These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I went to London on Friday 14th Feb, and purchased 1200€ in cash from the foreign exchange bureau at Victoria station. I then went for a lovely lunch in Farringdon. We got the train home to Brighton early evening. On arriving home I checked my handbag and realised that the money was not in my […]
“On a 4 hour flight with our children we chatted to a mum whose baby girl was really unsettled and crying lots. My friend Jess (pictured) offered her son’s animal toys and crayons and it helped the little girl feel better and stop crying. A small act of kindness in difficult circumstances made a world of
“I was having dinner on holiday last year when I saw a lady crying on the table next to me. She was on her own, but on a phone call. After the call had ended, I went up to her to see if she was ok. She really appreciated it.” One of our workshop attendees
“My best friend and I saw Cyndi Lauder at the Hydro in Glasgow. We struggled to get a taxi or uber back to our hotel. A lovely couple we got talking to while trying got one first, and let us share theirs. I didn’t catch their names, but they were visiting family in Largs the
“I wasn’t well before xmas and went to get some milk but forgot my purse and phone – a random person paid for it!” This wonderful act of kindness was shared as part of a wellbeing workshop I ran recently and demonstrates how, with the right prompts, we can all think of stories of kindness
“A young woman sitting next to me on the train was telling her friend that her sister has to stop breastfeeding her young baby due to a health problem of her own and that she feels really guilty that she can’t feed her baby. I couldn’t help myself, I had to interrupt! I told her
“A lovely lady retrieved one of my shopping bags from underneath a parked car in a supermarket car park in Wakefield town centre. It happened on the day we had storm Eowyn. I had just come out of the supermarket and headed to my car with the weekly shopping. As I pushed my trolley to my
“I saw a young lady crying on the tube train. Literally everyone ignored her. I so wanted to talk to her, but I thought I would be practical and so I just gave her a tissue. She gave me such a wonderful smile of gratitude.” This wonderful story was shared by someone at one of
“I saw a lady with a cane smile and nod to a girl with Down syndrome in the street. The girl was with her mom and smiled back at the lady. It was the highlight of my week.” Thank you to Renata on Mastodon for sending us this lovely story of everyday kindness – a
“I was in Waitrose in Wallingford carrying five items and was behind an American in a baseball cap who had already laid out his purchases on the food travellator, as Colin Murray calls it. The man asked if I would like to go ahead of him and I said no I was fine but he
