July 17, 2026
The Power of Small Acts in Building Community
Chazmith shares a heartfelt story about small acts of kindness within her community, illustrating how even minor gestures can create ripples of positive change. This episode highlights the power of community support and the importance of doing good, no matter how small it seems. Most importantly it demonstrates how accessible it is for us to be kind no matter how much or how little we have.
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Hello and welcome to Kindcast.
I'm your host Chaz Smith, and I'm back with a little more.
Good for your day.
I already have so many stories that I've collected, it's so hard to sit on them and imagine only sharing one a week.
0:23
So you might get bonus episodes on surprise days aside from Mondays.
It's only been two days since I recorded, but I just have all this good to share.
And I wanted to share a story right now with you.
0:40
So today's story, as I mentioned in the first episode, is another one of those OG kind of like original stories that really was a catalyst of inspiration to make me want to start this podcast because it was one of the moments that was really eye opening for how much good is really all around us.
1:01
It's actually a moment that made me want to scream from rooftops and remind the world that there are good people doing good things every single day.
Right.
OK, so anyhow, back story.
I save all my plastic #5 because my local recycling facility does not accept it and being responsible consumer is important to me.
1:24
So I found a place about an hour from my house that collects plastic #5 and will ship it to recycling center out of state that recycles it down along the way.
Yeah, I ended up with a ton of these sturdy black plastic containers with the clear lids, you know the rectangular meal prep ones.
1:44
They're really durable and they can actually be used over and over.
But a lot of people will use them once and throw them away.
But I would use them for a while to store Miss Cocos bulk meals in and eventually just had way too many.
So I realized, Yep, this is way more than I could use.
2:04
And of course I do like recycling, but when it comes to plastic, I always choose multi use over just single use and recycle.
So I thought, Oh my gosh, somebody could benefit from these, right?
Like somebody might do meal prep and want plastic containers and they're quite expensive to buy brand new.
2:25
So I posted them on next door app.
I don't know if you're familiar with it.
If you're not, it's a great app.
We can talk about it.
When you first glance, you might see that there's a lot of garbage and junk and people bitching and complaining and moaning.
And that's all true.
And there's also a lot of really good happening in the background of your community.
2:43
So if you can filter out the bitching, complaining and moaning, you will find all the good.
That's kind of what I have stumbled upon.
So anyways, I post them for free and a woman reaches out to me and we coordinate a pickup and she comes to my house and I give her a big bag of all these containers.
3:02
And I mentioned to her that she might want to wash them again because I ran them through the dishwasher, but there were still some water spots and residue, blah blah blah.
And so anyways, we're talking and then she tells me how she wasn't actually keeping these containers.
She says, oh, I'm taking these to another woman who prepares homemade meals for people in need.
3:23
And I, I, I really like, I don't want to get my words wrong.
This was quite a while ago, so I don't want to, yeah, I don't want to, like, put words in her mouth.
I can't quite remember if it was specifically for homeless people or just anybody who was like really in need of a home cooked warm, you know, meal.
3:45
So anyway, she's talking to me about this and she adds something along the lines of, yeah, the woman who prepares these meals doesn't actually have a car.
So I pick up stuff for her and drop it off like donations or containers and things that she needs to make these meals.
4:02
And when she said that, it just, it stopped me.
I was like, wait, what?
What?
This woman who cooks all these meals doesn't even have a car.
She relies on other people to help pick up donations because she can't even get around on her own.
4:19
And again, I don't want to make assumptions.
So it's like, I don't know if she can't afford a car or doesn't drive.
But what I do know is this that despite her having no car due to either her own financial issues or her inability to drive, she still serves the community.
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She still finds other people in community to support her, to help her to bring this all together so that she can do this, so that she can make homemade meals for other people who have maybe even less or who have more need, you know?
4:56
And the other thing too is this woman standing in my driveway.
I don't think she's rolling in the dough, right?
Like I look at outside and her car has definitely seen better days.
It's very old and worn out.
And yet there she is spending her time to help somebody else, to help even more people.
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You guys, this one brought tears to my eyes.
Like literally my eyes glossed over with water the moment she told me this.
So after I hear this story, I'm I'm paying way more attention on next door, right?
5:31
And ever since then I'm seeing more, more neighbors helping more neighbors in so many different ways with rides, groceries, furniture, meals, support, all without judgement.
I've seen a lot of people helping homeless, literally people who hand out water and snacks.
5:49
They literally buy water and snacks and go hand them out to homeless.
I've seen people literally advocating for other homeless people, like saying hey, I'm helping this person get off the streets and I need to collect clothes and this size for him or her and the list it goes on.
It's so inspiring.
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I think that so many of us believe that we can't do anything big enough to make a difference.
But honestly, I think that's one of the biggest lies we've ever been sold, because every ripple starts with one small act.
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Maybe it's one container, one ride, one meal, one conversation.
And we never really know how far those ripples will travel and whose life they might touch.
So that's my story for today, my little good for the day.
6:47
But I want to say before I go, thank you because it's only been two days since I released the very first episode.
And as I'm recording this, several of you have already reached out and shared your own incredible stories that I am also so excited to share on the podcast.
7:05
Yay.
So yeah, please keep them coming.
And remember, again, I will reiterate this over and over.
These don't have to be huge, headline worthy moments.
Sometimes it is the smallest act of kindness that ends up making the biggest difference.
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So I'll see you next time with a little more good for our day.
Cheers.