What touches your heart?

[Iwonder777]

For me, it's genuine affection between, for example, an old couple.

I love seeing old couples walking hand in hand down the road. Or

For example, that adorable old couple on goggle box who have now passed on.

Leon and June.

What about you

My neighbours have 2 wee girls, age 4 and 2. The younger one had fallen over in the garden today (unharmed, just got a fright), and the older one was stroking her hair, soothing her, saying "it's OK baby". It was so sweet.

Also I'm an honorary granny to my late friend's granddaughter. I haven't seen her or her mum since March, but we have video calls and the wee one regularly pops up and shouts "iya gwanny Cawwie". Gets me every time.

And, as others have said, the pure love from an animal. I have lots of pets, and they bring me so much happiness.

Random acts of kindness too. I think I live in the kindest village in the world, not a rich area at all but just simple things like a neighbour further round in the village, bringing us a bag of beautiful apples from her tree because I'd said once that I love making apple tarts. Another neighbour bought me a bunch of flowers, just because she knows I like flowers! My next door neighbour was undergoing treatment for cancer, meaning that his wife was going to have to drive him to the nearest hospital, 30 miles away, each day for several weeks. She was worried because she's not a confident driver. We all sorted it out between ourselves so that she didn't have to do it at all, one of the neighbours took them there and back every day. Loads of other things like that that I hope I never take for granted. I never want to move from here!

carriemoonbeams It sounds like you are one of the key players in making it such a nice place to live. I no one else wants you to leave either.

Aww thank you AtlasPine, that's a very kind thing to say

DM when she tells me in detail about the clients she went out and cared for. Maybe not about the toiletting. She is 72 and working 5 nights a week.

One of the families children gave her a card and it said thank you for being so kind and considerate and thoughtful or words to that effect. She was very touched and her happiness touched me too.

My beautiful boy (9) who asked if he could do anything to help me when I was cleaning up. He regularly asks and does things around the home without me asking him. It makes me feel very cared for and appreciated as a single mum. I feel bad sometimes that he feels responsibility at such a young age but then I think it’s a great trait that he will be able to look after himself if I’m unable to.

When my 18 month old will randomly come up and give my leg a cuddle. She was such a contrary baby and not cuddly at all, so it melts my heart when she stops mid-play and toddles over to give my leg a squeeze!

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DS is 14 and DD is 10 and they seem to bicker constantly. So it makes my heart sing when I'm stood at the bottom of the stairs and I hear one say "I love you " and the other answers "I love you too" completely unforced, natural and with no clue that anyone can over hear them.

Being in nature, especially the woods but anywhere green or open.

My big giant rescue cat who came to us terrified, flea bitten, bald from stress and suffering with cat flu 2 years ago. To see him cuddled up beside me, happy, warm, safe and healthy and completely adored makes my heart sing.