It's always a good day to let some light into your heart. And a surefire way of lifting spirits is to remind yourself of how much kindness, compassion, and care exists out there in the world. These photos should do just that—so take a couple minutes to let the feelings of warmth and light these photos deliver wash over you. And as always... don't forget to smile!

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This photo, taken in Barcelona, Spain in August 2017, captures the moment that a pedestrian stopped to accept a free hug on the Las Ramblas boulevard in the tourist section of the famous city.

An oldie but a goodie: London police officers stopped traffic to help a mother duck and her little chicks cross the busy Downing Street. Photo from 1997.

Four fellow runners carry a co-runner down Boylston Street after his legs locked up during the 118th Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014.

In Bangkok, Thailand in 2014, this Buddhist monk took a moment to offer energy drinks to soldiers guarding a pedestrian overfly during a protest rally, in 2014.

If you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere. In part because of people like the owners of this dry cleaning store, who posted this sign in 2015.

Helping the helpless is part of the human spirit. Here, in a 2013 photo from Moca, Dominican Republic, a baby chick gets an assist in drinking water from a farm worker.

For sick children, distractions are part of getting well. In 2017 in San Diego, California, Spiderman helped out! Big shoutout to this window-washer in costume, at Rady Children's Hospital.

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