These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“We live in Liverpool and my son Samuel was taking the bus to school. He put the trumpet case under the seat at the bus stop and then got on the bus. He only realised the trumpet was missing when he got to school. The trumpet is a 1960s jazz trumpet so is quite expensive. […]
“A car driver let me out of a tricky junction as their viewpoint was much clearer than me edging out.” We can all appreciate the big difference a small kindness like this makes – that’s something we sometimes discuss in my wellbeing workshops where this story was shared. Learning to focus on these positives is
“I was walking my son’s fox red Labrador, Millie, in Saltram and I lost her. One minute she was there, the next she was gone. I was so so worried. I asked lots of people if they had seen her and so many people were just so kind and wanted to help. One gentleman offered
“I met someone last week with a great business idea but no start up funds which she needs. I offered and delivered a free coaching session to them. I also offered free coaching to 2 more people in my network who are struggling with something.” This anonymous business owner is a kindness superhero to us
“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
