Kindness Starts With One^®

On Valentines Day, we had a couple come to the restaurant I work at, screaming about how we had stolen their credit card because they had left a bad review of their experience there. We calmly tried to explain how we could not and did not, but they would not go away until the police came. Even though we were...

For Random Acts of Kindness Day, my school's LEO club put note cards with motivational quotes on them in as many lockers as we could. We found a few of the cards scattered around the floors, but we were suprised to find that most were actually circulating the school. Even a few months later, my club advisor saw one of...

I became a very quiet 10.5-year-old little girl after my father passed away from a heart attack in his sleep. I was emotionally shocked and very short in conversation. My Mexican family culture taught me to not talk about my father's death, nor how to work through grieving the loss. I was daddy's little girl; how could he had left me!?...

.About two years ago I was l living at a homeless shelter and had been raped by one of the male residents who had started stalking me after I'd told someone what he'd done. There were some psychology stud err nuts from the local college who were there doing free counseling for college credits. After I told them what has...

The conventional view of kindness is for one person to be kind to another, but not all acts of kindness are one way; sometimes in an act of generosity or kindness, we both win and the world becomes a tiny bit brighter and warmer. Living in modern times is not always a picnic. For all the modern conveniences, such as...

I had something really great happen back in November. I was in 7-11 getting a $2 cup of coffee and I overheard a young lady, holding her son, talking about having to get him something for lunch for school. She was scrambling trying to find something somewhat healthy for her little boy. At that time I had been thinking about...

I am a senior in the MSU Denver Industrial Design program. My senior thesis is based on sharing and building community right at home through gardening and sharing with each other. People are very busy and move often, causing some to feel disconnected with where they live. A small hub that allows one to garden and share books may help connect...

I suppose the idea behind joining this community is to hear from Amazing people all Over the world and their amazing acts! I rather not getting any credit by what I consider is normal To Do as a human being,and being kid is one of those qualities .anyhow, I am a carer for my mother who was diagnosed with schizophrenia...

Hug mobs are 10 minutes of free hugs given o anyone who would like to receive one. It is fun! You can make extra signs or t-shirts for people to spontaneously join in. So far I have gone to several different communities in Cincinnati to offer this RAK. It is wonderful to give someone a hug who hasn't been hugged...