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.
Two NHS nurses put on a show for a nervous patient before they went under anaesthetic – dancing to Taylor Swift’s Love Story and even dropping to their knees to fake propose! The patient laughed hard and was distracted from the surgeons washing their hands and everything being prepared, making their pre-operation experience much happier. […]
“Early birthday gift from mum… but perhaps the best part is the bit she’s blacked out. No, not the price, ‘For women’ 😭 She’s also got me a gorgeous gender free shirt.” What a wonderful story of birthday related kindness from Hawke Wood – thank you so much for allowing us to share! Read more
This post was shared by Emma Cossey after a group call where several people needed to vent about various stresses, the call overran by quite a lot – everybody was happy to hold space for each other, support each other and validate each others struggles. What a collaborative demonstration of kindness! “Soppy post alert. Can
“I went into Boots looking for nappies because our supermarket was out of stock and my toddler was really interested in the different shopping baskets. She tried to pick one up and trapped her fingers which made her cry. As we were right by the tills, the person working there heard her and immediately came
“I’ve put the wheels in motion to get an Autism assessment and have experienced so much kindness: While I know the assessment journey is likely to be quite hard, it has also created so many opportunities for me to see and receive kindness and I’m really grateful for that.” If you liked this story of
“I love that most people still say thank you to bus drivers when they get off – they’re doing their job but showing appreciation is a simple kindness we can all do. Every time I take the bus I notice plenty of people still saying thanks when they get off and it always makes me
“My wife and I were walking to yoga and it started pouring it down. Luckily, the yoga instructor was driving past, spotted us and gave us a lift – saving us from turning up for the session absolutely drenched. It was a lovely thing to do, and we were so grateful.” Big thank you to
Thank you Jonathan for sharing this wonderful kind note you received at work. What kindness have you seen at your workplace today?
“I’ve experienced so much kindness at work! The moments which stand out for me are Managers who’ve been patient with me when learning the ropes. And one amazing manager I had called Judith when I was a mental health support worker and developed mental health issues myself. She was brilliant in her support of me…basically
“While walking the dogs the person trimming hedge stopped to let dogs and I go by without the noise and flying bits of hedge.” Read more stories of dog related kindness!
