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 have a friend who lives in Gaza. I have tried to help him how I can. Of course I sent money. I’ve also bought an esim for him, helped edit his resume to look for work visa sponsors, sent him some Android games he wanted, and I’m trying to help him join the Gaza […]
When I founded Time for Kindness nearly 5 years ago, I wanted to share stories of the kindness that I was sure was happening in the world. I was convinced there was lots out there but we just didn’t talk about it enough. How right my certainty was! We now receive enough stories that we
“I had some bad and scary health news recently. This dragon arrived in the post from my friend immediately after I told her my health news. She also added, if you need a liver or kidney we’ll all get tested.” What a beautiful example of kindness in friendship. And lets get some good wishes for the anonymous person who
“I was visiting the Black Sabbath bench and my mobility scooter failed – in a pedestrianised area. A taxi driver stopped near the bench for me. He could see there was a problem because people were around me pointing in different directions looking confused. He got me back to my hotel safely where I could charge
“At Birmingham Fetish Weekend I went in my powerchair and people were so kind to open the doors for me as I was zipping around. It wasn’t just a few times either, it was all the time.” Small acts of kindness make a big difference – that’s why we always say that no act of
“A good friend of mine lived in a red state, in unsafe conditions for numerous reasons. Another friend of mine ended up driving across three states to pick them up and move them into their home in a safe blue state. That redeemed the human race for me.” Helping to get people to somewhere safe
“I went to a pharmacy to grab some co-codamol and happened to ask if they were also doing private flu jabs. They were so I filled out the form. The pharmacist took me in to do the jab and said they can give me an NHS one because I have long covid and have been
Dealing with lawyers is often very stressful for a lot of reasons so we love this story of how kind a lawyer is being and the difference it’s making to the client. “I’m having to use a lawyer, that was enacted on behalf of me by my union. I developed mental health impacts after an
How have your colleagues shown kindness this week? Here’s one from an anonymous Cardiffian to get the cogs whirring: “I found a building pass in the stairway at work so I messaged him to let him know where I was so he could come and get it.” Check out some other examples of kindness to
“My mum who is 92 was using a shopping trolley type buggy to go to the local shop on her own. When navigating a dropped kerb the wheels spun round the opposite way causing the trolley to run away from her. Unfortunately, she fell to the ground saving herself with her arm. She was unable
