I was hanging out in a local shop today that sells snack foods and fresh veggies etc. It is next door to an after-school kids program that continues through the summer. A young girl around 9 or 10 came over to get a frozen fruit popsicle. She did not have enough money to get one…
I was taking my grandfather in for a procedure at his doctor’s office. When we arrived, there was an older lady in a wheelchair who had obviously had a fall and a younger man standing close by, watching over her.
My husband and I took a giant leap of faith January 2014 and moved ourselves and our two boys from our hometown and everyone we knew (in Georgia) clear across the country to Utah. Within our year stay, (we recently returned home) we developed amazing friendships. Around Christmas time, we were struck with several unexpected…
My youngest likes to buy things and give her money to other kids. She recently went to the store and bought her sister a toy she thought she would like, just because. – Melissa 👏 Right before Christmas time I went to the movies with a friend and lost my wallet. I had $400 in cash…
When we asked people what made their world a wonderful place, we were delighted by some heartwarming responses. Enjoy… A local butcher brought me a huge gift basket of different types of meat, spice rub, etc. It had to be valued at $100, but he just dropped it off yesterday for my family telling me…
When we asked people what makes their life wonderful and what they were grateful for, this is what they had to say… I have a wonderful life, I’m surrounded by love and happiness and I live and work in a fabulous place – Beth 😀 I am grateful for a college student who gave me…
We asked the Ripple community about the Earth Angels they’ve seen or are part of their life…. My mom Maria is one of those earth angels. She helps everyone and does it with an open heart. I admire how she doesn’t think about herself and is so humble. She is a true angel to my…
I work in a bank and today an elderly customer came in concerned because he was overdrawn in his checking account by $18.01. If he didn’t deposit that amount within an hour he would be charged a non-sufficient funds fee.
I was happy that an opportunity for kindness was set before me. On a recent shopping trip to a clothing retailer, I overheard the store owner and the young manager discussing that the manager did not close out a debit card sale properly. This meant the customer had left with the merchandise without paying. The…
Several months ago, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a Pastor walked somewhere around 200 miles with a 90 pound cross on his back to raise funds as he wanted to buy a building and rehab it into a homeless shelter. Homeless shelters in the U.P. are few and far between and this will be…
Well Operation Speedway Kindness had a chance to shine today….. Once again I was in Speedway getting a soda and today brought a spur of the moment opportunity for me to help someone. This time it was me behind someone else! I was in line and the lady in front of me was having some…
Joanne and I had been childhood friends, went through school together and hung out with each other when ever possible. My family was full of drama and chaos. My dad was a alcoholic and there were many fights in our home when he came home drunk and broke. So I stayed away for as long…