Stories Matching 'Advice' Tag (76)Environment Research New Ideas Public Transportation Children Inspiration Teachers Seniors OnThe Road Grocery Store Money Workplace Animals At Home Anonymous Friendship Kindness Kindness of Strangers Courage Small Acts of Kindness Health and Wellness Generosity Sharing Family Respect Neighbors Reconciliation Smile Cards Advice Good Samaritan Giving Money Giving Ability School Church Youth Collective Arts Creative Kindness Random Act of Kindness Homeless Travel/Vacation College/University Holidays Internet Birthday Sharing Food Emergency/Disaster Community Relationships Paying-It-Forward Coffee Shop/Restaurants $100 Kindness Idea Smile Decks Thank You Serendipity Spreading Smiles in Calcutta--posted by Pavi, on Jun 15, 2006
comments (3) | email this | print | permalink "Mahalo Nui Loa"--posted by hiloecho, on Dec 16, 2006 I just finished my Human Services practicum and as much as I loved the class and the instructor, I was dissapointed with my classmates. It was a small class - just 12 of us - and the other students took advantage of the instructor's kindness with late work, excuses for not completing assignments, etc. During the last 3 weeks of class, she was expressing her dissatisfaction and how she was going to have to re-think how she taught the class next semester. I really felt bad for her as she is a great inspiration to me and I could relate to her ... comments (6) | email this | print | permalink Planting Date Palms--posted by James Fadiman, on Jan 16, 2008
[A Sufi Story] comments (10) | email this | print | permalink Stones and Flowers--posted by Author Unknown, on Jan 29, 2007
comments (9) | email this | print | permalink 87 Year Old Woman Named Rose--posted by Monsieur, on Apr 10, 2007 The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze. "Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly ... comments (138) | email this | print | permalink I Wish You Enough--posted by brighteyes, on May 10, 2007
comments (123) | email this | print | permalink What The Geese Taught Me--posted by JZ, on May 26, 2007 Next fall, when you see Geese heading South for the Winter, flying along in V formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and a sense of community can get where they are going, more quickly and easily, because they are travelling on the thrust of one another. When ... comments (42) | email this | print | permalink $20 Miracle--posted by warmth, on Jun 9, 2008
comments (31) | email this | print | permalink Advice From An Old Man--posted by brighteyes, on Jun 16, 2007 A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and face shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window. "I love it," ... comments (16) | email this | print | permalink 5 Love Notes To My Grand-mother--posted by tesa, on Jun 19, 2007
comments (73) | email this | print | permalink Raisinettes With My Daughter--posted by omtaratutare, on Aug 4, 2007 At the local Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in my city center, one thing's for sure -- I will find a young anxious teen fundraising. It's the hub for school teams and local organizations. At anytime day or night, you can find children of all ages, selling processed nuts, candy, cookies or popcorn. It's not so easy to sell those to ATM clients, and I feel their uneasiness as they look at you with big pleading eyes. Everyone dodges eye contact with the kids and that only makes it worse. Today was no exception. My heart began to skip a beat or two, ... comments (25) | email this | print | permalink How My Father Taught Me Non-Violence--posted by Arun Gandhi, on Sep 18, 2007 I was 16 years old and living with my parents at the institute my grandfather had founded 18 miles outside of Durban, South Africa, in the middle of the sugar plantations. We were deep in the country and had no neighbors, so my two sisters and I would always look forward to going to town to visit friends or go to the movies. One day, my father asked me to drive him to town for an all-day conference, and I jumped at the chance. Since I was going to town, my mother gave me a list of groceries she needed and, ... comments (88) | email this | print | permalink A Carpenter's House--posted by azaila, on Sep 24, 2007
comments (12) | email this | print | permalink Letter to 4000 Children With A Scar On The Chest--posted by Dr. Devi Shetty, on Sep 27, 2007
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Smiling is contagious comments (9) | email this | print | permalink Life is Like Hot Chocolate--posted by Popat, on Oct 24, 2007 A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups - porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate. When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: "Notice ... comments (33) | email this | print | permalink A Young Man and the Starfish--posted by moni73ka, on Oct 31, 2007 Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead ... comments (14) | email this | print | permalink Oprah's 24 Acts of Kindness--posted by Jesse, on Nov 8, 2007
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As the little girl and her father were crossing a bridge, the father was a bit scared. So he turns to his little daughter and says, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river." comments (21) | email this | print | permalink Seven Thoughts After A Lost Wallet--posted by Deval, on Nov 23, 2007 I lost my wallet today. It's just one of things that can drive you upside down, but instead of being mad, I am gonna count my blessings with you. 1. The wallet that I left in my car I was glad I wasn't sleeping in my car Thank you God for putting a roof over my head. 2. The violation I felt over stolen property At least my life wasn't stolen from me Thank you God for life and security 3. My credit card that was gone At least I have enough money to lose Thank you God for giving me more than enough to survive ... comments (22) | email this | print | permalink Oh, That Is So Refreshing!--posted by linde246, on Nov 25, 2007
