Circle of kindness

Readers share little reminders of how much goodness there is in the world

“THEIR GESTURES OF LOVE SAVED ME ! ” “THEIR GESTURES OF LOVE SAVED ME ! ” I have been going through an incredibly I have been going through an incredibly challenging time during the past seven challenging time during the past seven years. There were many times when I did not know where my help would come from. I had no job, no car where my help would come from. I had no job, no car or even a place to live at times. Many family members, or even a place to live at times. Many family members, friends and even strangers would extend a helping hand. friends and even strangers would extend a helping hand. Specifically, my friend Pastor Florine stuck with me and never said a discouraging word. There would be times she would send me financial gifts when I did not expect it, and it was always needed. She will never know how much confidence her gesture of love gave me. I’ll always appreciate her and thank God for all who helped me ! —LaFaye Brown, Atlanta

“A STRANGER WENT OUT OF HIS WAY! ” My cousin from Florida came to visit me in New Jersey, where he grew up. He wanted to go to the cemetery where his parents are buried. Both of us forgot the name of the cemetery but thought we would easily f ind it. Because of many changes in the area, we had diff iculty locating it. Finally, we saw a man standing by the road, and we stopped and asked for his help. He told us that he would lead us there, and we could follow him. But we realized that it wasn’t the cemetery we were looking for. When we told him it wasn’t the right one, he proceeded to lead us to another cemetery, which was the correct one. We thanked him over and over! We were so touched that a stranger was so kind to go out of his way and take time to help us ! —Paulette Feintuch, Parsippany, NJ

“SHE APPEARED IN MY TIME OF NEED! ” “SHE APPEARED IN MY TIME OF NEED! ” My office at work was on the second floor, My office at work was on the second floor, and one day, I fell down the entire flight of stairs from the top to the bottom. When I hit the ground, I knew I was in trouble. For a second, hit the ground, I knew I was in trouble. For a second, I didn’t know how I would get up. No sooner had I hit I didn’t know how I would get up. No sooner had I hit the ground than a woman appeared and told me not to the ground than a woman appeared and told me not to move and that she was calling 911. She told me she was a nurse and helped me stay calm while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Her kind and reassuring words were like a bandage to an arm that the doctor confirmed was broken and might need surgery. I felt so grateful for this woman who just happened to appear in my time of need! —Sandra Waserman, Vancouver, British Columbia Take a moment to leave your worries behind and lose yourself in loveliness

“ Ever y dawn seemed to promise f resh miracles ”

— Anna Godbersen

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Do you have an act of kindness of your own to share? We thought so! Please email it, along with your name, address and a clear photo of yourself to: CircleOfKindness@WomansWorldMag.com. Or mail it to: Circle of Kindness, Woman’s World, 270 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. We’ll pay you $45 if we publish your story. Please be aware that submissions may be edited for style.