15 Heartwarming Tweets About the Kindness of Strangers

Did you know that being kind is literally good for your health?

Performing acts of kindness releases the hormone oxytocin, which can decrease blood pressure.

It also boosts serotonin, the “feel-good hormone” that plays a key role in warding off depression and anxiety.

I’ve rounded up 15 stories of people doing good deeds, some simple yet powerful.

Reading about acts of kindness inspires me to do more good deeds myself. Perhaps they will inspire you as well!

#1 Bet she will never forget the kindness of those people…

When I was 8 mos pregnant I slipped on some ice & fell, knocked out cold. When I came to, there was a crowd of strangers around me, all without coats (this was in Saskatchewan, Canada in December). Their coats, I realized, were all on top of me, except the one under my head.

— suzy (elena) krause (@krausesuzy) March 4, 2019

#2 Lots of good people out there…

Standing in line at the supermarket and this lady with a small kid is counting change to pay for eggs and a quart of milk. Tell me why another lady behind me saw me reach for my wallet and said "wanna go half on some more food for her?" GIRL, YES. I love good people, fr.

— Sahdah Tay🐝 (@malika_imani) May 11, 2022

#3 Teamwork!

Just watched a man bringing home a goldfish on the train accidentally pop the bag- fish flops onto the floor. 3 people swarm to save him (the fish not the man). Guy chugs the last of his coffee and throws the fish in his cup. Lady next to him empties in her bottle of water.

— Hannah Baxter (@hannahbaxward) April 17, 2019

#4 What an impact to make on a teenager. And how much more likely that teen is to pay it forward someday…

#5 Incredibly thoughtful…

A girl in my sorority once ran across campus to bring me a battery for my insulin pump because I was in lab, & today she pulled out a handful of batteries and said she carries them around just in case I need one and it's honestly the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.

— eye-lee (@ailijones) November 30, 2017

#6 I love people that do good deeds anonymously, not looking for any kind of thanks, just wanting to be kind…

#7 Amazing response from the car owner…

This kid had an old bike with no brakes & he dented a stranger's car. A few days later the car owner surprised the boy with a new bike.
Simple moments of kindness can change lives pic.twitter.com/ok12eHhAGf

— Giles Paley-Phillips (@eliistender10) September 3, 2021

#8 Love this…

#9 This guy is amazing…what a gift to kids with no dads in their life!

Rob Kenney grew up without a father, and he started the YouTube channel to pass on “dadvice” to kids who are growing up without a dad pic.twitter.com/2lXBY5wacB

— Robert Johnson (@RobLJohnson6) February 14, 2022

#10 Drive-by kindness!

I was walking in Boston lost because I had the wrong address (Should have been in Cambridge), it was pouring rain and I had 2 broken elbows and a car pulled up beside me and handed me a huge orange umbrella before driving away before I could even say thank you.

— Dr. Mindi ✋-er Fried (@MotionDoc) October 16, 2018

#11 What a sweet gentleman…

An older gentleman behind me in checkout bought my daughter roses just because he saw her admiring them. I had JUST gotten out of a brutal divorce and had lost all faith in men. This helped my outlook more than he will ever know. She clutched the roses all the way home. I cried. pic.twitter.com/IaBYTHS4Qn

— Alison Rose Greenberg (@alisongreenberg) October 16, 2018

#12 Above and beyond the call of duty…

My granddad fell this morning while mowing the lawn and broke his hip. The EMT’s that took him to the hospital came back and finished his job for him😢 pic.twitter.com/RFzE27m2ja

— Aids (@aidenmartin69) February 22, 2020

#13 Ok, I teared up on this one…

#14 Inspiring…

#15 Her hand on her heart…

And finally, this organization “La La Land Kind Cafe”, that just drives around complimenting people…and their reactions are priceless (make sure the sound is on!)

@lalalandkindcafe

THEIR ENERGY AT THE END IS WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS 🥺💛 / drive-by kindness ep.45 #drivebykindness #spreadkindness #normalizekindness #bekind #fyp

♬ Pieces (Solo Piano Version) – Danilo Stankovic

I hope these stories warmed your heart…in a world when we so often are inundated with bad news, it’s so important to share the good!

For more heartwarming acts of kindness, check out “These 18 Acts of Kindness by Kids Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity”

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