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.
“At our community Pantri 2 of us had ordered whole almonds but there was only one portion on the day. The person who got them asked at the time and then in the chat if the other person, who was me, wanted to split them. Not only did they do that, they also then dropped […]
“After I came out of Hamilton I was walking across the road back to the car park and not paying attention – it was amazing but I was very overstimulated. A car was coming and a man behind me shouted to get my attention so I didn’t get run over. I wasn’t with it enough
“One of our dogs is very anxious at the vet. She was a rescue and although she’s come a long way, trips to the vet are really difficult for her. Today she had the best ever visit thanks to Josie, a senior nurse at Donview Vets. She worked with us to find the right relaxing
“We were staying in a rural cottage in Scotland on holiday when Storm Eowyn hit. The local farmer who owns the place dropped off more wood for us and said they are cool with us checking out whenever we feel we want to/able to or even staying an extra night. He also gave us some
“A lady behind me in the grocery line had kids’ party supplies in her cart – she looked harried and I had only a few things in my basket. I asked her if she’d like to go ahead, and she started to tear up, and thanked me profusely. I wonder if everyone tried to do
Molly told us that she gives out free plants when she takes cuttings – leaving them on the street for neighbours and strangers to take home. This is such a wonderful and kind thing to do and we’re sure it brightens a lot of people’s days and homes! Read about even more kind acts: Sharing
“On the weekend there was a community post, from someone whose pond pump had died asking if anyone might possibly have one they could borrow. We had a fountain pump here once, which hadn’t been used for a couple of years. We were happy to donate it as our new, tiny, half wine barrel pond
“To whoever put this note on our car, you are a wonderful human being. Thank you.” This lovely message was shared in a Facebook group with a photo of the note reading “please can you get your front, passenger tire replaced. It has a bulge, it will blow out. Stay safe. Merry Christmas.” Thank you
“We had about 10cm of snow here in Sheffield. After clearing our drive, we cleared our retired neighbours drive to help out. Turns out he had an injury, so was incredibly grateful. After this we helped our neighbours clear the drive of another retired neighbour, who is also the main carer for her husband. She
Did you see the story we shared recently about Curran Court Hotel? Well there’s more! “As we were late getting in because of the ferry delay we missed the 3 course meal and cocktails we’d booked, they let us move them to one of the other nights we were staying. And they gave us a
