Brighten Your Day

Blind Love: Granddaddy's Unseen Lessons

1,710 views | Posted by William Thrift on April 19, 2025

When I was a kid, my two siblings and I would take turns staying with my Granny and Grandaddy in Waycross, GA, for a week at a time during summer vacation. We saw them often throughout the year, but we always looked forward to that special week of one-on-one time with them, because they spoiled us with love, not gifts. Both were very special...

Accidentally said 'Love you!' at the end of a call

1,685 views | Posted by A friend on April 28, 2025

Accidentally said "Love you!" at the end of a call with an important client yesterday. I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me...

I Got Ding-Dong Ditched By Angels

1,595 views | Posted by Erin C on April 22, 2025

I just wanted to share something amazing that happened not too long ago and I hope it puts the biggest smile on your face like it did mine. It's mid-afternoon and my mom and I were in the kitchen making homemade sushi and jamming out to The Cranberries when we hear the doorbell ring. We both look at each other in confusion for...

Middle school kids restoring my faith in humanity and optimism for the future

1,593 views | Posted by Lexi on April 18, 2025

As a middle school counselor, I know firsthand how unkind kids can be to each other—but today, I saw something that reminded me just how compassionate they really are. It was “College Day” at our school, when students wear gear from colleges, universities, trade programs, or tech schools, and we focus on the...

How a Small Gesture of Kindness Helped Change Years of Neighborhood Tension

1,565 views | Posted by A friend on April 21, 2025

I live in a suburb of Charleston, West Virginia. My partner and I have lived in our home for 20 years and have built good relationships with our neighbors. One of our neighbors, who has been here for about 15 years, has had a contentious history with the people living on either side of her. There have been several incidents over the years,...

A random stranger gave me a $100 bill and disappeared

1,556 views | Posted by A friend on April 24, 2025

I (44 Female) went out to eat for lunch with my son, DIL and grandbaby on Saturday. We'd finished our food and we're just sitting around talking. My back was to the room so I didn't see this guy coming. He walked up to my table, laid down a folded $100 bill and said quickly, "Here I wanted you to have this." And...

I’m a custodian, and I just found this on my closet door

1,485 views | Posted by A friend on May 1, 2025

This person has an uncanny ability to walk through my stairwell whenever I am mopping or just finishing up. She’s always way more upset about it than I am lol. I always say something along the lines of, “this thing is made to be walked on” or “I’m just happy it was clean for 5 minutes”. This can...

The simplest act of kindness can often be the most profound

1,426 views | Posted by A friend on May 2, 2025

Today I had an interesting interaction in the restroom at Walmart. I was coming out of a stall, and a very elderly lady (assume late 80's, early 90's) was coming in. I simply said, "Good morning." She took my hand in both of hers, and said, "Thank you for speaking to me." If you see an older...

I'll never forget her kindness

1,408 views | Posted by A friend on April 23, 2025

I was at the vet, waiting to be called to put the family lab down. We had her for 10 years and I was kind of her favorite- we had a real bond. Here I am, a 50 year old man, and I just start bawling. Everyone pretended not to notice as I audibly sobbed and hugged my girl. Some random lady came over and sat with me, held...

A Million Miracles

1,375 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on April 30, 2025

I woke up before the alarm went off this morning. I reached over to grab my clock and see what time it was only to have a furry head with a long nose get in the way. I petted my dog, Hank while he happily licked my hand. I decided to check the clock with the other hand only to have my other dog, Sweetie intercept it. I leaned down and...

My random act of kindness ended up being just as healing for me as it was for her

1,270 views | Posted by A friend on April 30, 2025

Today at my workplace, a woman was buying some pink shorts. My boss and I were ringing her up and during chit chat we comment how pink was her color (she had a bright pink purse too) and she told us how pink was her mom’s favorite color. Then she got quiet and told us how her mom had just passed and she didn’t get to...

The dumbest, silliest Random Act Of Kindness I ever performed. Pretending to steal a boys breakfast at a Waffle House in Alabama

1,236 views | Posted by A friend on April 28, 2025

Man I love the Waffle House. Closest one to me is 45 min away, so when I'm road-tripping through the South (as currently), I stop there every morning. This morning I got my usual black coffee, Pecan Waffle and double order of smothered-covered-chunked-scattered. And I don't even eat Waffles, unless it's at the WH. Black coffee is...

Taking The Time To Donate

1,123 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on April 25, 2025

The Red Cross called me the other day to cancel my next appointment to donate blood. It seems that you can only donate blood six times a year not every 56 days like I thought. I never knew this before. I had always missed at least one blood drive a year because of snowy roads or car trouble or being sick or appointments I couldn’t...

The Sweetest Surprise: One Quarter at a Time

1,035 views | Posted by Sunny Skyz on May 5, 2025

Here’s a heartwarming idea that proves small gestures can make a big impact — and bring big smiles. Someone online shared a simple habit that’s been spreading joy to random kids: leaving quarters in candy machines at stores or restaurants. “I like to leave quarters in the candy machines for...

Help me find the lady who paid for my groceries tonight

1,012 views | Posted by Randall Alexander on May 1, 2025

This wonderful act of kindness was posted to the Colwood Community Page on Facebook: Help me find the lady who paid for my groceries tonight at Save-On Foods...

He thought a group of 'Scary Teens' was mocking him, but they were doing the opposite

978 views | Posted by Sunny Skyz on May 7, 2025

This heartwarming story was submitted to The Guardian by a man named Richard for their "Kindness of Strangers" series. He shared how a painful...

Sharing Our Daily Bread

909 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on May 7, 2025

Funny how a memory from 50 years ago can still shape your life and touch your heart. I was 7 or 8 years old. We were spending a week visiting my Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Richard at their home in Tennessee. My older brothers were off playing with neighborhood boys their own age and I was left alone. One day, though, I noticed a boy...

Surprised a stranger a while ago and ended up ugly crying

861 views | Posted by akillustrations2025 on May 8, 2025

I do custom pet portraits as a side gig. A while ago, I saw a heartfelt post by someone grieving their British Shorthair cat. The photos they shared and the way they described the cat’s personality just stayed with me. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. (I have also lost a cat in the past so could...

Random old lady’s kind words made my week, possibly my year so far

817 views | Posted by SPMTDegree on May 10, 2025

I definitely weigh too much. In years past I’ve strength trained and done cardio and the whole thing, but frankly I just never stuck to it enough, and just didn’t eat right. The result was just the old weight yo-yo. Lose a bunch, and then gain it all back. This year, I decided that “forget that, I’m gonna...

Free mow and oh my gosh they took the branches down!

781 views | Posted by Cheloniancat on April 17, 2025

I have two random acts of kindness that just happened in 2024. The first was after a hurricane…we have hugs trees in our yard and the largest lost a branch during a hurricane. At first the electric company showed up within an hour of calling them because the branch was leaning on lines. So they moved the lines over the...