Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Helping The Struggling Woman 🙏

A woman is struggling in her life. She has two children. Her husband went into other worlds. She needs help. Today my father gave 15 kg of rice to support her. Another person gave 1 kg basmati rice and some money. Third person will pay for food items.

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Small Kindness

It's hot out today. A young man came to our door offering to sell us a service we didn't need. I asked if he had water, and he pulled out a smashed plastic bottle that was nearly empty. I offered to refill it, and he finished it and thanked me. I invited him in, where it was cooler while I refilled his bottle. I offered him ice, but he thanked me and said he was fine. Ben did door-to-door sales (so did I), and I know how tiring it can be, especially in the summertime.

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Neighbourly Kindness

I met a lovely lady yesterday. I was cutting the hedge and she walked by with her beautiful dog. She was going for a walk but we started talking and ended up spending an hour chatting! She told me where she lives and I praised her because I know the house around the corner. I often admire her front garden with her gorgeous flowers. I could tell it was someone who cares. This morning on my walk I went by her house and left her a few kind treats and an invitation to come over for tea on Saturday. Love making new neighbourly friends :-)

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🇺🇦 🐾 Helping….

Donated via The Animal Rescue Site.com at The Greater Good :

“URGENT: Deadly New Wave of Attacks is Devastating Ukraine” 🇺🇦

“August 2024: Russia just launched a massive attack on over half of Ukraine. Abandoned animals are cowering in rubble as missiles continue to rain down. Critical infrastructures are being targeted and knocking out power and water to civilians.

Brave volunteers continue to risk their lives to save innocent animals from the front lines. Evacuated animals are arriving daily at Patron Pet Center in Kyiv, where they receive medical attention, and a safe place to rest.


The center is stretched to capacity, caring for 200 animals. The most recent attack left them without power, leaving them to do this critical work in the dark.

They need our help now.

GreaterGood is providing medical care and support for these pets so they can find safety at the Patron Pet Center.“

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Kindness During My Illness

Kindness during my sickness My body suffered some sickness but my mind never gets sickness. Nothing in this world happens without a reason. Adversities are our teachers. It is our duty to accept everything that comes our way like sickness or else as a gift from God. Since July 27, I was not able to use computer due to dizziness, coughing and breathing problem due to partially clogged nosestrill. They were necessary to warn me and save me from future big health problems. Pmeumonitis was detected and eradicated. Without current sickness, I would not have several tests that detected it. Current sickness is a boon to me. I praise and thank Sai Baba for that. With proper testing and timely medical care and love and support of my som who rushed to India from Chicago to help me gain normalcy. My son found a very good health care living facility named Papaya Care .where ... Read Full Story >>

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At The Parking Lot

As I was transferring my full grocery bags from the shopping cart to my car, another car parked next to me. A pregnant mom removed her toddler son from the safety seat, carried him, and was beginning to walk to the store. I asked the mom if she would like my now empty cart and she happily agreed. As she began to put her son into the child seat of the cart, her son dropped his toy. I picked it up and held it for him until the mom completed her task. I gave the toy to the mom. She thanked me again and then instructed her little charge to thank me as well. The sweetest, cutest thank you from him. All very small, but meaningful acts of kindness

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🍿❤️ Popcorn Kindness

One of our neighbor-friends knows hubby loves popcorn 🍿 (Skinny Pop popcorn)….when we returned home yesterday we found a bag on our porch….with no note , but we knew right away who it was from :)

😊 Hubby wrote this ditty & sent it to her :

🍿 “Somebody dropped a bag at my door....... I opened it quickly and what I saw...... Was so salty and keen...... I knew it was from the Popcorn Queen.....
Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and kindness.”

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Week Of Kindness

Hello all. Good whatever time of day it is by you

Kindnesses this week
..Paid for lunch for a friend.
.. pleasantly passed the time of day with another woman in the waiting room.
...was patient and smiled, chatted with the new cashier.
..helped my maids clean the house and put on music for them when they said they liked cleaning to music
..paid my granddaughter's tuition ( from her college funds account)
.. got hugs from a friend who is not a hugger, but she was so glad to see me!
I'm feeling good. Getting out. Having fun being kind in any way I can.
Bless you all


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Welcomed A Beautiful Japanese

Welcomed a beautiful Japanese young lady who came to stay with us for 5 weeks. Her Mum has been emailing for months, worried about her coming to the UK alone. They seem to have a very loving bond so I feel honoured to be chosen to look after her here. Marika is very sweet and smart. She's considerate in the house and listens carefully to all instructions. It does take some time and patience to get use to the way things are done in another country; small things like cooking habits, rubbish collection, recycling, etc. we don't realise until we travel or welcome someone from a very different culture. BUT love and KINDNESS make all the difference :-)

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At The Vending Machine

Act of kindness
I was at the vending machine at the mall waiting to pick up my brother from work and this little boy probably around age 10 came up to me hey do you have 4 quarters for $1? I knew I might have had a little change left but not a $1 worth so I went in my purse checked my pockets well I don't think I have 4 quarters but I do have .50 here ya go that will do thanks 😊so he didn't have $1 to give me for change to exchange that's ok I made his day which was so nice to see😁 he ran over with his friends and got something out of the vending machine 🍫

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❤️🌲 Kindness And Connection In The Park

🌲 As shared before about my husband, he often hands out peace doves, gold stars, etc., during his daily walk in our local park, to people he passes. He enjoys doing this & strangers sometimes become friends….at the least they smile wide 😁…..

