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…
It’s been raining here in Brisbane for a couple of days, and on my way home from the shops I saw an elderly woman walking with an umbrella. I quickly did a u-turn and drove along asking if she had far to go and if she would like a lift. Her smile was broad as she…
Today at 1am, my grandma, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, got up, got into my dad’s car and drove off. We contacted the police, but before they could find her, two college kids pulled into our driveway with my grandma. One was driving my dad’s car and the other was following in their car. They…
Two of the greatest human needs is to be appreciated and to be heard. Take the time to listen and appreciate what is being said to you…. by anyone – even strangers. I can’t tell you the countless times IÂ have walked into a store to shop and then felt like I just had to “wait”…
We’ve had a tough couple weeks. We’ve had a burglar in the neighborhood and bills over our head. My daughters iPod touch (she got for Christmas) was just stolen after only 2 weeks of having it, my husband’s company is on it’s way belly up, our heaters are broken in our home so it’s been…
Sometimes I find my RAK are met with disbelief or judgment, and sometimes outright shock at the thought that someone is going out of their way to help someone. A few months ago I was in a large retail store, it sell everything under the sun. One side of the building is a food market,…