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.
Another story from St Luke’s Hospice, where nurses helped a young father record voice messages in teddy bears so his three little girls could still hear their daddy’s voice after he died. Thank you to Paola for sharing this and I totally agree with you, “Kindness counts!”
Communities supporting those in need is so beautiful – this story moved me so much from an anonymous kindness champion. “I was on a call today at work and was truly overwhelmed with Reading Council and our partners and the way they are responding to offering homes for Ukrainians coming to this area. So much
For many, pets are family, so when a stable transported a patient’s beloved horse to St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth, so the owner could see him one last time it truly was an act of kindness. Thank you to Paola for sharing such a touching story with me.
A friend of mine shared a story after a fairly minor procedure on their ear at Rotherham hospital. “It went fine but it made me really dizzy so I wasn’t able to get off the bed for a while. I was the last patient of the day and by the time I was fit to
Listening to and honouring what someone says about themselves is a kindness we can all practice. Simple things like: Using someone’s name and pronouns. Saying “”she’s a woman” rather than “she identifies as a woman” – this is one I didn’t know until I saw a video from @thejeffreymarsh recently. Accepting someone’s sexuality when they
“When I left my employment I was a complete mess, stressed, depressed, burnt out, peri-menopausal, bullied, jobless… basically rock bottom. I rang an old colleague just for a chat and a bit of wise advice, and she offered me some freelance work, then put me in touch with someone who offered me more freelance work
Nikki Dudley often gives away a few free spots on Mum Write workshops for mums on low incomes or from underrepresented backgrounds. Her mission is to reach as many mums as possible and encourage people of all backgrounds to write more! This a great example of embedding kindness into your business from mission statement to
“Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been blessed to have several additional attendees on calls; Spiderman, Captain America and Bella included.” Di Howard shared on a LinkedIn post about having home-schooling children show up unexpectedly on business calls & how people respond to that. “It’s been a pleasure to have a little chat and
“A friend of mine is giving someone a gift every month this year – this month it was me for being a good friend!” I love this idea! Congratulations and thank you to the anonymous person who shared this story with me. How can you make sure you’re spreading kindness regularly?
My Mum had a mishap with the tap in the kitchen – it more or less sheared off altogether, due to rust (it was nearly 11 years old)!Thankfully it broke in such a way that water wasn’t spurting everywhere, but it did need fixing. And as fast as possible. Dad wasn’t around at the time
