Kindness Starts With One®

One day at gymnastics practice I was trying to learn a new skill and could not quite do it. My friend Kaylynn decided to help me . She started off by teaching me how to do the skill properly. She gave me a couple of tips on how to get it right and then she started spotting me. After several...

One day I was playing Fortnite and I landed Loot Lake before I had to play with Zack. So I landed and I got a gun before someone else, but instead of hurting him I teamed with him then his teammate came over and I somehow teamed with as well. Then we were by container and we were knocking and...

Once my family and I went looking for a house to move to. I had a wrestling meet that day so we might not be there in time to look at the house. We made it there ten minutes before the open house was over then it was past the time for it to close so then we were...

One day I noticed that my mom needed help cleaning the house. So I asked if I could help with anything. Of course she said yes, so I asked what I could help her with. She said only to clean my room, but instead of only cleaning my room I cleaned the living room, my mom's room, and my sister's...

One day my mom's pregnant friend found out that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As soon as she found out, she called my mom. I was only 7 so I don't remember much, but one thing I do remember is that we went straight to the hospital. My mom wanted to help her get home because her husband...

When my family was fostering animals, we housed a dog that had just had a leg surgery. Even though the dog had metal things in his leg and a cast, he was always so playful. I would always play with him when he needed it. We would take him to the vet about once a month and I would let him sit on...

One day at school I was doing my math and was having trouble. My head was spinning and I was so confused! The math work was due the next day and I thought I would never finish. Just as I was losing hope and getting more and more frustrated with myself, my teacher came over and asked how I was doing. I...

One day a man was thinking, "Maybe I should donate because I'm not poor anymore and because someone donated to me and changed my life?"The man walked along the street for a while until he found someone, the man that he found was curled up with a sign that said "Please donate, I have no food or water and am...

In my fifth grade class, my friend needed help. He needed to finish the math homework on time so we worked together on it. Once we got started he seemed to get the hang of it which made it easier for both of us. After some time we realized we had a problem: we were missing a piece of the...

I've shown kindness to people by working at the local soup kitchen. We make soup for the homeless and others who couldn't afford food. I helped make the soup, but I also played with a kid that was there. It was fun and it made his day.

My mom and Dad always give me random acts of kindness. I mean they brought us into this world, right? That's random. They get me stuff I didn't know I wanted. They have raised me and brought me in. They trust me with almost everything I do. They let me have fun, play games, hang out with my friends, and...

We had a food drive one time at our school. I had already turned mine in, but my friend didn´t. He was turning it in for all of his siblings and himself, so there was a lot of bags. School was about to start and he just got the bags dropped off at the office. I was in the cafeteria, about...

One day, I was outside and was feeling generous. So I put on some gloves, grabbed a bag, and began picking up trash. This wasn't helping someone or someone helping me; I was helping the world. This may seem gross to some, but I knew I was helping everyone on earth feel better. And not just that, but also the...

One quiet day, I was at Rehoboth Beach with my family and grandparents. It was almost dinnertime so we decided to take a walk/scooter ride around the neighborhood. I was having fun riding my scooter with my sister. She started to tell me to ride the scooter like a skateboard and it looked like it was fun and easy so...

One morning my mom came across a website to sign up for a 5k run to donate to cancer. As soon as my mom heard this idea, she loved it. She told me that she wanted to do it, and so did I. I've been doing it for three years now and every year I do it I get really excited....

One day I was at the bowling alley with my friends. We were having a pretty good time playing and eating. Then in the middle of the game my stomach started to hurt, but I ignored it . Later in the game my stomach started to hurt even more so I sat down. My friends noticed it and they asked...

When our class was writing letters to the military, my friend had an idea to send even more to the military. She invited a few of our friends to join her. We used the school announcements to ask people to drop donations off at some of the boxes we spread around our school. Even the sixth grade teacher at our...

My coach always shows kindness to me. When I am in a lesson with my coach, he always makes it fun but also makes me work hard. He never yells at me, but pulls me aside and calmly talks to me. When he talks to me, he always tells me how good I am and then also tells me things I...

One day, my friend Jose came into class late with an injured foot. He had crutches and was trying to get his stuff. My class and I were watching the announcements. But, when I saw Jose struggling, I ran over to help him. He asked me if I could get his pencil case for him, so I got it and...

When I returned home from the hospital after a fall that broke my patella, I found that one of my neighbors had set up an account where all of my neighbors could select a day and time to walk my two Yorkies, Nicky & Gracie. For 8 weeks, 3 times a day, a neighbor walked my dogs when I could...

My current favorite act of kindness is helping the monarch butterflies. Unfortunately, they are at risk of extinction. I help by sharing native milkweed seeds with other people. I also plant milkweed in my own garden. Milkweed is the Monarchs' caterpillar host plant; the only plant they will eat. 

My act of kindness brought about the title 'Hidden Hero,' Here is the story:

HIDDEN HERO by Author, and Jessica's friend,Liz Roy

As a young boy, they called him ‘retarded’. They kicked him, threw him into ditches, shoved wasps down his back, and sexually abused him. Diagnosed an ‘idiot-savant’, he was born with a pure singing voice, but sang in...

My kindness story begins with the two kindest people I know, Wayne and Linda Vanderploeg, but I know them as Dad and Mom. I grew up with the most amazing kindness mentors. My parents were always reaching out to those in need, responding to the needs of others before their own needs, and helping in so many countless ways throughout the community....

At recess the other day a group of competitive boys were playing basketball. For some reason a boy who usually prefers to play alone took a risk and joined the other boys. This young man happens to have cerebral palsy. When the other boys saw him, they immediately welcomed him to the game and one boy even tossed him the...

I found myself recently single and somehow was left with an overall feeling of gratitude. While we may not have made a good couple for a handful of reasons, I learned to stop judging myself, others, and life for what it isn't. Rather, I have learned to appreciate myself, others, and life for what it is. I also learned that...

My 85-year-old mother lives in Arizona. I am going to visit her next week, so she picked up a rollaway bed from a local provider in her area for my use. They helped her load it into the trunk of her car, but she voiced aloud that she was a little concerned about how she was going to get it...

My "One" is actually Three. There are three loving hearts down in Nashville that I’d like to tell you about who practice Random Acts of Kindness year round. In fact, they make it a part of their daily existence. These three hearts are Jamey Garner, Kevin D. Campos, and Phoenix Mendoza. 

You might not think, at first glance, that these...

I prefer to do random acts of kindness anonymously, so I will share only a couple of things. Our community raises money by donating returnable bottle money for fuel for people to heat their homes. I donate funds to this. I also paid to have a neighbor's driveway plowed all winter. Her husband died, she was going to lose the...

I was in a small candy shop with my co-workers and we were talking as we were selecting a gift for our other colleague. The shopkeeper overheard us and asked, "Excuse me, ladies, you are teachers?" When we answered that yes, indeed, we were, he showed us a big paper box full of those chocolate advent calendars. There were approximately...

My husband is critically ill. My children are coming to see us this weekend and I wanted the house and yard to look pretty for them. A workman and his helper who have done repairs and painting for us this past year offered to help in any way they could. I called the workman to get a rusting trellis down and to...