Little Bird
My children laugh at me as I always pick up worms or other small creatures that are stranded on the footpath when we are out walking. I maintain that if we are kindest to the smallest of living things we...
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Your Kindness Stories
Stories are the age-old way to share our experience. Stories enlighten, entertain, inspire, and move us to action. Visit this page for frequent updates to member stories, articles by contributing writers, or the latest news about kindness.
Smallest Act Of Kindness
I was out shopping with my friends when I noticed a frail old man who had dropped his walking stick. He was about to bend down and try and pick it up. Instantly I ran forward and picked it up...
The Clothespin Movement
I am trying to start something called the Clothespin Movement. Basically the idea of the movement is to write an encouraging phrase on a clothespin and clip it to someone or something. It could be a stranger's backpack, a friend,...
Put $5 in the Next Person's Gas Tank
I had a few extra dollars in my pocket, so instead of waisting them on something I will never need or use, I decided to help someone else out. I filled up my tank with a credit card, but went...
Kindness to a Stranger
My husband and I were in a soup and salad place, when my husband stepped away for a moment to wash his hands. At that same time, the waitress returned to our table and took our ticket, before we had...
Car Too Small
My husband and I were in London, Ontario today at the argyle mall, and we noticed a young couple trying to fit a kid's pool in the trunk of their car. When that didn't work, they tried to fit it...
I Saved a Life
Ok, so kindness is kindness no matter how small right? Well as I was crossing the road earlier, I noticed this long, slimy worm struggling to move, as it was covered in bits of gravel, and on closer inspection glass...
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A gentleman was in front of me at the checkout line and was purchasing a steak and a bag of Doritios. His debit card failed to process the $6.91. He was quite embarrassed and confused by the ordeal. As he...
The Chapmans
While on our way to visit our daughter and family in Clearwater, FL today, we stopped to pay the bridge toll, and were informed that the driver of the car ahead of us paid our toll for us as a...
Give What You Want!
I have a vision of creating a more peaceful world, where everyone helps everyone. Everyone is giving, so therefore everyone is also always receiving. Whenever I go outside, I make it my goal to say “Hi” to every person I...