Christmas goodwill examples to warm your heart

Christmas goodwill is my favourite part of the festive season outside my own family celebrations. I love how everyone gives their time and attention in a more generous-spirited way. I see people reaching out to help others and more forgiveness too. I love how charities benefit from unexpected donations at this time of year. I asked bloggers to share times when Christmas goodwill examples made a big difference to their lives.

“My friends doing the pick up and the drop of the my kids when I am in need. They are such stars. I will never forget” www.ethannevelyn.com

“I worked in America doing door to door sales one summer when I was at Uni. I hated it. One day it was wet and I was so miserable. Some people found me, took me to a local church for a coffee, to warm up and gave me some money too” Counting to Ten

“My friend travelled down from North London (about 1,5-2 hour journey) to help me just after I miscarried. She knew I had no family nearby, so she took time out on her only day off to come and help out. She brought healthy food, treats, some pampering products and took my toddler to the playground for an hour. It meant a lot and helped me tremendously.” https://www.scandimummy.com

“When my husband was in hospital post heart transplant, a gentleman in the next ward was due to go home. He left £150 by my husband’s bedside whilst he slept with a little note that read – Hopefully you will be out in time for Christmas” Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs – A Family Lifestyle Blog

“A couple of blogger friends sent me a parcel filled with chocolate to cheer me up through a hard time recently. It really did mean the world to me that I was in their thoughts despite us living so far apart” www.fivelittledoves.com

“I had breast surgery in January to remove a Cancerous lump, 2 days after my youngest son had surgery to widen his wind pipe & remove tonsils.
It was a super difficult time for us & I cannot tell you how incredible my friends were” Our Mummy Life Homepage

A friend gave me some direct and solid advice about knowing my worth and as a result, I put up my rates which has enabled me to work a little less. By sharing what they knew and being honest they have made a huge difference to my workload and wellbeing” https://www.babybudgeting.co.uk

“My aunt has always been there for me especially at times when I need her most. She didn’t get tired of helping me even if everyone else thinks that I am the one to blame for all the bad things in my life. She never quit on me. Since then I valued the bond and relationships to family members more than any material thing in the world” http://myparentingjourney.com/

These are lovely examples and the giver probably did not quite realise what a big difference they were making. Do you have your own examples of Christmas goodwill?