An eight-year-old girl saved up a year’s worth of pocket money so she could buy Christmas presents for sick children. She even remembered to buy
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A Single Mother Can’t Afford to Buy a Christmas Tree. What Would You Do?
When a family can’t afford a large Christmas tree, will people open their hearts and wallets? Hopefully even more people will be this kind and
Frieda Kahlo, Long Lanky Bodies and Sharing Your Bacon – By Carmelene Melanie Siani
My husband left at 5:00 a.m. this morning for a business meeting in Phoenix. It’s only a two hour drive but whenever he goes it
How to Transform Your Subway Commute with Meditation – By Jon Krop
I spent most of 2014 meditating in the Arizona desert seven months of silence and solitude. Then I moved to New York City. After all
An Elderly Lady’s Sweet Random Act of Kindness
Back when my fiance worked a shitty dead-end job she’d have to take the bus to work. One morning she was late getting to the
The Simple Kindness of a Stranger
I bought a ticket to Ireland when I was 24 (I’m from California) for my boyfriend and I. We didn’t have much money, and planned
Are You In? Kindness Is Free… – By Leigh McManus
If we all practiced one act of kindness per day, imagine how much more magnificent the world could be. Each day, if we all did
Mechanics With ♥ Heart ♥
“My little brother found a broken electric scooter at a yard sale. He wanted to get it working so he asked my mom to take
One Father’s Act of Anonymous Kindness Left a Lasting Impression
My dad took my brother, sister and I out for lunch at a local diner/ice cream shop. About three tables away was a very bedraggled
To The Couple That Just Paid for My Plane Ticket…
Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You don’t know me. You couldn’t have known that my train was delayed by nearly
The Stranger Who Paid My Dental Care – by Rochelle Cramer
Let me introduce you to Brice Royer. One afternoon I got on Facebook after a dental consultation for having my amalgams safely removed, and my
Restored – by dbbrennan11
I’ll give a little bit of context here. I live on an army base with my parents and my brothers. Last Christmas we had a
Dying Man, 24, Leaves an Awesome Message That Everyone Should Read:
Soon I Will be Gone Forever, but That’s Okay as Long as Someone Reads This. I am only 24 years old, yet I have actually
Strangers Shovel Snow so That 82-year-old Bud Caldwell Can Deliver a Daisy to the Bench Dedicated to his Wife of 56-Years
Two park employees in Fond du Lac, Wis., have been shoveling a lot of extra snow in the name of love. Since Bud Caldwell’s wife
To the Beautiful Lady at My Vet – by Jessi
On Tuesday January 6th I had to euthanize my kitty Sara who I have had for fourteen beautiful years. (She had multiple tumors). When I
Having a Screw Loose – by Rusty Forger
After many games, the wear and tear on my hockey helmet loosened a screw and dropped out so that it came apart. I was not
Birthday Cake Kindness From a Stranger
I’ve had a rough three years since my husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. I was at the grocery store to buy myself a
Kindness Can Change…Destiny – by Rose
Back in the 90s, my brother, Harry, went up north to Inuvik to look for a job. Inuvik is in Nunavut…but back then, it was
We ALL need The Village – by Lizzi Rogers
“It takes a village to raise a child” This phrase is so well known it’s almost hackneyed, and gets trotted out when parents receive support
It All Seems Limitless – by Jamie Newell
A long, long busy day, taking pictures at a ‘homes for people’ rally out in the cold. My train was delayed and I had to
How Kindness Kept Pulling Me Back to Scotland – by Davy Jones
It has truly been my good luck to have lived in Scotland for the last 30 years. You see I am an ex-pat from Illinois
Woman Saves an Old Stray Dog by Sleeping Next to Him in a Freezing park
An upper Manhattan woman slept outside in a makeshift shelter for two days straight — braving ruthless winds and bone-chilling temperatures — as she risked
Ice Storm – by Shana Barkan
Just this past week I, a single mom, have been in and out of the hospital during an ice storm. We just moved to this
Shoulders Slightly Hunched – The Shape of True Love – by David Drummond
I can see him now: shoulders slightly hunched, white hair uncovered, walking slowly up the wooded lane. He doesn’t pause as often as he once
This Wonderful Man Risks His Own Health Every Night to Serve The Poor and Homeless
His doctors have asked him to stop. He works too hard, he barely sleeps and what he’s currently doing is putting his own health at
