“On my way to work at Wythenshawe Hospital where I work as a nurse, my car began to slide all over the road due to the new snow fall that had just occurred. I was less than half a mile away from the hospital on Southmoor road. I was very scared and shaky so pulled […]
“A lady is supporting a wildlife bird rescue charity. People take their recycling drink bottles and send the refund to her. So far we have funded a whole nesting box, which had a baby in it.” We love hearing about community efforts like this, they show so much kindness in so many different ways. Big
“On the weekend there was a community post, from someone whose pond pump had died asking if anyone might possibly have one they could borrow. We had a fountain pump here once, which hadn’t been used for a couple of years. We were happy to donate it as our new, tiny, half wine barrel pond
“If by any chance the lady who chatted & distracted my twin boys whilst I packed & paid for my shopping this morning in Iceland, and then pulled up alongside me in the car park to tell me to ‘keep going, you’re doing a fantastic job’ is reading this, the world needs more of people
“I was overcharged by Curran Court Hotel and called them to say oops, I mixed up my email address too as we were booking for a funeral so I was quite stressed. I had a good chat with the new person on reception, having had a lovely chat with Lucy there the night before when
“I live alone and apart from my cat I rarely get into conversation with people. However, I have kind neighbours. The lady next door will wave if we see each other in our kitchen, a nice Polish lady goes to Cornwall occasionally and brings back a beautiful Cornish pasty. I have some Asian neighbours who
“Just want to say thank you to a lovely lady named Morgan. My card wouldn’t work at Morrisons petrol station whilst trying to pay £5 petrol and was stuck to know what to do. She kindly came up behind me and paid. I was taken a back by her kindness, bless her heart ❤️.” This
You’re invited to ‘Noticing kindness: a new year’s resolution you can stick to’ on 15 January 2025 – it’s free! During the session, you’ll learn habits to notice kindness and benefit from the positive impact that it has on your wellbeing. If you tend to set resolutions at the start of the year and then feel
Bernadette Russell and I had arranged to meet up at the South Bank Centre café in London. When we arrived it was really busy, so we asked a man sitting at a table on his own if he would mind sharing. Grant told us that he was passing a bit of time before meeting friends,
“In our street WhatsApp group people were helping each other out with parking tickets!” This wonderful example of everyday kindness was sent in by Kim – what small act of kindness did you notice today? Get inspired with these stories of kindness: Stranger gives tips on how to follow up after an interview to maximise
