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.
“Others at my Dungeons and Dragons group have been giving me a lift home after we play. I live locally but I have long covid now and walking home would be incredibly challenging, especially loaded down with books and laptop and dice rolling tray and stuff, so I really appreciate them being so kind.” These […]
My Mum is knitting some baby clothes for her friend’s new born great-grandson because her friend has arthritis in her hands which means she can no longer knit. Recognising acts of kindness in friendship is a great way to start noticing kindness in the world – what kindness have your friends shown recently? Read about
“My friend sent me a Sainsbury’s order this morning (within like… half hour of me telling her it was a shit day) and sourdough, snacks and BUTTER was amazing.” We’re so sorry you’re having a hard day but how wonderful that you have a kind friends like that who showed up for you. And thank
Here’s a quick & easy kindness everyone can spot – people being let in front in supermarkets and other queues. Next time you’re out and about, make a conscious choice to look out for this small act of kindness, or similar things. Here’s a couple of recent examples to inspire you: “I saw somebody let
My sister-in-law told me about this wonderful kindness story she saw in a FB group she’s in. Thank you to the poster who gave us permission to share it too. “So I’m not sure if this is allowed but I just wanted to give a shout out to BeSafe who have astonished me with their
“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
