A collection of posts that show how kindness is an active pursuit. These positive stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“I boarded the plane at Palma first as I had assistance. I overheard a passenger exclaiming she had left her favourite cardigan in the terminal. I messaged my daughter who was travelling with us but not yet boarded. She located the cardigan and brought it on board. Once we were in the air my husband […]
“My mother just dropped off some rhubarb compote. She does that every now and then. A pot of homemade jam. Dutch pea soup in winter. Dutch saying: love goes through stomach.” Thank you to the anonymous person who shared this lovely example of familial kindness with us on Mastodon. How does your family, of origin
“We have a person who coordinates an information site for new owners of Electric Vehicles. He volunteered to do a bulk purchase of a piece of kit which some of us needed to help use some commercial charging places. He got the kit for us for half price, and delivered ours to us in person.
“I live next to an off ramp from a limited access highway in America, and frequently see homeless people begging at the top of it. A lot of times, I’ll go down and offer them some home cooked food. I usually have a vat of something in my fridge, but I’ll at least whip them
My husband and I were picking blackberries in our local woods. A dog walker came by and told us that he’d just walked past an area with lots more berries than where we were picking – it was slightly off the main path through the woods, so we might not have come across that area
“It was almost 100° here for a couple of days. Those happened to be two days that we had two guys here fixing a retaining wall for us. My wife left this cooler out each day for them with cold water and Gatorade. I thought it was a very kind gesture. Unexpectedly, in turn, they
Let me start by sharing some stories with you. Last week I was on holiday with my family. We were staying in West Kirby, a small town on the Wirral in the UK. It’s a beautiful spot, with big skies and amazing views over the estuary. While there we regularly went out for walks and
“I bought some ice lollies at my local Iceland and when I came out of the shop I realised there was a homeless guy sitting outside. I asked him if he would like a lolly and he said yes please. I showed him the different types I’d bought so he could choose which one he
What kind acts have you spotted on social media recently? Someone sent in this great example from their local Facebook group and we know there’s more, so let’s hear about yours! “I want to thank everyone who offered me a lift to the Heath this morning, your response was amazing, my husband has now been
“I run a Dungeons and Dragons group for neurodivergent folks in my local community and someone dropped off some coffee, tea bags, mugs and biscuits for us to use. It was such a kind thought and gratefully received by the whole group.” We’ve had quite a few stories about kindness related to food lately –
