Random acts of kindness - What have you done lately?

BrotherBill913

Yesterday I got one of those drive around carts at the grocery store for a lil ol lady who could barely stand much less walk, this a.m. waited with a neighbor Mom with the kids at the bus stop and held their lil hands keeping them from sliding down the hill on the ice...They acted like it never ices over here!!! lol......

kimbux

Bought an entire turkey dinner for the family of 7 that lives next to me. Happy Thanksgiving!!

skcardiog

Stopped at a bus stop to help a lady who was waiting for her bus, it was late and 40 below, I told her no one should have to wait in minus 40 temperatures for a bus, tell me where you need to go and I ll drive you there .

Karma is a wonderful thing, found out she was from South Africa, and the day I picked her up was the day Nelson Mandela passed away . . .

bbubb1

Was walking down at the Mall the other day and saw a bag laying on the sidewalk. Turned it into the mall office and checked back two days later and found out the person that lost it came back to see if it was turned in. I feel like a million bucks now that I know the person who lost it got it back.

cmcollins001

I carried and gave birth to a baby for another woman.

This is on my to do list.

For the time being, it's just been giving homeless people money, buying gas for a stranded motorist, stuff like that.

xombiebite

selling stuff on kjiji which is usually worth $300 MRSP brand new i sold to a lady for $45 and delivered it to her as she needed it for recently having 2 aneurysms and a stroke.

future BIL wanted a shirt he went to pay and his card declined i ended up buying it for him even though i don't have a job

dlionsmane

This week I stopped in to check on a co-workers wife who was not feeling well (co-worker was traveling for work). They just moved here from Canada, have no family or friends local and they have a 2 year old. She had the flu so I checked in on her and brought her stuff to keep her hydrated. (I'd never met her before, they literally have only been here for three weeks)

odusgolp

I carried and gave birth to a baby for another woman.

This is on my to do list.

For the time being, it's just been giving homeless people money, buying gas for a stranded motorist, stuff like that.

You can totally do it for me, Collins... cause I'm surely not doing that *kitten* again.

heylookitsval

Today I said "I'm going to Chevron, want anything?" to my co-worker...

I am a modern day Mother Theresa.

_TastySnoBalls_

i'm with sassypants...sending noods to my mfp fave...should make good "alone time" material

cheekymcgee

Today I said "I'm going to Chevron, want anything?" to my co-worker...

I am a modern day Mother Theresa.

**slow clap**

IPAkiller

I held a fart in ALL NIGHT LONG on Tuesday.

odusgolp

I held a fart in ALL NIGHT LONG on Tuesday.

Well, I THOUGHT I did. Sheesh.

1dce

BrendaLee

I let EVERYone out in traffic. I wish I would rub off on everyone else in this city.

BrotherBill913

I let EVERYone out in traffic. I wish I would rub off on everyone else in this city.

How you doin?

BrotherBill913

I adopt a family for Christmas each year, providing groceries and gifts for the kids. This year's family is a 25 year old single mom with five kids. Their wish list includes diapers, socks, underwear, etc. It always makes me sad, but I'm a sucker for poor kids. I was one for so long.

I do this annually also and at Thanksgiving too, This Sunday I'll go out and deliver presents for The Angel Tree Network. They never have enough volunteers for the Sunday deliveries so I always take off on Monday and do the last of the deliveries.. ( shhhhh don't tell anyone that's why I'm taking off though!! )

Stump_Likker

I shut off a customer for a bad gas line and then paid the plumber to replace it.

SJackson50

A woman alone, carrying a baby and groceries, could not find her debit card in the grocery store. She said she lived far away and couldn't come right back. The bagger was about to take her milk and eggs back to the dairy department when I told him I would pay for them. She could not go home without milk!

cmcollins001

I carried and gave birth to a baby for another woman.

This is on my to do list.

For the time being, it's just been giving homeless people money, buying gas for a stranded motorist, stuff like that.

You can totally do it for me, Collins... cause I'm surely not doing that *kitten* again.

Anytime!

autumnwater

Wow, this thread makes me feel like Scrooge. But it also reminds me why I love MFP.

Nice things I've done lately are open doors for people at work, answer my peer advisee's questions on career advice and help organize a colleague's going away lunch. I went out of my way to travel for an hour to meet up with a friend and buy him birthday dinner.

Reminds me of the quote: If we can't be clever, we can always be kind.

TXDAVETX

opened doors for strangers, paid for the coffee of the person behind me at Starbucks

722_christina_722

This isn't much...but it made a huge impact.

I was in Michael's shopping for Christmas gifts for my crafty daughter. I had a cart that was over-flowing with junk.i was waiting in what seemed like the longest line in the world. I am embarrassed to admit that i was eaves dropping on people around me. I tuned in to this girl behind me. From the looks of things, this girl was a typical teenage girl. Then i heard her speak. She asked her mother for a pack of candy. As she spoke, i instantly knew she had severe disabilities. I picked up a few packs of candy and quietly stood there.I was called to the register and asked the lady to ring the candy first. I walked to the girl and handed her the candy. She was overcome with joy. She had a huge smile on her face and gave me a big hug and without pause said "thank you, thank you, you're the nicest stranger I've ever met." I can't help but admit that this made me feel so good! Being able to see the happiness on her face and hearing her gratitude made me feel like she was the one giving me something!

wild_wild_life

Being able to see the happiness on her face and hearing her gratitude made me feel like she was the one giving me something!

She was.

http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/topic/altruism/altruism-happiness

margaretturk

Bump. I didn't want to lose this thread on My topics top 25.

natalielg89

I went to one of my customers homes knowing they were flooded in storms the evening before hand to help them with the clear up at their business premises. They said I'm the nicest bank manager they've had

DWolf99

At the drugstore I have payed for my medicine and got the wrong change, I have almost got payed for the medicine, I turn to the shopkeeper and give her the "excess" of the money.

wild_wild_life

This is my new years resolution! One RAoC per day.

MellowGa

My company will match funds if I donate on " Donorschoose" so I went on and I found a local elementary school, where a teacher was looking for funds for programs for her kindergarten, the county won't provide the funding and the area in which the school is in is a high poverty area, So I did my good deed and I funded the entire program and my company matched my funds so they received double the funding, They have no idea who I am, they just know some guy in their county, That was my Christmas gift to them.

Paying it forward for the kids.

cherry_dropz

My husband actually did RAK (random act of kindness) the other day! He is a firefighter and had taking a patient to a different out of town hospital! After words he and his co worker Stopped to eat before traveling back. A car pulled up and insisted on payin for their meal!! He declind over and over until the lady threw a 50 dollar bill at him and ran off! So when they went to dinner they left the fifty as a tip! KKCO!