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#kindnessmatters

This collection of posts illustrates the difference that acts of kindness make to others’ lives. Your actions matter and these good news posts show you how.

A woman with shoulder length blonde hair sitting at a table in a well lit cafe. On the table are mini picnic tables loaded with cakes, sandwiches, and dips. Around the table are several other people, some adults and some young children.

Surprise perfect day for friend’s birthday.

“I arranged a surprise perfect day for my best friend’s birthday and managed to get almost all her loved ones to attend it.” The kind moments you spot for our scavenger hunt don’t need to be as big as this one – any tiny act of kindness counts, so post them and tag us to […]

a man with light skin tone and short light brown hair wearing glasses at the bottom of the image, his eyes are looking up with an excited look on his face. Above him are 10 Beano Studio postcards arranged around a green Drop Cap Copy notebook.

The kindness of generosity of freelancers.

“Ah, the utter awesomeness and generosity of other freelancers. It still surprises me even though it shouldn’t by now. A few months ago, I featured Graeme Piper from Drop Cap Copy in my Freelance Mischief Maker series. Lots of fun and that was that. But, on returning from holiday, I found a chunky envelope waiting

A Smiggle craft project titled “choose kindness chatterbox” There is a large box in the middle with suggestions of kindness to do such as sit with someone, compliment someone, offer to help someone with a school project and hug a friend.” The instructions to the side show how to cut and fold it to randomly choose a kind act to do.

Smiggle and Diana Award partner for kindness campaign.

A couple of people contacted me to tell me about the Smiggle and Diana Award kindness campaign that they’ve come across while in the shop looking for new pencil cases, etc for their kids. As well as the products, there was a wall where people can write messages of kindness. Big thank you to Nina

A plastic box of Tesco sweet and crisp side salad with a hand holding a metal fork on top of it.

Local business lends fork to regular.

“In a DND lunch break I nipped to get a salad but had nothing to eat it with, so I went into my regular coffee shop, Eto in Barry, and asked if I could possibly borrow one. They super kindly said yes!” No kindness is too small and this is a great example of a

a woodworking bench with blue legs, grey connectors, and multiple holes in the top, sitting on a paved floor outside a shed.

Adult lends workbench to teenager with interest in woodwork.

My cousin’s teenage son is showing an interest in woodwork, so my Dad has leant him a portable workbench for him to try out before committing to buying one of his own. He was apparently so pleased with the loan that as soon as he got home with it he facetimed his grandparents to show

A teenage boy climbing in an indoor climbing room. He is wearing orange shorts and a blue top with many climbing walls behind him. Text overlaid reads “Teenager makes transition to 6th form easier for a friend.”

Teenager makes transition to 6th form easier for a friend.

“My son told me he was proud of himself as he set off to the climbing centre yesterday, so I asked him why. He has a friend he’s recently reconnected with after being friends in the early years of secondary school but then she had to leave because of various mental health issues, and Covid

A person with medium dark skin tone and brown hair in tight curls riding a bike along a road while smiling. Text overlaid reads “Next door neighbour lends their bike.”

Next door neighbour lends their bike

“My next door neighbour lent me her bike when mine got a puncture and I didn’t have time to get it repaired before I needed to make a journey by bike. It saved me a longer walk in the dark.” Want to spread kindness? Share our posts to remind others how much kindness there is

A hand picking out a weed from a stony area. Text overlaid reads “Visitor clears weeds on neighbourhood square.”

Visitor clears weeds on neighbourhood square.

“Someone in our neighbourhood cleared all the weeds in the square by the shop, and they don’t even live here. They were just visiting family.” How lovely and kind of them! Big thanks to Kathryn at Your Local Bookkeeper for sharing this with us! You can find even more stories of kindness to bring a

A piece of paper resting on a shabby chic pale blue table with flowers on it. On the paper is written “I hope the world moves into a phase where it values people like you who are nurturers and want to build things. Instead of valuing celebrities and obsessive money makers as it does now.”

Complimented for kindness.

“Someone sent me a really lovely message the other day to say ‘I hope the world moves into a phase where it values people like you who are nurturers and want to build things. Instead of valuing celebrities and obsessive money makers as it does now.’ It was so wonderful to hear and really helped

The entrance to a Paris metro station. There is decorative iron fence around it which leads to an arch at the top of the stairs with a sign reading “metropolitan” and two red lights either side of it.

Someone offered to carry my suitcase up the steps of the metro station.

“Someone offered to carry my suitcase up the steps of the metro station, before I’d even taken the first step.” We’ve just loved hearing Emma’s stories of kindness from the Olympics in Paris What kindness have you seen today? Let us know in the comments. Or get another injection of hope with even more stories