In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, I decided to write about 5 women that I admire for their kindness. Of course, there are many more kind women in the world (in my world and the wider world) and this list is just to get the conversation started. I’d love to hear from […]
“My accountant announced her retirement and readiness to travel. A few days later she called to say she was dying. My gal and I drove an hour to say our farewells. At her home, we were regaled with stories of Margarett working tirelessly to finish closing off her clients books. Everything had been arranged, organized,
Kindness isn’t always easy, as an anonymous sharer explains: “I’d spoken to someone in my life about a fun thing I wanted to do with them. They messaged me a while later to ask if it was okay to do it with someone else. I was hurt and could have been nasty and made them
Smear tests don’t have to be scary as C, who’s neurodivergent, shared with me: “They talked me through it, it was painless for me when it’s hurt previously. The nurse held my hand because she could tell I was anxious and pulled my mask down as she could see I was struggling and I’d already
Debs, one of the Time for Kindness team, volunteers as a trustee of ArtCan, an organisation which supports artists by creating a community, giving opportunities to show and sell their work, and to develop their practices. Debs told me that “This ties in well with my key values of creativity, collaboration, inspiration, support – and
“My teen tapped her own bank card on a charity bucket for a £5.00 donation to Crisis without prompting just before Christmas and carried on the rest of the day without saying anything. I saw her do it. I brought up charity work later in the day when she really casually mentioned that she supported
Can we find the kind human who returned a lost wallet? Read and share the details. “I went for a walk around Beacon Fell country park in Carwags Goosnargh, lovely walk however I woke the next day to the realisation I had lost my wallet! I had tried numerous times to contact the cafe at
Meet Kindness Superhero, Emma Cossey. In her nomination Alexis told us that ”Emma always goes above and beyond for other freelancers.She has coached me through so many things just because she wants to help. She puts her heart and soul into her free group to help freelancers connect for support and work. She is endlessly
“As I was waiting for the bus the other day I saw a lady with a buggy struggling to get on the bus and the lady behind her offered her some help with lifting the buggy which I thought was so kind!” Thanks to Stef for sharing this simple act of everyday kindness. What acts
“I nipped into Gregg’s on the way to a meeting to grab a vegan sausage roll to keep me going. As I ran in I noticed a man sat outside who appeared to be homeless so I ordered some extras while I was in there. I handed him a coffee first and he was grateful
