“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for
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Does Kindness Matter? (My Grandmother’s Legacy of Love) – by Kristin Shaw
My grandmother kept two freezers full of food at all times; she was a product of the Great Depression, born in 1916. Every time she
Uplifting Photo of the Day is of a Mother Listening to her Deceased Son’s Heartbeat Inside the Donor Recipient
A mother had the chance to hear her dead son’s heart beat inside the chest of the woman he saved with a transplant 18 years
Kind Kids Will Not Let Their Classmate go Hungry
I work at a school as a college counselor but since we have grades k -12 I have lunch duty with 2nd graders. Today one
Extreme Puppy Makeover at the Humane Society!
It all began when Comedian, Tom Mabe, entered the shelter and said he simply wanted to give a donation. This is just….well….watch and see for
13 Sweet Examples From the International Random Acts of Kindness Week
As you may already know, International Random Acts of Kindness Week [#RAKWeek2015] has been taking place between February 9-15. With just three days left we
Tibetan Monk Has Taken in 170 Children
A Tibetan Buddhist monk took in 33 orphans after an earthquake in 2010 and now he is looking after 170 children. Lama Lobsang originally started
School Pupils Help Their Teacher with Her Traumatic Memory of Being Bullied as a Child
My mother was an English teacher for several years. One day in one of her classes she began a discussion on bullying. This was actually
A Beam Of Sunshine Against All Odds – by Kristina Hammer
Struggling to stay awake, the night is active all around me, enraptured by the dark that has blanketed the world. It is quiet. Too quiet
One ALS Patient’s Ability to Share His Kindness With Others – by Annie Mimi Hall
Author’s Note: This is a very special story about someone who meant a great deal to me and has now passed on. I have thought
Power of Random acts of Kindness – by Arun Keepanasseril
This is the story of my 15 year long tussle with a lesson in compassion and how I finally overcome mental resistance to practice it…
Uplifting Photo of the Day Features ‘My Blind Cousin Finding out What a Horse Feels Like’
Joy. Just sheer Joy. ~ by beet111 Kindness Blog’s previous ‘uplifting photos of the day’ include; The Sweetest Old Lady at a Wedding a Baby
10 Specific Suggestions for How to Help a Grieving Friend – by Howard Whitman
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Keys to Happiness, an anthology of articles published in 1954. Most of us want to be helpful
A Police K-9 Dog Died Yesterday. This is his Caretaker/Partner/Best Friend Saying Goodbye one Last Time.
A photo of K9 Police Dog ‘Solo’ and his partner, Staff Sgt. Carlos Dipuma. The memorial service included a photo montage of Solo and his
My Kindness Unexpectedly Helped a Grieving Couple – by Fedora La
I used to work in a hotel a few years ago. We had an account with this one company that had Austrian workers come to
I Gave This Homeless Man, Paul, My Kindle After Learning That He’d Been Reading the Same Book Over and Over.
This is in Las Vegas. I’ve walked past him every day this week on the way into work and said hi to him and he
An Open Letter To My Daughter On Her First Date – by Scott Dannemiller
Dear daughter of mine. You reached a milestone tonight. Your first date. Every dad dreads this day. And, I must admit, I am very much
Taylor Swift Writes a Heartfelt Message to a Bullied Fan
This young man, Caillou Pettis (below) is a big fan of the famous American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift. Unfortunately, Caillou has been a victim of bullying
Paying Some Attention to a Homeless Guy May Just Have Helped to Save His Life
When I was 16, I worked at a law firm downtown as a summer intern. Every day, I’d go get lunch from this row of
Uplifting Photo of the Day Features The Sweetest Old Lady at a Wedding
‘OxfordKentuckian’ wrote: “We’ve been best friends since I was eight and she still managed to make it to the wedding..” Source: Reddit Kindness Blog’s previous
Such Kindness After I got Mugged
I got mugged in a foreign country about 4 years ago, and had no money or ID. Randomly, this older American ex-pat came up to
In a Sign of Ultimate Respect and Humility a Holocaust Survivor Falls to His Knees in Front of The US Soldier who Liberated Him From a Concentration Camp
This is the poignant moment when a man rescued from the hell he endured at the hands of the Nazis met his saviour almost 70
I Took My Dying Dog on a Bucket List Adventure – by Lauren Fern Watt
When my 160-pound English Mastiff was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer, I was crushed. Together Gizelle and I had been through college, boyfriends, our early
Just as I, Just as You – by Melissa Jennewein
This article is lovingly dedicated to the woman on the left. Kristina has been a very good friend of mine for over 2 decades. I
This Sweet Little Old Lady Puts Out Food Everyday to Feed Those That Are Hungry.
Tammy Beasley wrote: “This sweet little old lady puts out food everyday to feed those that are hungry.” “Things like this show me there are
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