. Me and my three year old son were in line at Safeway buying a few items. We went to this store because we had to buy some boots for his fathers new job next door. I let the man behind me in the queue go in front because he only had two items. He…
An amazing lady named Sam who attended the Carers’ Pamper Day at Irabina (the childhood Autism Centre) on Sunday just sought me out. I was sitting there waiting for my son Tyler to finish his Speech Therapy session. Sam found me and told me that she’d like to give me a voucher for a Lindt Chocolate Cafe…
. There are a few of ladies behind the counter I usually have a bit of a chat to at the post office. One young lady is particularly chatty and always says hello to my kids and tells them how much they’ve grown (which they like because they consider themselves small in relation to their…
I saw a young man hitchhiking this week. It was bitterly cold and the road he was on was many miles away from anything. I stopped. I warned him not to harm me, or he would be sorry, LOL. Anyway, he was going near where I was headed. We had to drive for about 20…
I was in a store and saw a woman crying. As I walked passed her I thought to myself, boy I bet she could use a hug. In that very moment I turned back to the woman and offered her a hug. She was shocked and surprised but thankfully took my hug. I held her in…
. When I was in college I didn’t receive any tuition help from my parents. This was not my mom’s choice, but she would send $5 here and there that I knew she took from her own tiny amount she got from my dad to get her hair done etc. It always seemed to arrive…
Today I met a beautiful Italian man while I was waiting for a bus outside of the shopping centre. He stopped to talk to my 2-year-old and then chatted with me. He told my daughter that she was beautiful, just like her Mummy, but it didn’t stop there. Everyone that walked passed he would say…
Yesterday, while making a quick run to Wally World, I was in the express checkout lane with just about five items. The lady in front of me was on a motorized store scooter. She was having trouble trying to unload her things so I offered to help. She said, ” I can actually do this,…
I was at the gas station getting some gas and noticed a young boy looking in all the trash barrels and taking out cans. He looked like he and his family did not have much money, and it seemed like he was collecting the cans to get the deposit money for food or some other…
. Tomorrow I turn 55 but I have already given myself the best gift … I accomplished my goal of doing 55 Random Acts of Kindness in the 55 days before my 55th birthday! It was such fun and I really enjoyed seeing the smiles on people’s faces. I am on a pension so I…
I saw a parking warden about to write a fine for a car in a disabled bay (with a disabled pass), whose ticket was just running out. I said “that’s a shame you’re fining them, I’m sure they will be out soon.” The warden replied “you going to pay for another ticket then?? hahaha!”. I…
My nephew’s birthday party was held in a big park on the weekend. My boys, 12 and 14, were the eldest kids there and took it upon themselves to look after their cousins and the other kids, the eldest being my nephew at the ripe old age of 6. They spent hours running around with…