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Kindness Stories

Below are some of the kindness stories we've received. If you have a story to share, do send it to us! You might also enjoy our weekly newsletter.

Meredith's Letter From the Post Office

--posted by Laura, on May 18, 2013

Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought that we could, so she dictated these words: Dear God, Will you please take care of my dog? Abbey died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I'm happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to swim and play ...

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A Week of First Grade Kindness

--posted by kidzfirst, on May 16, 2013

I teach first graders and want to share about a big kindness activity we did earlier this year. From Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (Jan. 16) until the 100th day of school two weeks later, students performed and recorded 100 acts of kindness. These acts were collected on small hearts and organized in the shape of a huge 100. The kids worked SO hard to share kindness with each other both at home and at school and parent feedback and support was incredible! That was also the start of my HUGE kindness project. Random Acts of Kindness Week started February ...

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One Candle at a Time

--posted by cf, on May 14, 2013

I've got this friend, Rachel. She's a bit older than me, with a sort of shy, but radiant smile. She's usually tan, as she loves the outdoors and spends as much time outside as possible. No matter the weather. In the winter, she'll often go for walks outside. In the summer, she'll sit in public parks strumming her guitar, reading, or napping on the grass. She has the leisure to do these things because, suffering from multiple psychological traumas, she is unable to work. Well, unable to work in a "normal" workplace, that is. Because she does work. Her vocation is ...

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Taxes, A Plant, A Hug

--posted by Mirinthia, on May 13, 2013

Yesterday, while I was having my taxes done, my tax preparer told me her father had passed away two days ago. She went on to tell me that she would not be able to attend his funeral, as he was in another country and, with this being tax season, she could not leave. My heart went out to her. "Is there anything I can do?" I asked. "No, but just you asking made me feel better," she replied, tears welling up in her eyes. I told her to call me if she wanted someone to share stories with about her father. After my taxes were done, I immediately went out and bought her a lovely yellow tulip potted plant. I enclosed a card that read, "Thank you, You make my world a better place." Then, I added a note to express how I deeply understood how losing her father felt.
With my heart soaring, I gave her the plant. And she gave me the most wonderful hug.

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Birthday Gift of a Compliment

--posted by hinashah4, on May 12, 2013

Recently, I switched to a different cell phone service provider. We visited the new service provider's store and one of the sales managers assisted us with our request. He was a very efficient and charming person. He was very good at what he was doing, gave us some honest opinions, and got us involved in some interesting conversations while we were waiting for our order to get processed. When we were about to leave, he politely told us that we could leave our feedback about today's service through a phone survey, which we'd receive soon. I asked him whether there was another way ...

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Found on the NYC Subway

--posted by HP, on May 11, 2013

Pay It Forward Day has come and gone, but one New York City metro rider is keeping its spirit alive. The anonymous do-gooder left a sweet note along with a prepaid unlimited metro card for another rider to find, use and pass on. New Yorker Michelle Attardo spotted the card on 2nd Avenue between 88th and 89th and took a photo, which she shared on Instagram. The note reads: Unlimited - good 'til midnight. Use, if you can; leave for someone else when you're done. We love everything about this note, right down to its impeccable semicolon and apostrophe usage. Whoever you are, thanks for making our day -- and someone's night!

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My Smile Deck Week

--posted by Su Bluebird, on May 11, 2013

I recently received a Smile Deck, and decided to do a challenge, by drawing one card randomly every day! Here were my opportunities for smiles this week ... 7 ♣ - Thurs. Sent encouraging notes to family members who are far away A - Fri. Gave hugs to first five people I saw in the morning. They were exercising in the park. I announced my mission – to give hugs – and was enthusiastically accepted by 4, somewhat reluctantly by one. 6 ♣ - Sat. Made a lunch for my husband and included a written note with a joke in it. 9 ♣ - Sun. ...

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Donation to Animal Shelter

--posted by JZ, on May 10, 2013

An animal shelter says it receives about 50 to 200 donations per day, but none like the one it recently opened from someone apologizing for panhandling under the shelter's name. The video tells the full story:

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Today's Yoga Lesson

--posted by Twinkle, on May 10, 2013

I was out in town today and I wanted to buy a yoga magazine.

On the way to the shop I passed a lady asking for money. I walked past her and went on to the shop. But when I got there I turned around, went back, and gave the money I had planned to spend on the magazine to the lady.

Well, I thought, that is what yoga taught me to do.

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Girl Gets Up At 5AM To Decorate Her Entire Street

--posted by Anthea Quay, on May 9, 2013

As part of her personal mission to try to bring some unexpected cheer to her neighbors, UK-based Zoe Green—who goes by the moniker Pea Green Girl—got up at 5 one April morning, or what she calls “Happy Street Day”, to decorate her entire street. Along Shelbourne Road, she hung balloons at a bus shelter, post-box and telephone booth; stuck Post-Its with encouraging messages on a telephone pole; and pasted a “Good Morning!” sign along the bridge so that people who drove under it could see the greeting. Green’s little project aimed to inspire people, and it must’ve brightened up someone else’s day—and it was her tiny ...

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