A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
There are over 270 volunteer medical workers who facilitate the final wishes of hundreds of senior patients around the world every year.
Source: Ambulance Volunteers Have Granted Thousands of Senior Patients’ Dying Wishes for Free
What a neat idea.
Amanda Craft was having lunch with a group of fellow special education teachers at McDonald’s in Noblesville, Indiana, and probably thought her day would be similar to many others. Until the women overheard a conversation between a young man sitting at another table opposite an elderly woman.
Source: After snapping photo of man in McDonald’s, teacher tells him “I hope you know, you’re going viral”
Great story.
I do realize that often we end up publishing things that don’t exactly cast humanity in the best light. It’s possible that an unpleasant portion of stories can be used as misanthrope fuel, and sometimes that gets me down. But not today. Today I’d just like to relay to you a simple story of people, kindness, and tires.
Source: Incredibly Kind Man Buys Single Mom New Set of Much-Needed Tires Just Because He’s Great
Good guy, indeed. 🙂
A New Jersey police officer left a $100 tip on an $8.75 check for a young waitress who’s expecting her first child.
Source: Cop Leaves $100 Tip And Heartfelt Note For Pregnant Waitress
This is great on several levels.
A group of deputies and some unlikely good Samaritans rushed to help save a 1-year-old locked in an SUV.
Source: Inmate saves baby from locked SUV using his car theft skills | abc7.com
There’s never a thief around when you need … oh, wait. 
A nursing student now has a way to work and school thanks to the kindness of a stranger.
Source: Man seeking to trade-in car gives it to nursing student instead
An awesome act of kindness.
JEFFERSONVILLE — Greater Clark County Schools leaders have located a woman whose purse was found recently during demolition for the new downtown school — which had been hidden for nearly
Source: Greater Clark locates former student who lost purse six decades ago | News | newsandtribune.com
Sweet story.
“This is the best kindness I have seen in ages. Thank you all.”
Source: Vet Cares For Girl’s Beloved Toy Cat | The Animal Rescue Site Blog
A simple kindness can mean the world to someone…
We asked you to share stories of random acts of kindness you witnessed or experienced during the great Seattle Snowpocalypse. The result was heartwarming. Here’s a compilation of some of the most touching stories you told us.
Source: Meet the many unsung heroes of the Seattle Snowpocalypse | The Seattle Times
Let me add my own neighborhood hero, Greg, who’s been plowing our local roads — it really makes a difference. 🙂
Five-year-old Logan Brinson opened Logan’s Little Library—the first library in his village—on his front lawn last year. He plans to open a second location in May.
Source: 5-Year-Old Logan Brinson Couldn’t Find a Library Near Him—So He Opened One Himself | Mental Floss
Good on Logan!