“I got a string of quite scary diagnoses recently and the day after I told my stepmum a bunch of flowers and a shortbread biscuit were delivered from her. A lot of changes are happening because of my health so it made such a huge difference and they’re blooming beautifully and providing a little joy […]
I complimented a lady on the train on her funky nails and she said it made her day. I almost didn’t say anything, but then I remembered the stories we’ve had sent into us here at TfK and how much it means to people to receive a compliment so I decided to speak up! How
The feedback we’ve had on our kind leader interviews so far has been really positive. People tell us that they really appreciate hearing about a different side of leadership that isn’t often celebrated. This week we bring you the conversation between Team Time for Kindness member, Alexis, and Johannes Ernst, leader of the FediForum conference.
“My favourite moment of kindness: I would have been about 20, heading back to university for the new academic year, walking to the station with a huge rucksack and a heavy suitcase on a boiling late summer’s day, counting to 20 between stops to regrip or adjust the straps. It wasn’t far — a mile
“I was photographing the university cheerleaders Christmas ball and 2 hours into the event someone came up to me and asked if I would like my photo taken. This really made my evening and even though the photos she took were out of focus and unusable it was lovely to have been asked. I have
“I regularly take a portion of a meal to my parents and mother in law. Such a simple thing and they love it. My cooking is a very different style then theirs. My man is taxidriver when needed and does the odd DIY and tech jobs. We get homemade classical dutch food like rubarb, applepie,
My daughter made me a bowl of porridge for my breakfast on World Kindness Day. She knew that I had a lot to think about and plan for the day ahead, and it was a kind gesture to help out. Families, whether of birth or of choice, are often filled with kindness – what act
We absolutely love hearing about businesses being kind and recently someone told us about Lego’s fantastic MRI scanner set which they created for and donate to hospitals and health settings. The kit is being used by healthcare providers to reduce the anxiety around MRIs for children; allowing them to get familiar with the environment before
“I had plenty of mild frying peppers this year, after harvesting. Put a bowl out by the sidewalk, with a sign: have some!” This wonderful example of kindness was shared by Dana over on Mastodon. What kindness have you spotted locally this week? See some other examples sent in by people just like you. Kind
“I had to get to court before 9.15am, to get my best friend’s deed poll form legally witnessed. I take my coffee with me. I arrive with enough time for my coffee. Only to pick my mug up and it slip right out of my hands… spilling everywhere all over me + car! Oops! There’s
