“I wasn’t well before xmas and went to get some milk but forgot my purse and phone – a random person paid for it!” This wonderful act of kindness was shared as part of a wellbeing workshop I ran recently and demonstrates how, with the right prompts, we can all think of stories of kindness […]
What does a kind leader look like? And how can you spot them? That’s what I’m thinking about a lot at the moment. It seems to me that the leaders we most often hear about (particularly in politics and in business) are the ones that follow what I think of as the ‘scary monster’ mould.
“Last weekend and this week I’ve had wonderfully gender-affirming adventures with friends, all very good friends who I rarely get to see in person. After a week of being almost constantly misgendered, I really needed that time with people who see me as I am and as I want to be.” A big thank you
“I have been experiencing kindness while looking after my frail, elderly mother. We now have a carer coming for three hours each weekday morning: she only started last week, and has already rejigged some of her other commitments in order to be able to offer me additional respite on some evenings. And Mum’s long-term companionship
At the weekend, I went to Winchester for an overnight stay with a group of girlfriends to celebrate my 50th (again! Milking it, moi?!) My lovely friend Karen drove all 6 of us down there in her car. Kind to the other drivers in the group and kind to the planet, as we only took
“The #Monsterdon weekly watch party conducted an ad hoc fundraiser and donated over $2640. It will now be an annual event. The Old Fairchild Place raffle conclusions!! #monsterdonalert Together we raised: Trans Lifeline: $2226.70 The Trevor Project: $264.21 Extra Life: $53.50 Egale Canada: $100.00 A total of $2644.51!! Thank you everyone who contributed to these
“We left our baby carrier/sling in one of the cafes at the big M&S store at Cheshire Oaks. We didn’t realise until a day or so later and I rang the store. The person I spoke to was extremely friendly and helpful and he went all the way up to the cafe to ask there.
“Our ferry was delayed by several hours and I’m disabled. The person in the ferry point took one of the staff chairs out for me so I didn’t have to sit on the really painful chairs while we waited.” We’re sharing stories of kindness every day – read some of our other stories: Corporal provides paddling pool for
At The Business Show I saw someone move seats in the keynote theatre space so that 2 other attendees who already knew each other could sit together. Small acts of kindness like this are what we’re all about so it was great to see them on show at such a popular event. See more examples
We were treated to some gingerbread biscuits from 7yo daughter of Andy, a Woodley Business Club committee member. We met her at the University of Reading Community Festival earlier in the year, they were helping out with the charity stall right next to us. She was an absolute delight because she saw my my jumper
