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 saw a photograph in the Guardian Saturday magazine that had been taken by a photographer friend of mine. When I messaged him to say that I liked it, he asked if I might be able to send him my copy of the magazine when I finished with it because he hadn’t been able to […]
The pin on my ‘you’re safe with me’ badge had broken so I couldn’t wear it. My sister sometimes makes jewellery so she has jewellery-making tools and she kindly fixed it for me by attaching a new, stronger fitting on the back. How do your family (of birth or choice) show kindness? Read about more
“Just want to say a huge thank you to the lady that just stopped by the car as we are broken down, and handed us chocolate bars and water – the kids are now very happy! Faith in humanity restored! Sorry I didn’t catch your name – from the one in a Liverpool shirt.” This
“Our eldest (17) was spotted by our elderly next door neighbours taking a detour from his usual route to school to check in with the Thames Water team along the road to make sure they have drinking water this morning during a main water failure. Both of them are elderly and in poor health. She
“My neighbour has recently shown so much kindness to us. We’ve had to have some roof repairs done and because we live in a townhouse, they needed to put up scaffolding to safely reach the roof. Not only did our neighbour agree to one side of the scaffolding being put up on her side of
“I noticed someone had Liked my post on LinkedIn. It turned out to be an old school friend who thought as she knows lots of publishing people, it might help them see I’m an editor and ask for my services. Haven’t seen this friend for about 30 years so it was a surprise!” What a
“A small act of kindness – my neighbours sometimes put my bins back in for me if they spot them still out on bin day because I’m at work. It probably takes them 20 seconds but really makes my day!” Jessica, this is a brilliant example of how our local community can show kindness, thank
My daughter and I were on our way to the location for her work experience. We had to get a bus from Hatfield train station to the University of Hertfordshire campus and we weren’t sure which was the right one. We asked one driver if he went to the campus and he told us that
“I saw a fb request from a local man whose wife had sadly died midway through making a crochet blanket for a new baby in the family. He was asking for someone to finish the blanket that she had started, so I offered my services and completed it for him. He was very grateful. The
“We are never too busy to be kind to others. My daughter and I saw this sweet pup running across a busy road this morning. My heart stopped a couple of times as the dog ran back and forth across the road. I immediately turned my the vehicle around, safely parked on the closest side
