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.
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
It can be all too easy to fall into the habit of only noticing the negative, but you can build up your kindness muscle instead.
This year I treated myself to a ticket to the Women of the World Festival in London. This annual event has been running since 2010 when the first festival took place at the Southbank Centre in London. Since then, WOW Festivals celebrating women and girls, and taking a frank look at the obstacles they face,
In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, I decided to write about 5 women that I admire for their kindness. Of course, there are many more kind women in the world (in my world and the wider world) and this list is just to get the conversation started. I’d love to hear from
This month, Team TfK member Steph Oldham tells us her story of using her own experiences to support others who are going through tough times. It’s particularly exciting to share this story on #RandomActsofKindnessDay “What did you do before going to university?” This question is a familiar one to me. In 2020 I completed a
The latest kindness guest blog comes from marketing professional, Pamela Ray, who gives us some inspiring stats about kindness and shares examples of how people really do choose kindness by volunteering for causes they care about. Imagine a world where your first thought is that people are kind, not consumed by power, wealth and status.
As 2022 draws to a close, I’d like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has connected with me, liked and shared my content, posted comments and generally been supportive of me and my work this year. Hearing how much my mission to amplify kindness means to so many of you is really
In this month’s blog, guest writer James Gadsby Peet shares some steps that kind leaders can take to build trust in their teams and ensure diverse perspectives are included and valued. Great leaders are able to: All of these actions rely on being able to build trust between individuals. This is not limited to people
It’s 2 years since I started Time for Kindness. Despite being a short time compared to other things I’ve worked on, it is already up there on the list of things I am most pleased to have done. From the beginning my aim has been to highlight the kindness that I believe exists in the
