Stories of Kindness from Around the World

First Two Days On KindSpring


--by jomartin87112, posted Feb 6, 2014
Can I start with yesterday? 

I was out and about yesterday. I did my usual picking up of trash and I complimented the shift-manager at Wal-Mart on the positive changes I saw around the store after a talk we had about trash inside and outside the store. 

I listened to a clerk at Dollar Tree as she told me about some family problems. Then I gave her a hug! 

I gave my contact info to a clerk at Trader Joe's. I told him I knit and crochet. So, he's going to keep an eye out at his daughter's school for kids who need gloves, hats, or mufflers. He promised to let me know which items are needed. I will make them and he will deliver them!

Then, I let two folks with fewer groceries than me cut ahead of me at check-out.

I bought some greeting cards for vets at the VA Hospital hospice unit and spinal injury unit. They will be sent to vets who don't usually get cards.

Via email, I checked on a friend who is having back and shoulder problems and who lives in an isolated, mountainous, area. 

Today? Not so much, just maintaining contact with folks via email, and inviting a friend over for tea on Saturday. She runs her own business, keeps the house for her and her husband, and now has taken on the full-time care of her mother. With all that on her plate I thought she could do with some "girl talk."

Tonight, I will work on my charity crocheting. I know of a woman and her son who need a little help. So, it's gloves, hats, mufflers and a blanket for them! 

Pretty slow today.
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Readers Comments

mindyjourney wrote: Very kind day :). Thank you.
moral12 wrote: That doesn't sound like "pretty slow" to me. That's a full schedule! Kudos to you for all you do.
mbryant34450 wrote: You are a wonderful kind person. Sometimes all it takes to brighten someone's day is to listen and acknowledge them
debbe530 wrote: Happy to see you back,jo. Up to your usual good works. Well done. Pacing - i am still working on that one. Hugs.
jomartin87112 wrote: Debbe, and the rest of you, thanks for the kind comments but - i didn't post this. This is a post i made back at the end of sept/beginning of oct, on my 2nd day @ ks. How in the world it's been posted again, with a 2-6-14 posting date, i have no idea. I've asked @ ks but no response yet.

So while i appreciate the kind words, i don't want to accept them under false pretenses. I'm not back, i'm not posting still.

Selene wrote: You sound like an exceptionally kind and generous person, go you :)
Mish wrote: Kindness to you.....rest. Important. :))

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