they have recently lost a dog to “death”, don’t really understand this. I’ve
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