“I finally met my an author friend, E L Williams, at a local book fair and bought physical copies of her books so she could sign them – she only charged me for 1 in return for dog cuddles and my supporting her over the years. It was wonderful enough to meet her so I […]
How do you ensure you’re talking about and seeing the kindness that already exists in the world? We spotted a great idea from Serena in the audience at KindFest; “How about a kindness diary, like a gratitude diary. Recording one kind action you’ve given or experienced every day.” We absolutely love this idea and Alexis
13 years ago I hit rock bottom. I lost almost everything I held dear when I finally escaped from an abusive relationship. Gone were the home that I loved, the business of my dreams, my beloved dogs, the network of friends and family that surrounded me. Freedom sometimes looks like this: trauma, homelessness, poverty. Roberta
“As a consultant and copywriter, I work with a fabulous designer that I always recommend to my clients because he does amazing work. When I wanted to create a photoshopped gift for someone I couldn’t think of anyone better to ask. I was so happy with the gorgeous piece of design and asked for the
“When I was 17 my therapist had a box of plastic toy animals on the table. One day I must have been staring at them because she suddenly asked me ‘which animal do you feel like?’ I must admit that at the time it felt like a strange question, but I didn’t feel able to
“I took my daughter, Lucy, to the test centre in Burgess Hill, Sussex for her third attempt at her driving test. I managed to get a last minute cancellation and unfortunately her driving instructor wasn’t available to take her so she had to take the test in my 20-year-old VW Golf. I thought I had
🐴 Louis of Cadbury Lane is a pony who lives alone in a field full of dandelions and other weeds near us at the end of a track in rural Wiltshire which my son named when he was about 5. Louis is always there – I don’t remember a time when he had been taken
“On Sunday night I was at the Deacon Blue concert in Plymouth (which was FAN-TAST-IC!) I was alone, as I often go to concerts on my own. So, after the show I headed back, amongst the crowds, to the multi-storey car park. It was one of those car parks where you take a ticket on
“When I started making artwork with used fabric scraps a wide range of friends, family and neighbours offered me their used clothes and off-cuts. I always think of these people when I include their donations in my work, the history of the scraps adding to the meaning of my art. Some have particular meaning: such
The connection between creativity and kindness is something I think about a lot because I am an amateur artist. I’ve decided to share this piece of my art to launch an online exhibition in collaboration with artists’ support charity, ArtCan, for several reasons: It has been exciting and fascinating to see the submissions coming in
