These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I am immensely proud of the kindness my husband showed towards a stranger this week who was suffering from a serious mental health episode. He stopped on his commute to work to talk to her, help her get warm, ensure she was safe and waiting with her until support arrived for her. As she didn’t […]
“I was waiting at a bus stop in front of this shop as the woman was opening up for the day. Another lady came along looking for the phone shop that had apparently been in this unit previously. Instead of just saying ‘sorry it’s gone’ she gave her directions to the nearest place in town
Karyn Ross has been painting pictures with Little Messages of Kindness to add to her Kindness House! She posted “Kindness and creativity go hand in hand!” Which is something I absolutely believe in too. In very exciting news, The Love and Kindness Project has microgrant funds to give to support people who would like to
“I was with my 10 year old daughter in a petrol station near Redhill in Surrey. I got to the till to pay but discovered I’d accidently left my debit card at home and had no means to pay. I called my husband to ask him to do a quick bank transfer but got no
We got lost finding the way out of the Swindon steam museum when we wanted to get some lunch. A lovely woman saw our confused faces & stopped to give us directions. This small act of kindness was so appreciated and made a real difference to our day.
“A walk to the train station yesterday morning ended up with my heels in shreds and blood literally dripping over my shoes. A fellow passenger waiting on the platform noticed and asked me if I would like a plaster- he pulled out a full first aid kit and offered me what I would like. A
“Our boiler broke a month before we were due to get it refitted so I wanted to wash my hair at the pool after swimming. There are only a couple of private showers, the others are basically poolside, and the private were taken. After I got chatting to someone else in the communal showers, they
“We reunited a lost ferret with her owner! While walking the dogs one evening one of them was excitedly sniffing at a drain. As we came back the same way a ferret was peeking out of it. She wasn’t scared as we approached – keeping the dogs out of the way! We snapped some photos
“Trains have worked out wonderfully for us… I said as we got on the train at Reading. Then it didn’t move but we weren’t told anything. It became clear thanks to people looking it up that the train had been cancelled. There was a lady on her laptop who looked up what was going on
I was walking back from my local shops and an old lady walking the other way asked me if I would tie her shoe lace up tighter for her. Of course I obliged. How are you showing kindness this bank holiday Monday?
