Last year I ran a fundraiser for a very ill little boy we’d never met who has stage 4 neuoblastoma. I held a musical concert, where my musician friends all performed for nothing, and we raised around $1500.00. The lady who runs Ripple, kindly donated some of these beautiful Ripple Kindness Cards, so I handed…
I went to the Big Apple Circus here in Atlanta GA last Sunday with my very best guy friend (besides my hubby of course). Our birthdays are close together and we have celebrated them together for over 20 years, usually by going to the circus. My friend dropped his water bottle under the bleachers, so…
I feel privileged to be a member of the human race today. Yesterday, whilst travelling back from the glorious mountain forests of Alishan, Taiwan, a problem arose due to some poor pronunciation. Who was to know that there was also a Shanghua as well as a Changhua? Hence a journey in the complete opposite direction….
About a month ago I was waiting for a bus that was taking quite a while. The place where I was waiting is a terminal for many buses and also a train that facilitates the access to the buses. As I was waiting I saw a car pull up far from the train entrance. What…
A few months ago, I received a box in the mail, it was a 3 carat diamond ring with a letter, it said, Barbara I know you from Facebook, I know the money problems your daughter who has MS is having and caring for you, please sell this ring, I am enclosing the apprasial, it…
I think the biggest most unbelievable act of kindness that saved us was when an acquaintance that we had known for years, but not well (their daughter was in preschool with our daughter). They knew we were struggling, had lost our business/home/cars etc. She walked up at the school open house and handed me an…
I hope I am not tooting my own horn here, but really I am, I cannot help it, I feel so good. I have been doing the PIF thing religiously since joining Ripple Kindness Project. I always did it before, just not as much.Â
My family and I went to the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. It was a great day out and we got to see lots of wonderful tennis. The highlight though was when we watched Nicolas Almagro practice! When he was finished he hit some balls into the crowd for the kids to catch. My son was lucky enough…
My family and I went into the city yesterday (Melbourne). It’s not something we do often as we live an hour or so away, but as my youngest son is highly interested in modern architecture, he loves going to see the tall, shiny buildings. My eldest son couldn’t wait to explore the magic shop and my husband and I…
G’day ripplers! Today’s kindness gesture was accompanied by totally awesome feelings. At Maitland Mall we get out of the car and spot a lady helping an older lady out of their car. I went over and gave her a kindness hamper and told her to have an awesome day. On the way home I posted off…
On Monday I went to the grocery store. There was an older woman, appeared to be in her 80’s looking at peppers. I went to get one and she started complaining to me. The prices are too high, they don’t look good etc. etc. etc. I have run into this situation before, where someone complains about…
I teach high school in a very impoverished area and my students can rarely do much for others. I collect cosmetic samples and unwanted but unopened lotions, pretty soaps etc from the kids. We tie ribbons on them and make them look pretty. We make a big gift basket full of the stuff. I buy the…