Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Counting Blessings

A elderly disabled friend of mine has further fractured the same arm. So I cooked her some lunch over the weekend and helped her to install some devices in her house and connect to her phone. Gratitude for her company. She looks on the positive side of her life and says, ‘Counting my blessings’.

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Letting Him Know We Appreciate Him!

Felt moved to let our sweet newspaper delivery guy know we realize how difficult it’s been for him to deliver on his route since our BIG snow awhile ago. The roads are pretty clear but huge piles of snow make it very hard to find a place to park his car & walk over to the houses to drop off the papers. It’s so bad Sanitation hasn't picked up any trash for well over a week or two here & some cars are still partially buried with snow on our block !

Anyway, when he delivered the newspaper yesterday I was able to run out & catch him as he was walking away to let him know we appreciate him & gave him an additional generous tip. He made me laugh so when he said “thank you Mama”….the “mama” got me, he’d never called me that before ,I knew it was endearing. I was chuckling so for a good while after he left 😉

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Warm Kind Meals

Offering some cooked meals for my elderly guest because I noticed that he does not cook for himself and worry that he doesn't eat enough. He's looking for a new place to live since he separated from his partner. He doesn't say anything but I imagine it may be difficult for him and he may not be used to doing it since he always had someone do it for him. He's grateful and I'm happy to help now and then. I'll try encouraging him to do a few simple things so he can eat healthier and more often (and I won't worry :-)) )

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Portugal

Last week Portugal experienced a storm like we'd never experienced before, and now many areas are experiencing extensive flooding. Whole areas were devastated by 200km+ winds, and thousands are without electricity still, with damaged homes and water rising. Please hold them in your thoughts as we hope for some relief from the rain.
My immediate area has been hugely lucky and avoided serious damage, but my family have been helping out where we can - fixing tiles / chimneys, clearing roads, collecting materials. The photo is one of the only ones I've taken. My partner and a neighbour clearing access to a more remote village


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Thank You Mindy And Jan

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I got a big package of Peace Doves from our beautiful Mindy, along with a generous donation to our under1000skies.org for calendar postage. So grateful. Thank you, dear Mindy.

I also received a generous donation from Janfour for postage for the under1000skies.org calendar. Thank you, dear Jan.

♥ Dot

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Costa Kindness

Such wonderful young people working at the Costa Cafe this morning. I thanked them all and left some kind cards around. It does make your day when you are busy and a little stressed and people around you smile and just offer their best selves by simply being kind, not much is needed :-)

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I Am Currently In Dubai - Politest City

I am currently in Dubai. Leaving lots of kinda around. Also learning to accept kindness. I am using a four wheel walker these days . The amount of help I receive is amazing..not just from hotel staff, but people I see while walking...they help with doors, lifting the Walker over steps and more. For a big city, the traffic is not loud at all. Few horns and no engine revving. And they stop on a dime when any pedestrian steps onto the road. And wait until they are fully across and not just past their car. One of the politest cities.

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Look Around….Through Eyes of Love

👁 ❤️ 👁 Always…through eyes of love ….

Someone worth thanking came to our door yesterday, delivering a heavy carton. When he saw me he asked if I might need help carrying it inside, I smiled & said yes please. He carried it into our entryway. What a beautiful smile he shared. I asked him if he liked chocolate, which he did, so he left with a bag of Lindt chocolate truffles I had been waiting to find someone to gift 💝

❤️ Always Love….

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A Dear Friend Brought Gifts

A dear friend brought me some gifts all the way from India 🫶🏽. These gorgeous cashews are processed by Persons with Disabilities. The calendar tells story of Vinoba and will be a daily reminder of the person I aspire to be❤️.

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Sushi And Santa

Our new year's treat to ourselves was a batch of Latvian style sushi, purchased to give a boost to a new business locally (not such a hardship - was delicious!). When the young family dropped off our order the wee boy was happy to receive a little box of Christmas sweeties with his name on that Santa had 'accidentally' left on my desk.

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Making a new kid feel at home

There is a boy who recently transferred from Texas to our high school. He seemed really nervous and didn't have many friends due to how late he moved. Me and my friends decided to make him feel at home. we compliment him daily, invite him to sit with us and ask him about his day. well, yesterday for English, there was a project to create art based off the book we were reading. At the end, we had to vote on who's art we liked most. His artwork was AMAZING, and almost the whole class voted for him! He won and got to hang his up on the golden post it. He was smiling the whole class.

