My friend Jerry
I used to work in a manufacturing facility. The maintenance guy was an older single man who was known to be a grumpy ass. I’m a ray of sunshine that seeks to relieve the darkness. It took a few months before he’d even talk to me.
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The “magic” crystal
Over the years, I have learned so many important things about kindness from my students. I have seen students come together during the most difficult of situations and how much more effective students are when they work together to serve in the community. But I think one of the most beautiful things I have learned…
I helped her, she helped me!
I gave away some bedroom furniture to several people needing a dresser or nightstand etc., so I could make room for stuff I have in storage. One lady picked up a long dresser yesterday and we managed to get it in her van. I commented that since it fit in her van that the smaller…
Choco Uncle
When I go to my son’s school, I take at least 15-20 chocolates with me because his friends aged about 6-7 years wait for their Choco Uncle to give them the chocolates. I love to see their faces when they munch on it and it gives me great satisfaction and warmth. I love to do this…
A “Miracle” for the Cleaner
I have great memories of a practice development workshop I attended a number of years ago that Dr John Hinwood was conducting. We were looking at how our attitudes to money could either hold us back or move us forward in life. It was a pretty intense session, with loads of energy in the room…
A 17 Year Old Boy Connects
My son, who tends to be the stinker of all my kids, was in a game shop when a lady came in with her son. She wanted information on some tournaments and games, and thought my son was an employee. She was worried about letting her son play because he suffers from some mental/social issues. My…
Service Learning: Knit For Service Club
The Knit-For Service Club began in 2004 with twenty members and has grown to eighty-plus boys and girls who knit to help others. The first year, we made one patchwork blanket to donate to Harold, the King of the Valentine’s Day Dance, at his retirement home. Since then, we have collectively knit over two dozen…
Karma, what goes around, comes around!
I was given a nice pay it forward today. I was getting my hair cut and my stylist and I were talking about food and I said how I would love to go for sushi. She said well, why don’t you go? I told her about the unexpected medical bills I had this week when…
Ripple – An Inspirational Short Film That Shows the Power of Kindness
What happens when a small act of kindness ripples through someone’s life? This exclusive director’s cut of the short film Ripple by Daniel Yam had me in tears. It’s a heartwarming story of a man who has the opportunity to pay a good deed forward he received from a stranger when a child. This act of…
An Anonymous Letter-Leaver
I have always believed in the joy of giving and that simple acts of compassion are the core of our humanity. I like the idea of spreading love and hope through random acts of kindness, it fills my heart with joy to be able to serve others and share small gifts with loved ones. Sometimes small…
Beauty For Our Ashes
In 2007, life was unbelievably happy for me. I was doing a lot of things many people thought I would never do, myself included. In March, I married a man I was deeply in love with and considered my best friend and was pregnant with his child. My mom was on cloud nine because we had…
Kindness has a long-lasting positive effect
The most memorable act of kindness I have been involved in as a giver was around 3 years ago when I gave one of my adult students a red scarf that my mum had knitted. I was teaching a TAFE class during winter and every Tuesday I would arrive wearing a different coloured knitted scarf….