⭐️ Yesterday he handed out a gold star to an elderly man with a cane he sees most days there sitting on a bench. He never seems to smile or talk to anyone. He smiled when told he was getting a gold star for “good attendance” , lol. Today when he saw my husband passing his bench he waved & smiled at my husband. A simple act of reaching out with kindness can help bring someone out of their shell. 🐚❤️

After-all, he reached out to me with a simple hello there back in 1977 & look where that led, lol 👰🏻 ❤️ 🤵‍♂️


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Father Kindness

Some people have 500 INR Currency notes. They need change in the form of 10 INR, 20 INR Currency notes. So, my father is collecting change and giving them. On the other hand some people have change and my father is giving them 500 INR Currency notes. So, my father is helping both sides. My father doesn't charge any money. He has Kind Heart.

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“that’s Really Cool.” A ...

“That’s really cool.” A mid-thirties woman sits across from me, opening her laptop, at the tall long table in the airport concourse.
“Would you like to have it? It flaps its wings and folds flat for travel.”
“I would love to have it.” I gladly hand her the flapping-winged crane.

“How fun that you can do that to bring others uplift.”
“I live for it!”

A few minutes earlier I had handed the barista an origami heart as I paid for my mocha. Immediately her neutral expression changed to the widest grin. “Thank you so much!” She said, meeting me with warm and grateful eyes.

I love these small moments of connection, when we shift from autopilot to awake and connected.
The smallest act, the briefest moment, the hugest change.
It is my greatest joy.

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Our Neighbor’s Kind Note Floored Me

Our eldest daughter (who has special needs) has a habit of plucking leaves from the plants and making some designs to meet her sensory needs. It's a harmless past time so my wife and I never bothered with it. We created a garden in our house to meet her needs. But over the past few months, she has a habit of stepping in our neighbors garden and taking some leaves from the plants. I tried to gently point out to her that our neighbor may not like their plants to be disturbed but she became sensitive. So I wrote a note to our neighbor apologizing on her behalf and requesting them a list of plants I can buy for them. Our neighbor floored us with his kindness with a note: "Don't even think about it, she is like our daughter. It's just some plants, we can always replace them.
She can feel free to come if that makes her happy."
Our neighbor is the community member of this week and I am in disguise :)
Thank you kindspringers; you all inspire me in one form or other!

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Checkout Kindness Costs Nothing.

This morning whilst shopping at the supermarket, I joined one of the queues to check out. There were two tills and the progress on both of them was slow. Eventually, the customer in front of me was about to move to the checkout and I noticed an older lady behind with three items in my basket so I told her to go ahead of me. The customer in front of me, said 'You can go in front of me too!. The lady thanked us both and I said, 'It costs nothing to be kind' and the customer in front of me agreed.

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A Bit Of Kind Shopping

A bit of kind shopping :-)
I saw this sign so I had to come in. I sometimes like looking around in charity shops, you can find some hidden treasures, and guess what? I had recently had a worker in our house who admired our cafetiere and said he wanted to buy one for his family. He couldn't find one that he would be able to afford so was a little disappointed. This was 4 months ago. I now found one even better than ours, second hand but in perfect conditions, AND for a very good price! So I got it for him as a gift. I'm sure he'll do more work for us in the near future but even if he doesn't I know his brother is working for a friend of mine so I could give it to him. I'm sure he'll be delighted.

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Delivering Food To Less Fortunate

My wife has been delivering meals twice a week to less fortunate kids living in clusters. She has worked out a win-win model with nearby Google's office where they make delicious lunch for their employees but always have a huge left over. My wife takes food containers to Google in the afternoon, gets the food and quickly goes to nearby clusters to serve hot meals while smiling faces are waiting. She shares the photos with Google and make them happy. She then comes home smiling and makes me happy too :)

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🏡 A Wonderful Block To Live On

❤️ Kindness Opportunities….

🐶 One neighbor asked me if I would look in on their dog one day this coming week when they will be away from home for several hours. He’s a rescue dog who has been with them for many years…he came from a puppy mill with trauma issues. They healed him with lots of LOVE & PATIENCE. Now he’s a senior with a few mobility & other issues. Butchie is the cutest, sweetest little guy 💕 🐶 💕. Happy to help.

💧 Another neighbor asked if I’d water his veggie garden while they are away this weekend. Happy to 👍. They are our wonderful across the driveway neighbors of many years.

📚 Dropped off a few books to another neighbor who is a bookaholic Ike I am.

All these people have been kind to me & my husband over the years. We are blessed to live on a block full of kind folks 🙏

Grateful.

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Delightful Letter Received

Yesterday, we received a letter from the boy in India who attends the school for hearing impaired and he's done so well with his education this year. He wanted to thank us for supporting him. It made me cry!

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Ripples Of Kindess

Hello fellow kindspringers! i can feel all your ripples here in florida! and I thank you.
I have been delivering meals to some that aren't feeling well so I bring them their food. there is a charge here so to save them dollars also.
I took a lady to the doctor about a half an hour away and of course brought her home. :)
I helped a lady that is legally blind to fill our her mail in vote. and the funny part is I had to read how to do it because I had never done it.
I took a friend in the wheel chair to the dining room and to her room.
I ran to the pharmacy for her medicines.
Have a great day and keep those ripples going and coming. :) i love the ride. :)

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