Kindness Starts With One®

One smile. One hug. One cup of coffee. One person...

Do you have someone in your life who inspired you to be a better person? Did you witness an act of kindness that left an impression? Share your kindness story with the world.

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The best birthday ever

On my 10th birthday I decided that I didn’t want presents but instead I wanted everyone to bring pet supplies so I could donate it to an animal shelter because I love animals with all my heart. So to make sure we had a lot of things to donate we invited my whole volleyball team and our street and it...

Share a loyalty card!

While in Belize recently, a coffee shop loyalty card was attached to the refrigerator with a magnet. Sharing a loyalty card is something we can all do and someone will end up reaping the reward! ❤️

Books have fallen!!!!!

One day I was in class and I was packing up. Then when I was done packing up, I went to my next class. As I walk I see that a boy bumped with another boy. So when I passed by I helped him pick up his books that he had in his hand, and I didn't care if I...

double kindness

one time i was at the burger spot next to my school and i got my food. i was about to pay, but then i realised i was 50c or so short. the co-owner who was also the cashier told me i was short, so i was about to return the food, but then the guy behind me offered to...

Kindness after Grief

The greatest act of kindness shown to me was after my greatest grief, the loss of my 9 year old daughter who was born with a congenital heart defect. We had just purchased a large house several counties away in a rural mountain area. Settlement was just around the corner and we were preparing to move; including getting a new...

Lady with the coat

In 2021 I went to the ER and I was having severe abdominal pain (appendicitis). The waiting room was full. The only way I could even come close to managing the pain was by lying down. The staff said they had no gurneys to lay on. My husband got some blankets for me to lay on the er waiting room...

Helping my friend with profound mental health struggles

I always respond to my friend's private messages to me in which they candidly tell me how they are really feeling and how hard they find life. Meeting up in person is often hard for them, their anxiety levels are extremely high, they have really complex needs and are having therapeutic support. Messaging their friends is one way they can...

Standing up!

I was at church camp and me and this girl was sitting down braiding hair on my bunk bed. She got a snack and a Celsius for a bed time snack. I moved it because I didn't want to spill it, so it was in the middle of the floor. Not thinking no one was going to spill the Celsius...

fergus

one day I realized my friend was hungry and I had a lot of food. so I gave him some and know he wont leave me alone and he steals my lunch box and my water