It was a very hot, late August day when I took my 8 year old grand daughter out to lunch at a beautiful, fancy restaurant, because she enjoyed feeling like a princess. As we sat out on the lovely deck with many other diners around us, she reached out to point to the flowers on the table and accidentally tipped my ice water glass into my lap. She gasped, her eyes grew large, the people at the next table peered to see my reaction. I simply smiled and said, "Oh, that is so refreshing." We can make a split second decision to have a different-than-expected reaction to happenings that, in their smallness, make the world a better place and teach our children at the same time. comments (23) | email this | print | permalink Lesson From A Janitor--posted by Raksha, on Nov 27, 2007 It was five in the morning. The room smelt weird. I saw him, next to me, deep in slumber. I went up to the bathroom and got my answer to the stench. He had had a few extra drinks last night, must have puked all over the wash basin. The basin was clogged and the stench inside was unbearable. A little angry I came back in the room with half a mind to wake him up and ask him to clean up. I could hear his soft snores and knew that he needs that sleep to be normal the next ... comments (29) | email this | print | permalink The Mani Man--posted by Santosh, on Dec 9, 2007 A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a wheel filled with innumerable mantras and inscriptions wrapped clockwise around a central axis. Some prayer wheels are tiny, like tops; others are huge, filling an entire room, and one turns the wheel by holding its handles and walking clockwise around it. Others are attached to running streams or waterfalls so that they can harness the natural energy and spread benedictions throughout the land. The faithful believe that spinning these prayer wheels or hanging prayer flags in the wind actualizes the inscribed prayers. The Tibetan province of Kham is akin to America’s Wild West. ... comments (3) | email this | print | permalink Dont Worry Be Happy--posted by keepsmiling, on Dec 14, 2007 This is one of the happiest songs I have ever heard -- Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy. Every time I'm down, I listen to this and I wanna share my happiness with you all. Here's the video and below it are the lyrics to the song: Don't Worry, Be Happy Performed by Bobby McFerrin Here is a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don't worry be happy In every life we have some trouble When you worry you make it double Don't worry, be happy...... Ain't got no place to lay your head Somebody ... comments (18) | email this | print | permalink The Law of Garbage Trucks--posted by nickgrand, on Jan 28, 2008
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comments (49) | email this | print | permalink On The Way To a Lottery Ticket--posted by Tammymay, on Mar 14, 2008 Like many people in this world, I was down, way down. Questioning everything. The light at the end of my tunnel was dim. I was financially, emotionally and mentally strapped. Hope was fading for relief. It seemed no matter how many steps I took forward, I was going twice as many backwards. Tension and strain filled my home. In the midst of all the hardships I was enduring, I worked harder then ever on my faith. Yet, even with my children and husband, I felt alone and hopeless. Because of my disability, I rarely leave my home. With the help ... comments (42) | email this | print | permalink The 99 Club--posted by warmth, on Mar 15, 2008
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I was catching a flight from Calcutta to Madras and had arrived at the airport rather early. Have always thought of airports as rather happy places- everyone at the beginning or the end of a journey- or both- such a sense of adventure in the air- and warmth- because people travel to see people and you know as you look around that that's someone's daughtersonhusbandwifefriendgrandmotheruncle
One afternoon, he discovered that if he tossed stones over his neighbor’s fence, he could create a crashing sound, the sound of breaking glass. So he would heave a stone and wait for the crash. Heave, crash. It was great fun and felt a little dangerous. He might get caught, after all, but that, to a small boy, was part
of the excitement. As it happened, he did get caught.
The man who lived next door came to his house and told his parents about the boy and the stones. ‘I would like Juan to come to my home so I can ... 
At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you, I wish you enough."
She said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy." They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed ... 
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.
He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
Well, he replied, "What if I do this?"
And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and ... 
A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. ... 
[Mother Teresa handpicked him to be her personal surgeon. Today, Dr. Devi Shetty is perhaps the most compassionate, committed and charistmatic thing that has happened to cardiac surgery in the last century. He runs the world's second most productive heart hospital where children under 12 are treated for free and other patients pay whatever they can. After completing his 4000th pediatric heart surgery, he wrote this.]
My Dear Children:
I have been planning to write this letter for quite some time. May be I just waited for you all to grow up to understand what I am trying to convey. The story ... 
January:
Adopt your new coworker, take her to lunch and make yourself available for any little question she has.
If someone says flattering things about your friends, don't hesitate to let them know they have fans.
February:
On Valentine's Day, call your single friends just to say, "Hello."
If a waiter or a manicurist or plumber does an especially good job, let them know. Even better, let their boss know.
March:
Honk your horn only to prevent a car accident.
Resist the temptation to lash out when you're in a bad mood.
April:
Get back in touch with someone who once meant something to you, if only to tell her ... 
[ Original story, by David J. Pollay ]
Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab.
I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded,
and missed the other car by mere inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and started yelling bad ... 
Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.
One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy. The King asked the servant, "Why are you so happy?"
The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies."
The king ... 
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, 'Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.'
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead 'I will come next Tuesday', I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
'Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and ... | Home | About Us | Our Friends | Get Involved | Contact us |  |  |  |