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Visited My Daughters Last ...

Visited my daughters last night. They are going through a tough time. Two families living under the same roof while the council finds a home for some of them. It’s been a rough couple of months with no end in sight. When I called, baby Patrick and his sister were away at their Dad’s, so the house was a little quieter. I was so glad to be there, to share my time and energy with them, they needed it badly. I did a couple of small DIY jobs that had been waiting, and we enjoyed some lovely herbal tea. We had a little prayer and a card reading from my daughter. I reciprocated and chose a card for her, which she was pleased with, though I could tell by her response that she was tired, jaded from having a second family stay with her. We paused, closed our eyes, took some breaths and ... Read Full Story >>

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I've Been Busy With Knitting Projects For Charity

I've been busy with a number of knitting projects but my favourite one which has over 25 little hats to put on bottles of smoothies. The bottles with the little hats raise money for a charity helping older people. I benefit from the charity as they matched me up with a volunteer friend who rings me every week and we have a chat. It's great to be able to give something back.

The picture is of some of the hats.

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❤️🐶❤️

The very first thing I saw when I opened my iPad this morning was a thank you message from our next door neighbors, letting us know Rusty,, their lovable dog who greets me often on their back porch, loves the Christmas gift we gave him 😊

🎁 We gave him this: “PETSTA Dog Puzzle Toys, Treat Dispensing Dog Enrichment Toys for IQ Training and Brain Stimulation, Interactive Mentally Stimulating Toys as Gifts for Puppies, Cats, Dogs”

Rusty loves people & brings joy to everyone he meets 🫶🏽

❤️🐶 That’s Rusty & the gift pictured below that they sent us with their thank you :))

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Playing A Supporting Role

A very good friend lost her son after a long illness this week. I spent Friday supporting her through the viewing, the funeral and the cremation, just being by her side so she didn't feel alone in a crowd. Her daughter-in-law is also suffering of course, and there's a language and cultural barrier which my friend is feeling more keenly at this difficult time.
The kindness award of the day goes to my partner, who drove me there and back through horrible fog, chauffeured me around all day, and spent endless hours hanging about in the background.

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Kindness Given And Received

Yesterday, was a beautiful day for me. First thing, I walked to the supermarket to pick up provisions for meals. As I walked back, I saw Alex who works at the local library on the opposite side of the street. When she saw me, she smiled and said, 'Hi Helen.' I responded with 'Hello to you and I'll see you this afternoon'. When I got to the library after my lunch, I opened my backpack and gave Catherine several items which might be useful for crafts. I used a computer to order a flask for a friend and then settled to do some knitting. I brought with me a basket I've knitted. I was able to cut 2 circles of card to make the bottom of it flat and some material to give it a lining. When I'd cut them out, I realised I'd forgotten my needles and threads so I ... Read Full Story >>

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She Made My Day

I was feeling a little low so I forced myself to go for a walk as I know it always helps to be around beautiful nature. I took a bus to go to a different area and be able to have a coffee some place I hadn't been for a while. On the bus I met the most delightful lady. She sat next to me and very kindly straight away starting talking to me; "happy new year, I hope you enjoyed the holidays..." She was polite and genuinely kind, I could tell :-) We talked for a little while and she then got off. I thanked her and wished her the very best. What a treat for me it was! Already made my day, and I hadn't started walking yet! Sometimes it's all it takes...a kind connection...

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Cooked With Love~

I took a home cooked meal to a 78 year old friend/neighbor last evening. He is convalescing from a bicycle accident, where he was hit by a car. It felt so good to be able to do that for him...and he enjoyed his chicken and green beans almondine.

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❤️ Love Thy Neighbor

🫶🏽 “When neighborly love reigns, peace and happiness flourish” 🫶🏽

🗞 Every day, after we finish reading the New York Times, we bring it across the driveway to our neighbors who like to read it.

🗑 And every trash collection day we take turns bringing the trash cans out for collection & bringing them back after 👌🏻

Same for shoveling snow ⛄️

It feels good 👌🏻


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Egg Boxes

I've been carefully saving our family's empty egg boxes, and yesterday my partner dropped the huge pile off at the local market where a couple of egg sellers operate. The response was hugely positive, and I'm reminded of the saying 'one man's trash is another man's treasure.'

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