betterdifferent: This is the kind of thing that restores my faith in humanity    Police stand in for fallen officer at his daughter’s kindergarten graduation.Tatum Raetz graduated from kindergarten this week, just three days after her police officer father was killed while investigating a drunk driving case.But the 5-year-old girl definitely felt her father’s presence at her ceremony, thanks to nearly 300 uniformed officers standing in his place at her Phoenix elementary school.The officers lined the school’s sidewalk on Wednesday morning to greet Tatum and her mother as they arrived for the graduation.“When they stepped out of the car, they saw a sea of blue out there. The officers were clapping, calling out her name, congratulating her,” said Phoenix police department spokesman James Holmes, who attended the ceremony. “The look on her face was absolutely priceless.”Tatum was given a bouquet of flowers before she walked down the line of officers, at times shyly hiding behind her mother. The girl’s elation was obvious, as were the officers enjoying the bittersweet moment.“We probably soaked the sidewalk,” Holmes said. “It was impossible not to be emotional in that moment.”Tatum’s father, Daryl Raetz, was fatally hit early Sunday morning while investigating a DUI case. The 29-year-old Iraq war veteran had been with the Phoenix police department since June 2007.On Monday, several officers learned about Tatum’s graduation ceremony and word spread like wildfire within the department, Holmes said. The initial handful of officers planning to attend soon burgeoned into dozens, and then far more.“It turned into the entire department going, ‘No way, I’m going, you can’t stop me’ kind of thing,” he said.Many of the officers were off duty, and some had come off full night shifts. Those who couldn’t make it attended a fundraiser that afternoon for Raetz and a firefighter who was killed the same weekend..Holmes said the department called Raetz’s widow, as well as Tatum’s school to make sure they wouldn’t disrupt the graduation.“We were there for Tatum, but we ended up supporting the 88 children who graduated. We stood for them, we cheered for them. They put on their skits and we loved it up,” he said.Afterward, officers handed out toy badges and let some children sit inside their patrol cars.“I’ve never ever been prouder of being a police officer than yesterday morning. It was absolutely amazing,” Holmes said. “I’ve been a cop for 37 years. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
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aliceandolivia: Help a friend. Hug a friend. Some happy thoughts to kick off the long weekend! xo SB
Thank you.

be-resilient:

After I checked out this customer she asked me if we sold CVS Gift cards. I said yes and set her up. After I rung her up and handed her the gift card, she handed it back to me. She paid for the elderly couple behind her without them realizing it until after she left. It was pretty much the cutest nicest sweetest thing ever!

It was truly an honor to be part of this random act of kindness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are so sweet and inspiring. 
londoncalledme: Members of staff are giving free hugs today in Victoria station!!! (Source: TimeOut London)
gridlessliving: As of a few days ago, I made the decision to do one random act of kindness per day. This was inspired by Zach Sobiech’s passing. He made me realize (again) how fortunate we all are for the life we have.  Our individual contribution in making this world a better place doesn’t have to be big one, it just has to be out of love. So my intent is to post one random act of kindness a day (which I commit to myself) on this page, in hopes that it will spur others to do the same. :)
gridlessliving: Here is today’s random act of kindness. Give flowers to someone at the hospital who hasn’t had any visitors.
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gentle-wishes:

I really want one to talk to them over the summer and just support each other <3 Message me??