Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A Random Act Of Kindness - Brought Her To Tears!

Had to share this one with ya!!

Every so often I go into random restaurants, see a cute elderly couple, or a sweet family dining, or someone dining solo (anything that touches my heart really)… and I go up to the owner and ask if I could pay for them (without them knowing who it was from)… They always kindly let me do it.

This morning I went to a Mexican Restaurant and asked to do the same. The owner there knows me and told me that one time, when she just had a little baby, she went to a restaurant, the baby was screaming and crying, and she felt terrible for all the other people trying to dine in peace.

Then, when she got the bill, she realized that someone else had already paid for it.

It touched her heart so very much she told me, that it brought her to tears…

She told me that each time she sees me doing this, it reminds her of that moment that meant so much to her!!

I told her that I LOVED that story!! And it’s just one of the reasons I do what I do.

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Sunday's Two Way Kindness

Sunday's Two way Kindness

Gave quote cards to conductor and bus driver on the way to Sunday Organic market called Shrushti (Nature)

After getting down at the bus stop and walking, I asked a passerby the direction to Shrushti. After a while a scooter driver stopped and gave me the ride. Gave some quote cards and a booklet on Positive Thinking to him ( Mr. H.) I also told him intense positive thinking story and my experiences with positive thinking.

After shopping I was walking to get rikshaw. Mr. H met me again and gave me a ride back home. I requested him to wait. I got one book from my apartment and gifted him.

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Parcel Of Kindness Mailed

Parcel of Kindness I mailed the parcel to Pahel Charitable Trust with books on Positive Thinking, books of Moral and inspiring stories, QC, BM, Birthday cards, school supplies. It also contained Date Nut sweets, Mindy's 'Journal' book and Quote cards with Origami Peace Doves, Utthan-Umang handkerchief and Veni -hair ornament. This is the best parcel I ever mailed. Pahel means Commesment, Initiation, Beginning. I am planning to send some help before Diwali. Pahel Charitable Trust based in Dharampur, works in the tribal belt of South Gujarat. Through various livelihood support initiatives, education and geriatric care, Pahel strives to bring a positive change in the lives of people, particularly vulnerable populations. Founded by Rushit Masrani. People impacted 755642 + Villages Reached 571 Project implemented 54 Pahel Trust I am grateful to Sri Sathya Sai Baba for all the opportunities sending my way and His help and guidance.to manifest them. I am also grateful to Author Ramesh Tanna who introduced Pahel ... Read Full Story >>

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A Few Treats For Guests

A few treats for the house guests, oats and apple biscuits with apples from our tree. There were plenty and didn't want them to go to waste. Don't you love the elephant coaster?! :-) A kind gift I received recently.

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Say No To Plastic



Today, we started a campaign for plastic free life. We gathered all plastic waste from the roadside and gave them to a recycle plant. We also talked with people for not using plastic and save the earth.

We will keep raising awareness against plastic.

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🎃 A Bumper crop

🎃 A bumper crop of pumpkins encouraged me to create a recipe, bake and share mini-loaves of sourdough pumpkin spice bread. A loaf for Greg (mailman) and his wife, 2 for the Plunge staff - clerk’s husband can only tolerate the easily digestible sourdough. Of course, we had to sample as well, to make sure they were ok 😊.

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Kind Circle Of Women….

❤️ “The Circles of women around us weave invisible nets of love that carry us when we are weak and sing with us when we are strong.” ~ SARK

Several women on our block got together to cook a beautiful meal for the family of another neighbor whose had Mother passed away.

They planned an extensive menu & each woman chose which dishes to prepare.

The family was overwhelmed by the group’s kindness & so grateful. 🙏

❤️ The timing was especially kind as the gift coincided with a holiday that would have meant alot of work for the woman who was grieving the loss of her Mother.


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Birthday Festivity

Our foreign language teacher's birthday was yesterday. She is such a lovely person and I wanted to do something to help her celebrate. I baked an apple tart with heirloom apples purchased from the farmer's market. It was the first time that I made this recipe and it was hit all the way around. One more happy celebration for her!

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Gandhi Jayanti Celebration With maanav sadhana

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration with Manav Sadhna, I feel so honored to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti (Birthday of Mahatma Gandhiji) with Manav Sadhna boys, girls, staff and guests. Virenbhai who is a founder of Manav Sadhna invited me to sit beside him with honorable guests. He also honored me to light the Diya with others. Lighting the Diya denotes the beginning of the program with holy spirit. This is the best Gandhi Jayanti celebration of my life. It is itched in my heart forever with fond memories. There was a competition of quiz on Mahatma Gandhiji and Lal Bahadur Shastri - India's ex prime minister who shares Gandhiji's birthday. Author Rameshbhai Tanna was also present presiding over the quiz competition. . I gave some quote cards to visitors and staff. I also gave personalized bookmarks to Virenbhai. and a staff member. I bought some Birthday cards and magnets as shown in the image to appreciate the ... Read Full Story >>

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Thank you cards to veterans

I completed 50 thank you cards for the service of our veterans, to be given out at the Soldiers' Home on Veterans Day. I will try to do more. Our group did 1000 cards last year and it would be nice to meet that goal again this year.

