I learnt about all the terrific things about being kind and doing nice things for others and so I invited 8 of my closest friends to The Good Deed Gals group. The idea behind the group is that once a month we do a good deed, either as a group or individually. Some of the…
About a year after my son passed, I was talking with an older gentleman about his good qualities. After a while, he asked what my son does now, so I told him he had passed, because of cancer. He teared up and left quickly.
Today my son and I were at Starbucks. There was a man that was looking for a wall outlet for his phone. I had my son ask if he wanted to switch tables with us since we were not using our outlet. An employee overheard this and offered my son a cake pop for being…
I agonised over a gift for my sister’s 60th birthday, as she has most things. At our age, we usually don’t give gifts, and it’s not like we are very financial. So, I just decide on a $20 lottery ticket which was probably more than I could afford.
As a waitress, I meet every kind of person, in every kind of situation. Valentine’s day, being one of the busiest days in the food service industry, is certainly no exception.
It was a little later in the year, perhaps June, but in my neighborhood, I’m known as the flower lady. The little kids come and ask for flowers; they know that if they ask and don’t take, I almost always come out and help them cut a few.
My step dad was in the VA hospital for a very long time. My mother and I went there every day for weeks to visit him and got to know many of the nurses during his stay. During this time, I came to know many of the nurses by name as well as the various…
I was going into my local 7Eleven to purchase my daily cup of coffee. I noticed a very skinny, sickly looking man in his 30’s squatting outside in the cold with a cane and I went over and started to chat with him. I first asked him if was he hungry and he replied yes,…
When people, especially strangers, go out of their way to do a good deed for us, we can feel it touching our heart, but why is kindness good for you? My children and I were sitting in a doctor’s office recently and I was blown away by the kindness of a young boy sitting next to…
As a family, we have made it a bit of a tradition that at Christmas time we do a secret Santa with a little bit of a twist. Often it will be that we have heard of someone in the community that is going through a rough patch or hard time. Maybe they are currently…
When we moved here to our first house 10 years ago, there was a young man with obvious physical and mental challenges that lived on our street. He loved bringing the mail down to each house every afternoon, but he’d just drop it by the garage or front door in the rain each time. You…
To the two lovely ladies who helped me out this afternoon in the coles Kilsyth (Victoria, Australia) carpark. Thank you so much! ❤