Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Today, I Worked On Self Care

Today, I worked on caring for myself. I bought some yarn in October to make a short sleeve jumper. The pattern implied I would need more yarn than I actually needed. I've made a scarf to give to Richard for Christmas and today I finished this one. The great thing is there are still about four balls of yarn left so I will use them to make something either as a Christmas present or a donation towards a fund-raiser.

The picture shows one end of the scarf (both ends are matching).

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Received A Lovely Package

Received a lovely package full of peace doves from Mindy! :D

They're beautiful and I'm beyond excited to share them with any and all, especially my new Ukrainian friend Igor. The sunflower print doves are my favorite.

I'm honored to be a part of Mindy's hundreds of thousands of peace doves, each one delicately crafted with love :)

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I Created A Card For My Teacher

I created a card for a teacher who spreads so much kindness and joy in her classroom. I needed her to know that she is appreciated, and since she is a fan of Tupac, I printed his picture and quoted him, "You are appreciated."

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Sai Baba's Birthday And Thanksgiving

Sai Baba's Birthday and Thanksgiving Celebrations November 23 is Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Birthday. This year it also was Thanksgiving Day. The day started with a heartfelt prayer, “May everyone, in the whole world, be happy.” Sent inspiring message to a friend. I got reply: Lovely message. Need to daily remember this and try and live accordingly. I used to offer Date-nut sweets to Sai Devotees at Flushing, New York Sai Center on Sai Baba's Birthday. So, I visited author - friend Ramesh Tanna. Gave, date-nut sweets, a bag of spicy home-made snacks, fruits and books as if offering to Sai Baba. Gave personalized bookmarks for his helpers. Donated for a sewing machine. Made some donations during the day as offering to Sai Baba. At the bank, gave handkerchiefs made by Umang-Utthan. Gave milk and Biscuits to kids. Ramesh Tanna fixed an appointment for me to visit Academy of Yoga and Balance Therapy. I am grateful to him. I celebrated Thanksgiving ... Read Full Story >>

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Homemade Muffins For Friends.

I made some homemade banana muffins and brought a few with me to offer to the kind people (mostly senior aged) who attend the local community lunch on Thursdays.

The lunches are healthy, tasty and affordable. $7.00 for seniors, $8.00 for adults. We had spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad, garlic toasted bun, and a lemon tart, and includes coffee or tea, too. Great deal, and helps prevent isolation for those who may be senior or anybody living on their own.

It is so nice to chat with them. They are so very friendly and nice.

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Blankets For Babies..

👶🏻 🧶 👶🏻 Finished crocheting both baby blankets today for the twins due Christmas Eve. Will wrap them up & give them to the proud papa-to-be when we go to his family’s restaurant later this week.

Tis the season to have babies it seems….off to crochet yet another for friends’ son & daughter-in-law who are also expecting their first 👶🏻

That makes 5 babies who I have been happily crocheting for this past month 👌🏻

The gift is in the giving….my joy ❤️

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Beginning Of Winter Here.

Beginning of winter here. This weather creates so many problems for those who don't have access to warm clothes. So we started collecting warm clothes from our friends and family houses. And will distribute among the needy people.

Hope that we will be able to share it with maximum people. .

Thanks..

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Music Teachers Inspires Future Teachers

I have had the pleasure of observing a music teacher throughout the course of this school year, and she is remarkable. Between her instruction and student engagement, this teacher is amazing. One day, when I was visiting class, I asked a student if he enjoyed the program. He stated that he loved it so much that he had decided to pursue a career as a band teacher. This warmed my heart, and validated all the amazing instruction I had witnessed. I will follow up with the teacher today to share this story and commend her on her instruction and influence. We are lucky to have such positive and influential educators.

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Kindness Yesterday And Today

Gave money to a friend to fix his phone screen.
Allowed several cars in front of me as they were coming out of a parking lot.
Left an extra tip for the delivery man.
Donated about 5 boxes of clothes, curtains, dishes and more to goodwill.
It all made me humble. God has provided for me, so I try to help others. 🙏🙏

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Absent,,,but Kindness Is Still All Around

I wish I had a good reason for my extended absence here. I continued to read and be inspired, but for some reason I couldn't bring myself to post. And it wasn't from a lack of kindness. I'm grateful to the student who shared a baked treat...and the recipe...with me. And the student who went out of his way to hold the door open for me. And to the colleague who gifted me a jar of oregano from her family's garden in Greece! And to my father who I didn't know nearly as well as I would've liked...and would've been 99 today<3.
My own acts remain small, but I try to put my heart into them. Every morning I make coffee for my wife. And often I am the one to make dinner. This morning I let her sleep in while I brought in the recycling, a job that normally she does. Perhaps the highlight of my day was meeting the lady selling hats (that her mom knitted) in the Target parking lot. I bought two, thinking that I'd share them with some of our friends living without shelter. After I paid I asked her for a holiday hug...she was all for that<3. I wonder what the world would be like if we all just hugged a stranger every day:).

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Holiday Food Donation Slam!


