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Caring in carpark
My sister came across a lady who had lost her car in a large shopping centre car park. They both climbed into my sister’s car and drove around until they found it. A simple act of kindness for a stranger that made her day a little less stressful.
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It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day!
For some, kindness is a way of life; for others, it might come and go, depending on mood and circumstances. If someone we know and like is in need, we’re usually spurred to help them out, but with strangers we might be less inclined to notice and more hesitant to get involved. How does a […]
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Coffee with a double shot
Viv writes: “A couple of weeks ago I drove into a service station to grab a coffee. A truck drove in behind me. The trucker hopped out and took his turn after me at the coffee machine. I was queuing to pay when the trucker tapped me on the shoulder and asked if he could […]
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Going the extra miles
A lady in Victoria went into her local council office recently, as she was having trouble understanding the local buses. One of the council employees took the time to walk with her up to the bus stop, but it was clear that she wasn’t going to get home in a hurry. So the thoughtful worker […]
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Carrying the load
A while back, my sister was packing her groceries into her car, when she noticed the people next to her. They had bought a washing machine from a nearby shop, but they couldn’t fit it into their car to take it home. So my sister offered to take it for them. They drove their car […]
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Helping to find his way home
A reader writes: “I was chatting to one of the Mums at school pick up and she was telling me how she was approached in the supermarket car park by an elderly man who was very confused and didn’t know where he was. He had driven in his car quite some distance and got lost. […]
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Help on the bridge
A disabled lady in an electric wheelchair got stuck in a rut while crossing a narrow bridge. She could not go forwards or backwards. A guy in a big car, possibly a Jaguar, stopped his car on the brow of the bridge and got out to help. The stuck woman said afterwards, “No idea who […]
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Kindness at the Supermarket
Recently I did my weekly grocery shop quite late on a Friday night. Many shoppers were going through the self-checkout area with just a few items, but for those of us with full trolleys, there was only one checkout open, and quite a queue. I noticed the woman in front of me was smiling despite […]
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Support at the Supermarket
Keisha writes: “I had to run to the supermarket to pick up a few items. I noticed the woman ahead of me paying with her benefits card begin to put almost two bags of items back on the conveyor belt, while the cashier deducted the items from the total. Her back turned to me, as […]
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Neighbourly acts of kindness
Steve writes: “Often, little things make an enormous difference – the lady over the road from me will bring a box of oranges, and eggs from her chickens occasionally, and I am so thankful for that.” Knowing that someone cares enough about you to bring you a gift, is valued even more than the material […]