. In the county where I was raised I never once saw anyone speak to a stranger, smile, wave, or say anything at all in passing. Then one day, I got this idea to do an experiment; to smile first and see what kind of effect it had on people. Initially, I’d try to first…
. To all those who feel as though there efforts are going to waste, that their kind words are falling on deaf ears or their actions are not appreciated, fear not. For years I have lived with the mindset of: ‘I must be tough and cold to survive in the world’. I frequently talked badly of…
My cousin shared a beautiful story. She went to visit her mom after Thanksgiving dinner. My aunt passed away a little over a year ago and she was missing her. While she was there at the cemetery, she noticed a young mother with a toddler.
I shopped in Woolworths last week – rare as it’s usually Coles for me. The young guy at the cash register was clearly in his first hour of his first day there, and all at sea. He didn’t recognise my Brussels’ Sprouts and had trouble finding the change reading on the register. I thanked him…
. My neighbor and I volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Every Wednesday we deliver meals to those who are home bound. During our deliveries last year we noticed that one of the customer’s dogs was limping and not putting weight on his front paw. We asked about him and the owner said that he had…
. I wanted to share with you a kindness I witnessed today. A little background to start. I have befriended a homeless gentleman and his dog. I made his acquaintance this summer – and stop by the area he frequents almost every day to check on him – make sure he has food for both…
. During World Kindness Week, I wanted to do something nice whilst remaining anonymous, so I stuck $2 on my work vending machine. I left a little note and included the Ripple Kindness web address. The following week, the $2 was still there.
. When my grandpa was one, his mother died and his father couldn’t cope with 5 children so he put them into a home. My grandpa was too young, so he lived with the neighbours until they couldn’t care for him anymore and he also went into a home, but a different home. They were…
. On Tuesday it would have been my mom’s 87th birthday. I went to vote here in the U.S., then went to a fast food place to get a breakfast biscuit. They ran out before breakfast was over and the man in front of me was quite rude to the young girl taking his order, being…
. A friend of mine is really poor. Now I am not saying that meanly, I myself am poor, but she is much worse off. She had never had a real piece of jewelry her whole life so for her birthday last year I went into a pawn shop to find her a nice piece…
. I teach newly arrived immigrant teenagers English as a Second Language. Many of these children come to me from countries where their living condition are horrible and life-threatening. Often, one of the parents comes to the US and works, sending home money so that smugglers can be paid to bring other family members here (usually…
. The following story is proof what goes around comes around. I was at the book fair with my son. We were behind two brothers waiting to be checked out. They each had two books.