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Helping Hand

Helped an old women in getting medicines from hospital. She was unable to stand in a long queue. So, I managed to get an appointment for her and bought some medicines.

She was very happy and relaxed..Thank you

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Paper plate wreaths

A few weeks worth of crafting (and a lot of mess!) yielded a bounty of paper plate wreaths that our CRAFTERNOON group gifted to local assisted living and low income housing apartments.

Grateful for our supportive and creative connections

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Recognizing The Need For ...

Recognizing the Need for Help Imagine suddenly waking up in the middle of the night, gasping for air, heart pounding, feeling tense, jittery, weepy and then experiencing this night after night. The fallout of the lack of sleep was the overwhelming need to lie down mid-afternoon and falling instantly asleep for 2-3 hours. This was my experience throughout the summer of 2021. I did not understand why this happened to me, but it may have been in part the effects the pandemic had on my mental health as well as other worries. And I’m sure I was not alone in this. During the daylight hours I was able to distract myself in various ways but at night during sleep my fears and concerns would come to the surface. I recognized I needed to find ways to deal with my worries in a healthier way. After much resistance I began using a ... Read Full Story >>

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Knitting and sharing

A few weeks ago, I decided to colour the wallpaper on my bedroom wall. it's a very gradual process but nevertheless very enjoyable. I've been knitting a few items for Christmas including Joseph, Mary, Jesus, a shepherd and a lamb - I'm going to send them to a friend for her daughter and I'm also knitting a teddy bear for her too!

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Crafting Kindness


Grateful for the beautiful silk scarves that seasonal workers gifted us before returning to Thailand 🇹🇭.

We were blessed that they, and a few of their culturally diverse friends, shared their precious free time to CRAFTERNOON with us while they were here in the USA.

They helped paint rocks and distribute them at our hospital’s healing garden, plus make beaded sun-catchers.

Love how our creative energies help connect us in making the world a KINDer place 🌎 😊!


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Signature Of Positivity

Signature of Positivity Yesterday I went to my bank to just sign one document. An employee MS U is like my younger sister. I stood in front of her desk for 2-3 minutes watching her silently writing in someone's document. When she noticed my presence, we exchanged smile and namaste. I told her not to feet guilty neglecting my presence. I admired her working with intense concentration and told her that she was doing a very good job. I also told her a very inspiring story: A student got admission in his favorite course. When he went to pay the fees, they found one document was missing. There were only two days left to secure the admission. He traveled to his home village government office to get the required document. The clerk said, it will take two to three days. The student met the officer and told that the document needed today to ... Read Full Story >>

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Kindness Today

Kindness today:
Went with a friend to hold her hand while she had some medical tests.
Started To Volunteer at the hospital. I was shadowing only.
Let cars in front of me,
held doors open for people,
Gave advice that was requested of me,
Set up to drive my friend to physical therapy after she gets her knee replacement.

I know there was more.



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Gratitude & Appreciation

🗞 For many years we were blessed to know a lovely, gentle man who delivered The NY Times to our door every morning, 7 days a week. He was a reliable, punctual presence &, being the early risers that we are, we often were there to greet him at our front door & share small chats.

This morning was his last day on our route & we were both there to greet him & share our gratitude & appreciation.

I told him we will miss him but he will be in our hearts. ❤️

He left with a little “happy bag” I filled with some peace doves 🕊 & other kindness related items. He will also receive a nice Christmas gratuity from us.

He holds a beautiful energy & we will both miss him. 🙏


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A Little Kind Clean

One of my guests, a lovely Japanese man in his mid 60s, is very busy working every day. His company doesn't want to hire more employees so he works 6 days a week and is out of the house from 7am to 11pm! This week I offered to clean his room (normally longer term guests are responsible for it themselves) and helped him tidy his wash and other things in the room. It was really messy :-) He was very grateful and I'm very pleased as I like everything really clean and tidy :-) He's going to Japan in a few months, he looks forward to it. I do hope he can then relax and enjoy his hobbies; art and theatre, he has little time for it here.

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Happy Zuchinis

Went out for a walk early in the morning, I was out in the country, one of the beautiful cottages in the village had a box outside with giant zucchinis and a sign that said 'take me' :-) I took one, very heavy, but turns out...delicious! Made tortilla and soup for 3 days! So kind to share when there lots of produce. Today we are doing that walk again so I'm ready with a kind card and a little message. Have a happy day

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