Kindness Starts With One®

Though they’ve rarely seen her, Sara Yahia’s thoughtful gesture brightens the day of many. Outside her home sits a three-tiered shelf on wheels, lovingly stocked with candies, chips, cookies, bottles of water, and a sign hanging above it that reads:

"For delivery drivers, thank you for your service. Please feel free to grab yourself one or two items. Hoping that...

For many years now when you call a business the first words you hear from the person who answers the phone say is How Can I Help You or Your Call Is Very Important To Us as they keep you on hold forever.
Recently my 92-year-old husband and I went early on a Sat morning to the DMV to see...

My wife and I were out to lunch/dinner the other afternoon. We are "middle class seniors". After a lovely meal, the server brought some boxes for left-overs. She said there was no bill, that our bill had been paid by a random couple sitting near by who had already left! They didn't say a word to us.
Just a random...

Monday afternoon, after lunch, at school, I randomly decided to put away everybody’s lunch boxes. I guessed everybody was too tired to do it themselves, so I did it for them. This action came out of pure kindness. I did it for everyone. I did this to help people and to save them time. I hoped they would spread the...

Once upon a time. On a summer day I was in an English class. Then I went to take a book to read. After I came back to class, someone asked my teacher a question about RAKs and I answered it . It happened that I had THE good answer. When I finished, all the people laughed at me. It...

It was a cold morning in December, it was almost christmas! I asked my amazing teacher if I could help out with the Christmas decorations during my PD day and she said she could use an extra pair of hands. I wanted to do this because she was leaving for a vacation and I would probably not see her until...

In winter on my way home for school I saw a dog. I took him with me and I went to my house. I went to the vet to see the electronic pulse in the dog. BUT the pulse was not there !!!!! So my mom went in the street to look for the owner. And she found the OWNER...

It was an ordinary Saturday morning when I met Harold. I was sitting in a quiet coffee shop on the Upper West Side, reading Wuthering Heights, a book I’ve read more times than I can count. It’s become something of a comfort for me, the kind of novel that always says something new each time I return to it.

Harold...

One time during finals, I forgot my charger and my laptop battery died while I was working on my exam project. I was really stressed and didn’t know what to do. There was a girl in the same class who noticed how stressed I was. She came over and asked me, “What’s wrong?” When I told her, she gave me...

It was a Tuesdayat at a very warm day in summer. I was going going to my soccer practice wirh 2 friends. We had an amazing idea. It was to do a RAK! Our idea was to say hi to random people that we saw on our way to practice. We did it to make people happy and to make...

It was just past midnight when Sara Yahia found herself in the emergency room, exhausted and anxious, waiting for a family member to be seen when she noticed a man with three small children who looked pale and visibly uncomfortable. The father, clearly distraught, was doing his best to get help, but his limited English stood in the way.

Then...

I recently helped a friend who was feeling down after a tough day. I listened to his problems, offered support, and we watched a funny movie together. I felt happy to be there for him and see his spirits improve. I also read the story of the person who bought a coffee for the person behind them in line. I...

I stood up for someone at school

It was a Thursday, one of those heavy ones where silence speaks louder than words in the office.

Sara Yahia noticed her colleague Maya, usually upbeat and quick with a smile, sitting a little too still at her desk. Her eyes, watery and red, didn’t lift from the screen, and her coffee sat untouched. No one else seemed to notice....

A week ago, when I finished with the doctor, I found a cleaner who needed money and food for his children. I gave him money and bought him food, and his children came and hugged me. I felt happy at that time, and since that day, whenever I see someone in need, I help them.

Recently, I helped a classmate who was struggling to understand a difficult assignment. I explained the concepts to them in a different way, and we worked together step-by-step until they could solve it successfully and get a perfect score. It felt really great to see their relief and how much they appreciated my help.

found a story about someone paying for a stranger's coffee!

I loved your story about paying for someone's coffee. It inspired me to try it too! I bought a coffee for the person behind me in line today, and their sudden smile made my day. Thanks for the inspiration!

Last winter, I noticed that my elderly neighbor couldn't walk, so I helped her get everything she needed. She was so grateful, and now we're best friends. This made me realize how small actions can lead to beautiful and unforgettable relationships.

There is this 3 cat family in my neighborhood that always kept their distance and were weary of people, they were ALWAYS together. One night while I was going for a walk, one of them kept going ahead of me and meowing at me, not in a threatening way, but more of a pleading call. I guessed they were hungry...

Back when I was in middle school, my friend and I were heading to the cafeteria while chatting along the way and as we reached the cafeteria I noticed that my friend did not bring any lunch with him. I asked if he wanted to have some of mine, He was hesitant at first but after some convincing we ended...

im disabled and limited income but i dont let that stop me from helping someone more less fortunate than me,i see someone hungry i offer to buy them a meal, id spend my last few bucks knowing that i made a difference and kept someone from going hungry, we all do a good deed and dont expect nothing in return...

One time during finals, I forgot my charger and my laptop battery died while I was working on my exam project. I was really stressed and didn’t know what to do. There was a girl in the same class who noticed how stressed I was. She came over and asked me, What’s wrong?When I told her, she gave me her...

I live in Northern Utah and we have one of the schools for deaf and blind near us. One day I was at a very busy intersection downtown when I saw a boy, about 12 I guess, with a white cane trying to cross the street.

He'd start forward and then stop. Start again. Stop again. It was obvious the...

It was the end of October in Montreal and the air was fresh. It was almost the day of my mother's birthday. My family and I were so excited! We were thinking to buy a vanilla cake for her, but suddenly, my sister had an excellent idea: me, her, my father, and my aunt were going to bake the cake...

I was playing with my best friend in the summer. Wen I saw a old lady that was surching something. I came a litlebit closser to her to see wath she was surching. My friend didnt know wath I was doing. I went to the old lady and sed « wath are you surching for ». After I helped her...

Winter 2024-2025. Christmas vacation in the city.
I gave letters to my neighbours and in my letters I wrote: 8 January put your recycling cans on your balcony. I picked up all the cans. To trade at a recycling centre. We picked up 250$ Canadian dollars for a Foundation. It is important to do this because I want sick children...

Last week I went to my grandma's place. We talked and she told me that her favorite chocolate wasn't in the markets that she checked. So I gathered all the little coins of the house to have in total 9$. I then went to the little market at the back of our street. I know that she doesn't go there...

Sarurday, I was going to an animale shop and a man dropped his wallet. I saw that so I went out of the car and I called him. But he doesn't hear me, so I decided to take it and give it. After he decided to gave me money, but I refused. And I returned to my car. My mom...

In May, in the school, the day when the tub carriers changed the teacher asked me to be responsible for the tub. I gave up my place to a person who really wanted to be the tub carrier. Because he was really nice with me!

One day, I was at my cottage for the winter vacation. My parents were gone on a trip for the week so I was alone with my uncle.One morning, my uncle had a lot of work to do and that stressed him out. I decided that every morning, I would make a coffee for my uncle. He really appreciated it...