While we were at the beach enjoying the sun, I saw a mum on her own with 3 small children. I watched her for a bit as I sat drying off and noticed her struggling to juggle a baby on her hip as the little boy and girl were running into the water. I…
I’m a 36-year-old adult male with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Eight years ago my family was forced to move from their home where my three siblings and I grew up due to a home foreclosure.
My family and I were at the airport and I decided to get a cup of tea while we waited for our flight. There were a few people ahead of me at the cafeteria. The lady being served was told her order was $8.50. She handed over $50 and the waiter asked her if she…
I was walking along one day when a lady stopped to ask me about my shoes.
While visiting the local 7-11, I overheard the customer in front of me telling the cashier that she couldn’t afford to rent her son’s viola anymore and that he was devastated.
It’s only a little kindness thing but I thought I’d say anyway. Every time I go into a particular local coffee shop I leave money for another customer’s coffee so it’s free for them. I usually ask the staff to please give it to someone who looks like they need it.
I just wanted to send out a public but very important thank you to my colleague Jacinta. Today at CHAMPION, one of our regular visitors came in. Usually, our regular comes in on a Wednesday so we were a little surprised to see her. Last week this lady had been unwell and today, when she…
When I was in a local homeless shelter after losing my home and my business partner ousted me, I happened upon another homeless man with his small son outside a hamburger place. His son was crying because his dad didn’t have a dollar for a hamburger and he was hungry. I gave him the last dollar…
When I was a young girl in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my dad had a career in a grocery store. We often visited a local neighbor, a man who had some unique characteristics. During a visit around Christmas time, my dad brought a fresh fruit basket as we had noticed that his diet was mostly…
Previously I have worked at a large local Autism center. Individuals come from near and far to get services for their children due to the center being the only one in the region. I’m sure you can imagine that the waiting list is extensive to receive services in any program at the center.
The business world usually gets described as competitive, cutthroat, or aggressive. You’re obliged to be a “growth hacker” who “contributes to the bottom line” and is considered “higher-performing than their peers” at the annual review. I had been in the high-stress corporate world at Microsoft where stack-ranking ruled twice a year. Employees almost universally breathed…
I came across Archie’s Fight on Instagram. I read about this beautiful little fighter, only two years old, that has been diagnosed with Acute Flaccid Myelitis and Anterior Horn Cell Disease. This is only Australia’s third diagnosis of this disease, which has caused paralysis in Archie’s right arm, both legs, and his chest. I was really…