Stranger’s Joy Entries

What’s your two-sentence memory? Submit it below, we’ll add it to the collection! We all need to feel the joy of a stranger to make life feel positive and uplifting

Added April 26 2025 - "The moment my rescue dog fell asleep on my lap for the first time. She finally trusted me."

— Lena, 29, Portland, OR

Added April 26 2025 - "My grandma teaching me to make her famous cinnamon rolls. The flour everywhere, her laughing at my messy hands."

— Marcus, 42, Austin, TX

Added April 26 2025 - "Riding the subway home after my first gallery opening. A stranger smiled at my paint-stained shoes like they knew."

— Sophia, 24, New York, NY

Added April 26 2025 - "My 5-year-old ‘married’ me with a Ring Pop. He said, ‘You’re my best mom ever.’"

— Daniel, 37, Chicago, IL

Added April 26 2025 - "Singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at 2 AM with three strangers in a Tokyo karaoke bar. No one knew the words, but we screamed them anyway."

— Aisha, 31, Toronto, Canada

Added April 26 2025 - "Finding my dad’s old mixtape from 1989. Hearing his voice say, ‘Track 4 is for your mom.’"

— Ethan, 27, London, UK

Added April 26 2025 - "The nurse who held my hand during my MRI. She didn’t let go once."

— Olivia, 33, Sydney, Australia

Added April 26 2025 - "My little sister’s face when she caught her first fish. Pure shock, then pride."

— Carlos, 45, Miami, FL

Added April 26 2025 - "A homeless man gave me his last dollar when I dropped my coffee. I still think about him."

— Nina, 22, Seattle, WA

Added April 26 2025 - "Dancing in the kitchen with my wife at 3 PM on a Tuesday. No music, just us laughing."

— Raj, 39, Boston, MA

Added April 26 2025 - "The barista who remembered my name and order after my worst day. Small kindnesses stick."

— Tyler, 26, Denver, CO

Added April 26 2025 - "My students surprised me with a birthday cake. One wrote, ‘You’re less scary than you look.’"

— Ms. Chen, 52, San Francisco, CA

Added April 26 2025 - "Watching the sunrise over the Grand Canyon alone. I cried for no reason."

— Javier, 61, Phoenix, AZ

Added April 26 2025 - "My best friend’s voicemail from 2010. ‘Hey, just checking in.’ I saved it for 13 years."

— Mia, 34, Nashville, TN

Added April 26 2025 - "The elderly couple feeding each other fries at McDonald’s. Relationship goals."

— Kai, 19, Los Angeles, CA

Added April 26 2025 - "My daughter’s first steps… straight toward the cat instead of me."

— Priya, 30, Atlanta, GA

Added April 26 2025 - "A little girl gave me her ‘most special rock’ at the park. It’s on my desk now."

— Mr. Thompson, 68, Dublin, Ireland

Added April 26 2025 - "The night I met my husband. He spilled his drink on me and said, ‘Well, now you have to talk to me.’"

— Isabel, 40, Barcelona, Spain

Added April 26 2025 - "My mom’s hands planting tomatoes every spring. Dirt under her nails, humming old songs."

— Lucas, 36, Cape Town, South Africa

Added April 26 2025 - "The firefighter who rescued my cat. He whispered, ‘You’re safe now’ to her, not me."

— Yuki, 28, Tokyo, Japan