What are the kindest things anyone has ever said/done to/for you?

You know....I still can't come up with an answer for this thread & that bothers me.
Maybe I don't pay attention

The kindest thing has (or continues) to happen to me is: Everyday I am able to Thank God for a new day; to Praise His name! His mercy is new each day!

A local professor recently invited me to sit in on his philosophy classes. I'm taking a very good class for free, and he even told me he would grade my work, if I'd like to turn it in.

Someone yesterday told me I always have such a lovely smile and he appreciates that.

My boyfriend is always doing little acts of kindness - like opening a door for me, pushing the grocery cart, making breakfast. I admit I worry that he may feel I am taking advantage of him.

Ditto, ditto, ditto.

I have a friend I've known since grade school and she checks in on me everyday...I'm lucky to have such a good friend

There are so many. Here the advice are priceless and some people are really kind.
When I moved in my new flat, the walls were white and empty as it is in a new building, 3 friends and even my ex helped me a lot without expecting anything in return.
A guy a bit crazy was looking at me in a bus during all the journey and a young woman noticed so she asked me if she could stay with me so she could prevent him if he tried to do something, she stayed with me until I went on the next bus and left, I was so shaken I kissed and hugged her.
People who went out of their way to help me are so many.

Thank you for this post it warms my heart.

The very good friend I have that has taken my boys under his wing since their dad left.
Helps them with homework.
Has them round three evenings a week to give me a break.
Taking them to the theatre and on holidays away.

My fella for constantly acting like I am the sexiest thing to walk this earth.

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my husband does alot of things for me as i am unable to do much of nothing with my arthritis. i thank him for driving me everywhere too.

I had a customer come in today, and during our conversation, he mentioned how much he appreciated my son. My son and his son played together at an outing at Easter.

I can think of quite a few mean, nasty or thoughtless things but hmm, kindness....not so much. Actually none at all.

This thread has been up for awhile & it STILL bothers me that I can't think of something to post.
I said earlier maybe I need to pay more attention..??

I think my issue is that someone might say something nice, but after it runs thru the filters in my head & the dark twists & turns there, I only hear negative or it makes me suspicious.
Think it's the cynic in me. And lack of trust in humankind.

I was in a situation recently, wherein it appeared my enemies were loudly and publicly telling everyone within earshot what a terrible person I was. To make their point, they observed that I have gray hair, and that it is their opinion that my gray hair is a result of the stress caused by my own bad decisions (apparently they've never heard of genetics). And they pointed out that I had glasses on that look old. And they pointed out that I don't have much money.

If that is the best that my enemies can come up with (when my enemies are trying to make me look bad in public)? As far as I'm concerned, that's quite a compliment.

I think it's the same for me. But acts of kindness have been a rarity.

I am sure there are many acts of kindness that people have attempted to do for me.

Lately, my mind will just not accept that I would be worth it...

Wow. Where do I start? I spent my first 45 years with the attitude no one had ever been very kind. If it did happen, it was a rarity and I more than likely failed to recognise these acts as such. I was just so focussed on the nastier side to my life. Not long after I ran away from a dysfunctional marriage I met one of the most important people to be in my life. They were the kindest and most gentle person I had yet to have encountered.

What did they do?

They gave me permission to be myself. They allowed me to discover who that self was. They started the adventure.

I sometimes feel like no one I know personally really appreciates my specific arcane knowledge and my specific skillset... and people sometimes go out of their way to let me know they think my choice of employment is stupid.

But, recently, someone I know socially came into my place of business and asked me specific questions related to my field of expertise, in a way that let me know they were sincerely interested and that they respected my input.

Two things happened in the span of a couple of days.

I was AWOL from the army for 29 days. I eventually got screwed over by the "friend" I was hanging out with for that time.

I got left without any money and none of my belongings. I went to a diner to try and figure out if I could remember anyone who I had met's phone number.

I was sitting in the back when this guy who worked there came over and gave me some food for free. He then asked me about my situation. After explaining, he offered for me to stay at his place for a couple of days to figure out what I was going to do.

I eventually got on a train to the main bus station, which they paid for.

The second thing was when I was waiting for a bus to take me back to base. I called my commander and he bought me a ticket, but it didn't leave until the next day.

I was just walking around the terminal when an older couple came up to me and handed me a ten dollar bill. They just smiled and walked away.

Still blows my mind to this day. I have a distrust of strangers, but this was a positive set of circumstances.

My son had an important job interview recently - he is young and just starting out and very keen.

So many people, family, friends, friends of friends, offered to help him out with his interview preparation even without our asking.

I am so touched by the kindness and helpfulness shown to him. Maybe one day he'll pay that forward.

When I was in severe pain at night and screaming for hours, my sister woke and sat with me all night. She could have woken my parents to hand over the "duty", she could have moved to the guest room at the other end of the house and slept, she could have done both.. but she just sat with me, occasionally trying to distract me when I was distractable.

A friend of mine from here just sent me some really nice pastels and art stuff. I wasn't expecting it so it was really nice of them.

People have given me a place to live but then they find that I'm impossible to live with and end up kicking me out.

Except my current room mate-we've lived together for 6 months and haven't had one fight. That just means she's awesome for putting up with me.

I had this experience recently:

Me: That will be $5
Customer: Here's $10... keep the change.
(I'm the owner, so I really get to keep the change).

I have so many, but what sticks out most is my wall. I was severely depressed last year. Even though I have a ton of support I felt totally alone. I painted a wall in my exercise room with chalkboard paint and looked through all my fb messages and texts for the words of encouragement and love from people around me. I put their quotes all over this wall to remind myself that I am loved just the way I am. I have some wonderful people in my life and I wouldn't be here without them.