Hello my name is Barbara, I am 88 years old. People always ask me, what can I do for you, and I tell them… call someone and tell them how much they mean to you, call an old teacher you had and tell them what they meant to you, call an old fellow employee you…
I thought I would share with you what happened to my friend at work. On her way driving to an appointment she had a car flashing her and indicating that she must pull over. She was a little scared but the person just kept flashing her. She pulled off the road and so did the…
I remember when I was in hospital for an extended period, on all my meal cards I would write a ‘thank you’ with a smiley face & an extra compliment like nice gravy or lovely custard… After a few days each member of the kitchen staff came up to meet me, just wanting to thank…
I bought Black Ops II for my hairdressers son’s birthday. My hairdresser is a single dad who works very hard to support four boys and his 14 year old helps out at the salon too. My son was getting his hair cut and the other boy could not stop looking at the game. I could…
I bought myself some gorgeous roses one day whilst buying groceries. As I left the shops, I saw a lady crying on a bench with her teenage son beside her. I walked passed, but then doubled back, gave her the flowers and said ‘you look like you would enjoy these’ and left straight away! I…
My kids and I sat round in a circle making kindness hampers. We talked about why we were including each item and how it would feel to receive one of the hampers? I gave each of them a hamper to give to someone. Chris 12, gave his to his girlfriend, Kim 8, to a teacher…
My daughter had her bag stolen once about 2 years ago. It was found in a garbage bin outside the restaurant. The only thing missing was her wallet. Two nights later there was a knock on the front door. A middle aged man was standing there and he asked if my daughter lived at the address….
A couple of years ago my sons and I saw a young man, about 16 busking in Perth with a rat. He said he slept in caves near Fremantle. We wanted to help but did not want to give money so we bought him some food and a new jumper to wear. The look on…
My husband had been working out of the country for 3 months and we had our first anniversary apart. I woke that morning to the kids “happy anniversary” with a card that had $50 in it. The messages were beautiful “sorry dad can’t be here but we will take you out for tea to celebrate”….
One morning I paid for a man’s milk and bread. He stopped looked around like he was on candid camera with a big ol’ smile saying “Thank you ma’am”! :). He asked “are you for real?” I said yes sir, have a blessed day.
I had a neighbor who I have only met once before pop over and ask for money so she could feed her kids dinner. I didn’t give her money, but asked her to come in and I feed them all dinner. The kids and mum left full of food and I was full of pride.
I know a young couple who got married in Vanuatu. I’ve always known them to be kind and generous and was excited to hear their lovely news. They contacted me one day to ask if I could help them collect stationery and sporting good as they wanted to take it with them to help the…