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Category Archives: Generosity
A Kind Act on a Tough Day
A woman who is having a tough day does a small kindness for an unknown stranger that causes ripples felt around the world. Kindness on a tough day May your days be filled with blessings. With love, Russ Photo … Continue reading
I Love this Concept
I just read about this amazing organization named Alice’s Kids and am now an enthusiastic supporter. Take a look and I think you’ll agree with its goals and approach. “Charity Has Been Secretly Fulfilling Small Wishes for Homeless Kids Who Could … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Compassion, Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged children, compassion, generosity, GoodNews Network, kindness
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A Positive Surprise in Tough Times
It’s been a tough few years for the Rodriguez children. Both their parents died of cancer. But twenty-year-old Samantha stepped up and began raising her five siblings alone. Their community got together and donated a new car to the struggling family. A gift … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged challenges, death, Family, generosity, kindness
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A Mickey Mouse Gift
A restaurant owner treated her employees and their families to an all-expenses-paid trip to DisneyWorld. A Mickey Mouse Gift Photo Credit: Elijah Chan Story Sources: The News and Observer, Leo @ Not All News is Bad
Posted in Generosity, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged Disney, generosity, joy, kindness, Leo
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A Classy Thing to Do
The link below is to a story of compassion, kindness, and generosity that touched me. A passenger in the First Class Section of an airplane gave his seat to a mother struggling with an eleven-month-old who needed an oxygen machine. … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, generosity, kindness
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Way to Go, Toronto!
Photo Credit raw pixel via Unsplash.com An eighteen-year old who desperately wanted to get a job so he could feed his family was caught trying to shoplift the clothes he needed for a job interview. Instead of arresting him, the … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, empathy, Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, generosity, kindness, police, Toronto
3 Comments
Golden Gifts
I love the tradition described in the link and snippets below. May the tradition expand throughout the world. It began in 2014, when a Boston widow carefully wrapped her engagement and wedding rings in paper, along with “a … Continue reading
Posted in Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston, kettle, Not All News is Bad, rings, Salvation Army
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Colossal Kindness from a Tiny Town
I believe I may have read at least part of this story before, but I enjoyed (re-?)reading it so much a few minutes ago that I wanted to share it with you. It’s long by social media standards, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Generosity, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged 9/11, compassion, generosity, kindness
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An Inexpensive Set of Valuable Lessons
In my last post I mentioned a friend’s story involving homeless people reminded me ozone of my stories which I then re-shared in the post. I liked his story so much that I asked him if I could share it with … Continue reading