Kindness Starts With One®

During pandemic, we discovered online fitness classes with an extraordinary coach, Eryn. She’s the kindest soul I know. She created a safe space where everybody is included, and we became a worldwide family (USA, Europe, South America, Asia…)
February 6 is her birthday and to celebrate her and her natural kindness, we decided that each of us would do an...

Today i went to the supermarket to buy groceries for my almost 87 year old mum.

Normally every week since a couple of years (she can't drive anymore) we went together so i can help carrying and keep an eye on her.

All the people who work there know her.

Today she was not with me so the lady behind...

One day when I was in 5th or 6th grade, I was leaving the school computer lab and noticed a random Lego Star Wars clone trooper minifigure outside the classroom. There was a small room filled with Lego in the back of the computer lab, which I assumed the figure came from. Assuming it was stolen, I was going to...

one day I had a job and it was walking dogs and one day I had to go somewhere were I didn't know my way around and I got lost and ended up in another neighborhood with the dog and the dog had to be back at a certain time and it was 2 min till he was supposed to...

Today a stranger knocked on my door holding a letter addressed to my house. This person explained it had been in their post. They lived quite a long way away from our street, but thinking there might have been important information inside had driven over to give it to me. Such a kind act.

Giving my friend a hug in school when she is having a bad day at school or at home

Just weeks before Christmas 2016, our youngest daughter, Keira, was diagnosed with an aggressive brainstem cancer. She was 10 years old. The next 6 months were grueling: she endured countless rounds of chemo and radiation, all the while knowing it was a grim prognosis. At the same time, her older brother and sister watched with fear and trepidation as our...

I have a past work friend that I still keep in contact with. She is so sweet and always has a kind word for everyone. Lately she’s had some health issues and hasn’t been able to get out. She does have some family that checks on her, and I keep in contact with her too. Before we had a snowstorm...

Being kind to others or strangers can make their day because you do not know what they are going through.

One day I saw this kid playing by himself because the other kids didn't want to play with him so I offered to play with him I saw how his eyes lit up with excitement and he was happy then...

When I did not go on a field trip I went to help a kindergarten teacher with her students, I helped her organize and clean up her classroom. When it was time for for their art teacher to come in I helped the art teacher by passing out the papers and telling the kids to sit down and be quiet....

there is a special teacher at my school who makes me feel included. I don't like leaving my classroom much but she makes an effort to come and talk to me.

When I was at primary school I tried to hold the door open for people and smile . (sky)

I carry preprinted business cards in my wallet. Rather than my my contact information each card says: "YOU ARE UNIQUE. YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE."

Years ago the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco still collected cash tolls and some of my friends and I would prepay the toll of the car behind us in addition to our own. One day when I did this as I was crossing the bridge an old beater car came up beside me with a family and lots of...

As a daily dog walker, I noticed trash scattered along my regular route. As an experiment, I placed a trash bag on the fence of the trail. By the end of the week, there was less trash and a full bag (which I collected and added to my household trash pickup). My dog and I have kept up this tradition...

My wife came up with the idea a few years ago to give delivery people a bottle of water. It's hard to do sometimes with Amazon because they're so quick but we succeed more often than fail. We also put a bottle of water in the mailbox. In the summer we put it in a plastic bag with ice.

She...

upon walking down the local high street i walked past a homeless man in a doorway , the temperature was only 4oC and i was cold but thought how cold he was , so went the local starbucks and walked back to him with a coffee , toasted cheese sandwich milk and sugar.
it felt good to do such a...

I would like to give a shout out to ny beautiful daughter who in July this year had her rainbow baby our gorgeous grandson Lannan my daughter has lost 2 babies and she sent up a support group making memory boxes for bereaved families she had to go through ivf and some tough journeys but she is currently suffering from...

As a person with lived experience of a mental health disorder, I've made it my lifetime journey to take all the experiences I've had and all of the challenges I've overcome in wantubg to wanting to support others. I'm a community worker, advocate, life skills coach, peer support person, and currently studying to be an addiction worker.

I hope I...

Today, I want to talk about being nice. Being nice is super important because it makes people feel happy. When I smile at my friends or say "thank you" to my teacher, it makes everything better!

One time, I saw a kid who looked sad at recess, so I asked him if he wanted to play soccer with me. He...

It was the start of the archery season and I saw this who was new. I went to say hi and I asked him if I could shoot with him and he said and I helped him with the things he didn't know about. At the end of practice he went up to me and said will you be my...

One time in 3rd grade or something, some kid lost his shoe and a bunch of kids were not letting him get it back. So when they were not expecting it I grabbed the shoe and gave it to the kid.

When I was in my science class my friend was struggling with his work. So I went over to him and asked him what he needed help with. Then I helped him and also started complimenting him about how smart he was because he thought he could'nt do it but he did it better than me! Then he told me...

My name is Caiden. I am in grade 4. I love to play hockey. My team is called the Ducks. Our Coach wanted us to be kind and respectful so we decided to find a way to help others and show kindness.

At the start of the season after hockey practice, we went to a senior's residence home where many...

So when I was in summer camp, I had NO friends there because I only spoke english, most of the people speak french. So there I was just reading some books in the corner, when 5 people just came up to me and said do you wanna be part of our group? And so I joined! The rest of the...

I was sitting on a bench outside with my friend, during my lunch break, when I had a tiny panic attack. I started tearing up, I didn't know what was going on. A man from outside his shop came out to see if I was okay. He brought us tea and a bag of cookies:) He said very uplifting and...

I went to work on my birthday, and it was my first birthday after leaving college. I was in a new city without much of a network or any family or friends in the area. I had mentioned when my birthday was to a few of my co-workers, fully expecting them to forget. I had only been at the job...

there was 2 people walking down the street one of them drop a grocery bag I was on my scooter I help them bring it to there street they were very polite and thankful

On my 10th birthday I decided that I didn’t want presents but instead I wanted everyone to bring pet supplies so I could donate it to an animal shelter because I love animals with all my heart. So to make sure we had a lot of things to donate we invited my whole volleyball team and our street and it...

While in Belize recently, a coffee shop loyalty card was attached to the refrigerator with a magnet. Sharing a loyalty card is something we can all do and someone will end up reaping the reward! ❤️