A collection of posts that show how kindness is an active pursuit. These positive stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“I accompanied my mum to the hospital for a cataract operation this week. She is really squeamish about eyes and was incredibly nervous, to the point that she had to be given sedation (they don’t normally use that, it’s a routine operation for most people). Everyone at the hospital was so kind and supportive of […]
“We came out of an Andy Fairweather Low gig at Ripley blues club. It was a bit chilly but we only had to wait 10 minutes for the bus to take us back to our hotel in Harrogate. Unfortunately the bus did not arrive and 40 minutes later freezing cold in just t shirts we
“I just dropped off a dozen donuts (rescued from the local donut shop) to the community fridge. A family of immigrants were checking the fridge and gladly took them.” This wonderful story was shared over on Mastodon and the poster, @tinker@infosec.exchange, kindly allowed us to share it here too. Remind yourself just how much kindness
“My aunty offered me her heated blanket so I could work from home more comfortably.” This story was just one of many shared in a recent workshop I ran. Sharing kindness stories is a powerful activity we do that creates positive energy and mindset. It helps attendees learn how to focus on the good and
I was on my way to the Media Trust volunteering event in a building near Regents Canal in London when I saw someone a little way ahead of me drop a cereal bar wrapper on the floor. They obviously hadn’t noticed it fall out of their pocket, so I picked it up and put it
“We started professional journaling as a team after we identified that our Senior Partner who heads up our Employment Team was over relied upon. She’s a machine of a woman and a great role model and I think it actually started as a joke that we all wanted to be more like Sarah, so she
There was an elderly lady coming down the stairs at my doctor’s surgery so I waited at the bottom before heading up. When she realised I was waiting for her, she said something about her knees, she seemed to feel she needed to justify being slow, so I just reassured her that there was no
I was on a train to Bramley and there were a couple of people doing some sort of survey of the passengers. The train guard came to find out how they were getting on and they mentioned they were planning to get off at the next station and get another train going back. He told
“My toddler son Ollie and I decided to make the most of the elusive sunshine and head out for a dog walk and play at Churchdown Park Recreation Ground in Gloucestershire. We were happily running about when Ollie took a tumble on the hard surface of the football/basketball pitch, landing on his forehead. Cue lots
“I lost my bank cards outside and a neighbour found them and tracked me down! They contact me on Facebook to say ‘Hi there, I live in … and I think I have found cards belonging to you on the road while out walking my dog. Let me know if they are yours.’ I hadn’t
