It's quite possible you have changed someone's day without even knowing it. Perhaps you gave a welcoming smile when they were feeling left out, delivered a compliment, opened a door, offered up your seat on the bus or were generally helpful and pleasant when it was most needed. You can probably also think of moments when someone changed your day in a similar way. What happened in each of those moments is called an Act of Kindness - a small action that can make a big difference.
Join the kindness movement and share your acts of kindness with emPOWER readers today.
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helping an elderly lady on a hot day
Submitted By : Sue
Date Submitted : 2010-01-12
Yesterday in Hobart it was very very hot. I was returning to my house in the car and noticed an elderly lady on the corner standing underneath the shade of a tree - she looked a bit distressed. I wen... [Read more]
Small but Important
Submitted By : Alyssa
Date Submitted : 2009-12-20
Recently I went shopping at the local supermarket and on the way out of the store I dropped my house key. I didn't notice that I had dropped it but a lady came running after me to hand it to me. ... [Read more]
Mother-in-Law
Submitted By : Sophie
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
Recently, my mother-in-law and I attended a Baby Expo. After a fun and exhausting day we were waiting in line to pay for parking before leaving. The person at the machine, a very pregnant woman withou... [Read more]
Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover
Submitted By : Lyndsey Baigent
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
I have the privilege of travelling quite a lot in my business and on a recent trip to Melbourne I was blown away by the wisdom of a homeless woman named Quinn.
I was feeling and in need of a little... [Read more]
Child's Watch
Submitted By : Lara Halawani
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
While shopping at my local Big-W store I managed to notice a young african boy sadly return a watch and stand staring at it for a few minutes before walking away sadly. He returned a little later and ... [Read more]
Discussion Leads to Action
Submitted By : Ruth
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
I am a sufferer of depression and I have always been happy to talk to people about where my journey with depression has taken me.
Recently while speaking to a work colleague I acknowledged I was a ... [Read more]
Pride of place
Submitted By : Stephanie
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
It was 1968, and I was travelling under escort in a remote and dangerous area of the Philippines where the Moslem population lived in dire poverty. I was taken into the hut of the village 'chief&... [Read more]
Full Service
Submitted By : Tom
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
My friend Rachel, in her mid-thirties, is a very professional person. She has no trouble openly declaring who is doing their job and who is not. When a job comes along to be done, and if no one else... [Read more]
Homeless Smile
Submitted By : Maria
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
After arriving home from our various commitments one Friday evening my family had a vote decided that we would have takeaway tonight. Many places were suggested but the winning suggestion was to trave... [Read more]
A Chance Meeting with teh Highway Man
Submitted By : Travelling Girl
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
I live in Central Victoria. One day I was driving to my nearest town, Kilmore and saw a swagman traveling towards town. It was a bitterly cold winter day and there were showers of rain. I am an avi... [Read more]
Sometimes TIME is teh Greatest Gift!
Submitted By : Tracy Attard
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
Just recently I attended a personal development weekend workshop. Whilst at the workshop we were placed into teams with people we did not know to get us out of our comfort zone. Which also gives you t... [Read more]
Busy
Submitted By : Tracey
Date Submitted : 2009-11-27
One Friday afternoon I was sitting at home wondering what I could do to entertain my two little boys and I thought of Lisa, a friend of mine who had given birth to her third little girl a few months a... [Read more]
