I work an hour from home and one day on my lunch break, my car decided to make a crazyyyy noice… a loud, screeching sound. Panicked, what was I to do, I call my husband of course. I knew he could fix this problem if I let him hear it over the phone LMAOO…. I…
I saw some kids sitting out the front of their house selling a few things to earn their pocket money. The sun was very hot and it looked as though they hadn’t had much luck, so I stopped to ask if they would be open tomorrow so my sister and I can drop by and…
My sister helped out a couple who were backpackers from Germany. They had been looking for somewhere to have a shower and she offered her place. They were genuinely surprised and so grateful. – Elizabeth
I went to an appointment today only to see an elderly lady that I soon recognised as a long time family friend. Later she told me I had made her day just by stopping to assist her and making time to chat with her. – Elizabeth
Recently I was driving north on Highway 101 on our coast… a stretch infamous for narrow bike lanes.
I was feeling a bit sad whilst I was out shopping, but when I heard a little boy behind me say to his mom that he wanted to go to the toy aisle, I thought this was a chance to cheer myself up. So I got there ahead of them and left 50 cents (all…
At Christmas time my 4 little ones and I would go to the toy store and buy whatever my kids thought were cool toys then we would drive around and look for people that had little kids. We would randomly stop at bus stops where we would typically see mothers waiting with their children for…
There are going to be times your gift of giving is not well received. In some cases I have been asked by the recipient to please give them more, and early on iI did because I felt I had so much. One holiday season I contacted a women’s shelter to adopt a single mom with…
This short video is quiet, profound, powerful, simple — and so supremely human, showing the inner lives of people around us as they go about their daily tasks. Most of it is set in a hospital, where there is so much worry, sadness, some joy, bad news, good news, no news, anxiety, fear – as…
Recently someone recommended I like Ripple’s page and I soon found I was hooked! Feeling inspired, I took it upon myself to really think about what I could do for a complete stranger! I remembered a lady I met a month ago told me she was raising three autistic boys whom she has been fostering…
It’s purple bra day! There has been roadworks going on for months now on my way to work but this morning the workers were doing something different. They were all wearing purple bras, the lollipop signs all say Purple Bra day instead of stop, and they were collecting when the traffic stops. Awesome work guys!…
While shopping the other day, a lady looked a bit stressed. I could smell her perfume and simply said “excuse me, you smell really nice” and gave her a smile. She was dumbfounded and spluttered the name of the perfume and thanked me. I could actually see her pull her shoulders back and stand a…