I’d arranged to meet a new friend for a cuppa and chat. As luck would have it, we both pulled our cars into parking spaces outside the cafe at the same time. As we greeted one another, I commented on a rather unusual brooch she was wearing. Merryn told me that she’d admired it on…
When we moved here to our first house 10 years ago, there was a young man with obvious physical and mental challenges that lived on our street. He loved bringing the mail down to each house every afternoon, but he’d just drop it by the garage or front door in the rain each time. You…
I call myself The Happiness Ninja. I dress in a Ninja costume and hit the streets conducting random acts of kindness!
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has…
My 10-year-old son has a friend at school who just moved to the neighborhood a few months ago. I knew he was living with his aunt and uncle and, at first it was him and his sister, but I never asked why. Well my son, Kyril, reminded me the other day to buy a gift…
When my husband died I found out that I missed so many things about him that I didn’t expect to miss. I knew I would miss him holding my hand, touching me, and kissing me, but I didn’t realize how much I would miss him not snoring next to me at night.
We had our Egg Nog, Swedish coffee bread, and Porridge on Christmas morning like we always do. Then off to see Mama at the nursing home. We brought her a small Swedish coffee bread and a candy cane pen. I did her nails, she really liked that and loved the fact Reagan (our dog) came…
Gratitude … goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past, I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude…
As a 6th grade teacher, I feel the necessity to teach my students about kindness, compassion and empathy.
At work one Valentine’s Day, no one got flowers from their SO, so at lunch I went to the local florist and bought a single rose for everyone. Even the guys. I got a different color for them so they’d feel extra special cause guys rarely get flowers. I had them delivered anonymously. It was such…
Today, as I drove to work there was a man. He was an older man looked a little rough around the edges. He was not holding a sign… just looked hungry. I ran to McDonalds and grabbed a sandwich combo as I figured I’d offer him a bite to eat. He was so happy and…
I gave a lady a ride home to get her extra set of car keys as she’d locked them in her car and waited to take her back to her car. As we talked, we worked out that I know her son. What a great feeling to help. Made my day. – Rena 😀 A…