. On New Year’s Day in 2011, I stopped in at a Catholic church in San Antonio. I was just sitting in a pew reflecting on who I am and what I believe, when I saw a young man walk up the main aisle and take his place in an empty pew nearer to the…
. Just before Christmas, my husband and I had a rare child free RDO. We were getting a Boost Juice before heading to the movies and there was a disabled person and his carer in line behind us. The young man tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around, realised what had happened and…
. A few weeks ago I stopped in Goodwill for my weekly “treasure” hunt. It was a rare occasion that I actually had cash in my purse. As I was going through the children’s books close to the back hall where the bathrooms are, I could hear a man softly talking and sobbing. He was…
. My parents were not wealthy and struggled to put food on the table for us 5 kids. One night, a homeless man knocked on our door and told my mom he just moved into the neighborhood and he had no food in the house, so would it be ok to ask for a sandwich?
. We raised the money to pay for a family with two young carers to go out for dinner on boxing day. When I got the privilege to tell the mum, she burst into tears as she was so touched by our kindness. In the space of a year her family had gone through a…
. We woke up this morning with the sound of rain bashing on our windows, none the less my son Shrihan was ready for a day of school. He seemed extra chirpy today so I knew it would be a good day! We catch the bus to school and get dropped off at a shopping…
. I went to the service station to put a little petrol in my car. At the next pump was a rundown car. In the front passenger seat was a woman, in the back, a young boy – probably the son of the woman and the man who stood at her open window abusing her….
Thank you for creating your Ripple Kindness Cards, I have seen for myself the ripple effect of positivity that they create. The most amazing thing just happened to me! Went shopping for some food and groceries for the next few days, used my card to pay and DECLINED. Asked the guy to hold on for…
.One day me and my brother went out to eat something late at night around 1 am to a restaurant. After we were done eating, we went to a mini market where all the small shops like pharmacies, small burger spots for all the poor people usually remain open through whole night. My brother went…
. An act of kindness I did today was that I went back to a restaurant that I visited on 1/31 and left a note and envelope with a large tip in the envelope for my server. When I was reconciling my bills this weekend, I realized that I completely miscalculated the tip on the…
. On Saturday the 25th of Jan (2014), I was in the office asking the supervisor for a job and while waiting, I spotted I bible which I grabbed and flicked through. Drop off the barbecue request for tomorrow (Australia Day) to the kitchen at camp, the supervisor said, passing me a piece of paper….
I look back over my life and see so many acts of kindness I have been blessed to receive. One sticks out especially due to recent events. Let me lead this with the fact that the City of Miami gets a bad reputation way too often. I had just moved to Miami and was on…