❤️ Boy Scouts collected over 1600 lbs of food with their orange donation bag on every door food drive.

❤️Florist donated 280 lbs with the “Caring Rose Week" promotion.

❤️ More food arriving this Thursday with the “Stuff A Truck” program held at the schools.

Many helping hands made KINDNESS LIGHT work at the local food bank Saturday slam!

Grateful to be a part of such a caring and giving community.

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Kindness Paid Back?I

Kindness paid back?

I think so for every day is a kindness day for me.

Today, at the Organic Fruits, vegetable and grocery market, I started walking back. A gentleman stopped to offer me a ride. Before taking a seat, I said " God has sent an angel for me. He asked me where do I live? I answered and requested him to drop me on the nearby main road so I can get rikshaw home. But He gave me ride home. (I have used capital H for God residing in this unknown person.

I gave Him quote cards and a booklet on positive thinking in Gujarati.

I also gave some bookmarks at the Organic market. One lady gave me a beautiful smile. I requested her to stop. I pulled quote card and gave it to her saying. "This is for your smile" I got another beautiful smile. I gave couple of Quote cards to her companion.

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Friday Morning Hot Chocolate For Co-workers

Brought a cup of hot chocolate for my coworkers this morning. It wasn't as cold outside this morning as it has been, but it warmed up everybody and they loved it! The woman in the drive-thru wondered why I was ordering six hot chocolates, but thought the gesture was lovely :)

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Guiding Foreign Youngsters To Integrate Better And Enhancing Language Skills..

In my work as a vocational school teacher over here in Germany, some of my classes are filled with students of different nationalities. More often than not, I will have a few refugees in the class whose their command of German is often rather patchy regardless of whether they are "fresh off the boat" or have lived here for a few years. Some of these students who manage to complete their three-year apprenticeships may actually continue to go to school to attain qualifications so they can attend university. In the past, I have taken them aside and given them tips on how to enhance their language skills (i.e. via books, newspapers, apps or online grammar quizzes.) And I have given them tips on how to integrate themselves into the German culture better. Over the last few weeks, I have taken three young men aside and given them tips on how to improve ... Read Full Story >>

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Words Of Comfort

🙏 My graphic shows the bereavement gift of remembrance we sent to our friend whose brother passed away yesterday.

I thought the message soothing 🙏

Item description: “6H Timer: Features an ON/OFF/TIMER switch at the bottom of the memorial candle for manual control, allowing you to turn the light on and off, or choose a 6 hours timer function to have it go on and off automatically, 24-hour cycle, repeat every day, just like our love and misses repeat every day and never stop.

Battery Operated: Each memory candle operated by 3 AAA batteries(not included). Compared to traditional candles, battery operated candles have no real flame, no fire hazards, smoke, smell and messy dripping wax. Fake candles are safe for families with pets or children. Even if you leave candles next to your bed to miss your loved ones, you can have a perfect night in peace.“





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A Double Blessing

👼🏻 ❤️ 👼🏻 Found out yesterday that the couple I am crocheting a baby blanket for are expecting twins! So glad I asked about the due date (Xmss Eve!)….that's when they told me about twins :)) They are so excited…papa looked a little nervous, but in a nice way, lol. First-time parents ❤️

So I better work fast now that I need to crochet two blankets….am halfway done with the first one 👌🏻

Double fun for me…love to crochet 🧶

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A Surprised Breakfast To The Safeguard

I bought a Vietnamese bread with grilled pork & a glass of orange juice this morning. Then, I gave them to a guard of my apartment as a surprised breakfast gift. I am happy to do it & I am thankful as he accepted my gift. Wishing him a yummy breakfast & a radiant day. Thank you

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Received A Lovely Card

Received a lovely card in the mail from the International Medical Corps. I was not expecting this gesture, because I know the donations go to a good cause, but it was heart warming all the same. The reverse side says:

"Little girls play in an International Medical Corps supported mother-baby safe space in Odesa, Ukraine". I've donated to the IMC's Ukraine division several times and was very proud to do so. I'm constantly amazed by the courage and resolve of the Ukrainian people. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦🌻

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Double Donations :)

Received an email from the amazing folks at Greyhound Rescue in Australia that one of their partners is matching every donation until 2 November, so I jumped on the opportunity to make a donation and help out the hounds in need.

Winter is rapidly approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and I couldn't leave out Ukraine, so I also donated to the United24 initiative of President Zelenskyy to provide Ukrainians with much needed aid.

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Mistermindy Makes A Table


The Storehouse (our local food bank and charity shop) sent out a call for a certain size table needed by early November. It is to be used to help sort the HUGE (grateful!) amount of food that will be donated by the Boy Scouts holiday food drive.

MisterM spotted a massive table that was donated that he could modify to make work. So, he hauled it home and worked on it in the freezing cold pole barn, with the table hanging half out of his truck. He sawed it to size, sanded, reinforced and if the weather ever warms up, he’ll paint the table legs before bringing it back to the Storehouse.

Amazing what that man can accomplish!

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