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.
“With the small amount of spare time I have, I mentor people who need a self-esteem boost. It makes me feel good when I see others have the confidence to shine in their own working lives.” This is such a kind thing for Marie Preece of Two Green Magpies to do. So many of us […]
Alexis spoke to a bookkeeper recently to plead for help with managing her books – “she was more than happy to help but told me I didn’t need her, or the software I was struggling to use. Instead she explained a little about how accountants, bookkeepers and tax works for small business and told me
1) Share your equipment with local community initiatives & charities.Printers, office supplies, kitchen equipment and many other things your business has can be made use of on the weekends, evenings and holidays by good causes local to you. 2) Recommend others when you can’t take on, or aren’t the best person for the job.Have a
My mission is to amplify kindness and I need you to help me! All the stories of kindness posted to this account are from people, like you, who allowed me to share it to show that there is so much kindness in the world if we choose to see it. I love to hear kindness
Isabel shared an act of kindness towards her recently, “being helped with a printer problem AND not being made to feel stupid when I could not resolve it myself.” This is so important to keep in mind when helping people. Do you remember a time someone helped you without making you feel stupid?
“I went for an organised mums and prams walk with Alina, knowing we would have to stop before the end to feed her. When we had to duck out, the pub they normally go to for coffee wasn’t fully open and I couldn’t get in because of pram access, but Alina was crying so I
A quick kindness quiz for you. When Debs went to her local shopping centre in Lewisham she noticed only one set of automatic doors operational. An older lady was waiting to come through with one of those walking frames that has a seat. People were streaming through and the older lady was waiting and waiting,
A reminder that kindness doesn’t need to cost anything this Random Acts of Kindness Day. The kindness of smiling at a stranger in the street is powerful. Just as giving a loved one a bear hug can make them feel less alone. Or replying to a post on social media just to tell someone how
Have you watched Becky Goddard-Hill TEDx talk on raising kind kids? I absolutely loved it! From the story she told at the start to sharing how she learned to be kind from her mother and the importance of kindness to the emotional wellbeing of our children, Becky is a kindness superhero. Do give it a
Following on from Volunteers Week 2021, it seemed only right to ask experienced volunteer, Akua Opong, to write this month’s guest blog. She shares with us the joy that she gets from her volunteering activities and the ways in which they benefit the organisations, herself and her employer. Read on and be inspired…. The Covid-19
