Kindness Starts With One®

So one day my school went on a field trip it was fun then the next year my little cousin went on the trip with his dad (cause parents could come on the trip with the school) so they were riding there bikes and my cousins friends bike broke and there was no more bikes in his size so my...

One day I was in lunch but I see a friend without food so I gave him some of my sandwich. After that we became very good friends.

there was a old lady trying to get in the hospital she had her bags in her hand and she was trying to see her mom that was in the hospital and she couldn't get the door open so I asked her if she needed any help and then I helped her by holding some of her stuff for her...

one time I had went to my local dollar store and me and mom and my moms boyfriends daughter all went to the dollar store and when we were going to checkout I wanted a gum ball from out of those gum ball things. But not me or my mom had a quarter for it but this nice old man...

Someone dropped a credit card on the ground at in the Walmart parking lot and as I was walking over it I saw it and me and my grandma dropped it off at the front desk in the bank area

There was this girl and she always listened to me no matter what I was talking about. It was like having a therapist and it was so amazing. She is one of my best friends and when I talk about things she laughs and offers me things I could do about it. Or if I talk about something sad she...

We went to a store for me and my sisters birthday and we had a limit to spend so I was getting my stuff that I wanted and I seen a homeless guy so I spent my money to get him food.

On the bus at school in 3rd grade I saw this girl and she was so pretty and she had these cool shoes on and I said I like your shoes and now we are in 7th grade and we are still bff's to this day!

I went to my friend house whenever she told me everything that happened and how she was super sad about what happened and I told her that is gonna be okay and that we will solve it out and she told her that no matter what happens that we were gonna stick together and I fell down in the mud...

One time I had to go talk to a teacher about a grade that he put in that was mistaken and it turns out my class had left to go to guidance in a different building and I didn't have a keycard to get in the other building so this girl let me borrow her keycard so I could get...

I was walking down the steps from school, holding plastic bags with items left over from a project. I got about halfway down and tripped, spilling my contents. I tried to get out of the way, grabbing at my things and putting them in the ripped bags. No one helped me at first, someone walked by and mocked "I think...

I always hear stories from the majority of my patients that others in the healthcare system will treat a patient differently due to illness or prior iv use, or mental capacity. Coworkers complain why do I give more attention to the targeted often mistreated patients, I like building a common understanding that not everyone will treat them poorly. I rather...

I regularly feed the homeless. And give out clothes. I have been doing it for years. But one time I was doing what I do. And I just heard someone say thankyou. I turned around to see who said it. The young lady just said it was a really kind thing to do.

My sisters and I went to Little Caesars to get some crazy bread. We are all poor college students so we were just going to share 1. The employee looked at us and said "Do you guys just want a free one? You can just have these 2." We were so happy and we told her how awesome she was...

I was taking a big test one evening around 10am. I was super stressed over it and was taking it for around 2 hours. When I got out of class and started walking to my car, a boy was waiting there. He was one of my friends and has liked me for 4 years. He brought me some of my...

When I was in college I was working as a draftsman downtown Abilene Texas.
I went across the street for a coffee break and there was a man there who had just received his cup of coffee that was 25 cents at the time., but there was two cents due for the taxes. He said 'oh I don't have the...

On two different occasions, a stranger complimented me on the jacket that I was wearing (both were jackets that I had made myself). Even though this happened well over 25 years ago, I still think about it from time to time and remember how good it make me feel.

one day I was walking through a park, and I found a credit card with 6,000$ on it! I didn't hear anyone lost one, but I only saw one person who was walking away from that direction, and she looked like she had no idea she dropped it. But it took so much strength in my body to give it...

My street has a spot near my house that floods regularly during heavy rain, and snow melt. I will clear the drain when l can with a rake or shovel... whatever it takes. I have pushed by hand, or towed out many cars.
One in particular was special. A young mom with her baby in the car stalled out in...

I was in a bus, on my way to a dinner party in Boston, back in 1993 or 1994. I was holding a bouquet of roses for the lady hosting the party.

I noticed a young woman in the bus who seemed very sad, on the verge of tears.

I waited for my stop and then just before leaving the...

when i was eating in mcdonalds i drooped my £1 andi could not find it and an old couple offerd me £2 so i said no u keep it but they put it in my hand so when anyone needs money for food i give them money

The photo: A mule train headed into the mountains of North Carolina near Asheville. They are carrying supplies like food and water as well as insulin and other needed prescription drugs to stranded people. My understanding is that mule trains have been employed both by private companies and by FEMA.

A very dear friend of mine lives is Asheville. We...

One day I was on a trip to Blackpool until I heard that someone dropped their credit card with £500 in it and then I saw it beneath my feet I then went up to them when we stopped and we became good friends.

Once when I lived with my grandpa, me and my mom were walking to the corner store and there was a bridge that connects to the highway and we were walking and I look up to my right and I saw that there was a homeless man sleeping u there and I asked my mom if I could buy him...

When i was about 10 years old, i lived infront of a forest, i could find kangaroos and snakes during the day, but one day it was different. I walked outside and heard this sound like “BAAAK BAAAAKK” and i was thinking what is that, so i got really curious because my dog was also barking and wagging his tail,...

17 years ago, I attended a church service at 16 years old. After the service, I was so moved and approached the pastor and asked if I could help him. Without hesitation, he said "of course," and I started working as his assistant. 17 years later I still hold that title and love what I do.

One time for one of my birthdays, a good friend of mine knew that I needed a companion. Sometimes I would get lonely, so my friend thought that I could use a pet. My friend got me a pet hamster who helped keep me company and I will never forget that.

Me and my friend were playing with my stickers and paper house, when we had to pack up to go to school for the day. My friend and I rushed to pack up and when we started running to get our bags one of her croc charms fell off of her crocs. I noticed this and picked the croc charm...

As I walked through the city streets, I noticed an elderly woman struggling to carry her groceries. Without hesitation, I offered to help. Her eyes lit up with gratitude as I carried her bags to her doorstep. She thanked me profusely and shared that she'd been struggling since her husband's passing. My small act brought tears of joy to her...

One time when I was in 7th grade I had a careers class and we had to make a poster and hang it up around the school. Well I made my poster about being kind to strangers and how to make new friends. Every now and then I see people smiling and saying hi to each other and it warms...