This series of blogs is designed to spark ideas for building on the positive things that already happen. I’m always on the look-out for new writers, especially from under-represented groups who don’t always get a chance to have their voices heard. If you’d like to write for Time for Kindness, send me your kindness blog idea.
![Image shows a team of 9 colleagues on a purple background. All 9 team members have been given cartoon bodies with simple tops and bottoms in a range of colours including black, white, green, orange, and pinks. They each have photographic heads. The team leader (Dee) is the sixth person along and is shown larger than the other team members. They have a cartoon superhero costume resembling Wonder Woman and a huge, beaming smile on the photograph of their face. The image has a white Scottish SPCA logo in the top right hand corner. White text on the image reads, "We'll miss you Dee!"]](https://timeforkindness.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WellMissYe-1024x469.jpeg)
I first spotted this month’s guest, Dee Russell, talking about change on LinkedIn and I was delighted when they agreed to share their experience and tips with us. Change is often difficult but it can be a very different experience for all concerned when it is handled with kindness. I’ve led teams through organisational change […]
My guest blog this month comes from the wonderful Rachel Stewart, a coach for career redesign. It’s a fascinating read of how we can take skills from one area of our life and apply them in a different context – in this case, the skill of thinking kindly. As a coach, my engagement with my
There is always room for more kindness. And yet, in telling ourselves that the world needs more kindness, we run the risk of missing all the kindness that we already have. Not the only story It is true that there is a lot of darkness and cruelty in the world right now. Near and far
I believe that kindness is powerful because it connects us all as human beings. My belief in that power means that I see it in all sorts of settings. One of those settings is within communities. Dictionaries usually define a community as a group of people with something in common. For example, this could be:
Earlier this week I ran a lunch’n’learn session about the power of noticing kindness in the world around you. We talked about definitions of kindness, showed stories of kind actions we had seen and thought about how to take notice more often. At the end of the workshop the participants took turns to tell the
This month I’m delighted to share a guest blog from Kamala Katbamna founder of Chirp, an award-winning leadership catalyst. She shares with us her thoughts and experience of the kindness that results when leaders choose to show love and what that means in practice. The other day a client asked me to define how I
My guest blog this month comes from Simon Gamewell, Content Producer at TAP – Thank And Praise. TAP is a social thanking platform that aims to improve the wellbeing of those working in education, healthcare and social care by sharing stories of thanks and gratitude. In his blog Simon explains how linking kindness and gratitude
I’m delighted that my guest this month is Holly Tuke, a disability blogger, freelance writer and charity comms professional. She shares with us how the kindness of accessible communications makes her feel, as a person living with a visual impairment. She also provides some top tips for resources to help you make your comms as
This month’s guest blog is likely to make us all feel peckish! I’m delighted to welcome Lisa Shepherd, Co-Founder and Director of The Biskery, a bakery that is “spreading kindness one biscuit at a time”. Lisa shares with us their story of a campaign that started during the pandemic and has become a weekly celebration
After Team Time for Kindness took part in the University of Reading Community Festival last month, I reflected on how joyful the experience was. We spent all day talking to festival visitors about kindness. In total we collected about 50 stories and drawings. There were 3 things that came through as clear lessons: Read more
