He got to thank my daughter
My daughter was about 4 years old. She nagged me for just £2 and gave it to a man on our local High Street.
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Even in such difficult times, kindness trumps!
I have two beautiful friends, who like many, are feeling the effects of the virus. Less work making life tricky and stressful, they are perhaps not in a position to be giving to others but that’s exactly what they did.
Applauding Nicky at Qantas
A friend of my friend in Brisbane lost her 30-year-old son in Melbourne yesterday. Devastated.
This country girl got pickpocketed
I was 18, left a small country town and travelled to the city, where this little country girl got pickpocketed. I didn’t realise this until I was halfway through a 10 hours bus trip.
When people give, the universe has a way of rewarding them
A couple of years ago, I was on the trip of a lifetime with a guy whom I thought was going to propose to me during the trip. We travelled to my favourite place, Disneyland, and shared amazing experiences. It soon became apparent though that he had no intention of proposing, and I had blown…
A pendant for my sister
My niece passed away on Match 13 in New South Wales. Her children were 7, 4, and 3 months when she passed. Her boyfriend who has no biological connection to the older two thought that he could keep all the children and not allow us any connection to them. We applied for custody and won….
My Minnie Mouse act of kindness
One of my FB friends had on a Minnie Mouse mask. I told her how much I loved it as I love Minnie Mouse and my nickname is Mini.
Weekly pay it forward challenges
One of my side jobs is working with Favor, a Texas delivery company like UberEats. I am immune-compromised, so I haven’t been working, but some of the Runners (drivers) are out there delivering non-stop.
Essential worker for the elderly works almost every day
I am a health care worker who works in aged care, so I’m classed as an “essential worker” during these COVID-19 times, and so have been going to work almost every day.
Thanking our essential workers
We left some colouring pages my children had done taped on our bins, that said thank you on them to the bin men. They took them with them looking very pleased. The next week we got a thank you taped to our bins.
Free Mindfulness Meditation Activities & Apps for Kids with Anxiety
During this worrying time of COVID-19 with isolation and distance learning, some children are feeling scared and may even experience some anxiety. Being in Melbourne, with a very strict lockdown, kids have been learning from home for many months. This has caused a lot of worry and confusion for one fifth grader I know. He…
I told him how much he was worth
I worked with a guy for a brief while, and he was hurting real bad on the inside. I’d listen to him the entire shift we’d work and I really felt for him (sometimes I’d forget to actually work).
