These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“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
“I’ve seen so many newbies delighted and surprised by the warm welcome they have received here (on Mastodon).” An anonymous Mastodon user contacted us to ask if we would share a post about this and of course we are – warm welcomes are a wonderful act of kindness! You can find us over there on
“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
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
