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Jen Gibbard, one of our Kindness Ambassdaors, shared this wonderful example of the positive impact it’s had on her life. “Since becoming a Kindness Ambassador, one of the main changes for me has been a stronger motivation to be proactive in talking about kindness, especially in work and business settings. It feels good to bring […]
“This afternoon I was travelling back home with my two young children, after visiting my parents. Multiple bags in hand I got to the station to board the first of three trains home to discover it was delayed. This would inevitably mean that my whole journey would be affected. Slight panic set in with my
“My lovely neighbour, Sian, very kindly offers to pop in to check on my elderly dog if I am out all day. If I do ask her, invariably she goes above and beyond, going in twice – or occasionally taking him out for an extra walk if I am held up. Living alone, and having
Let me start by sharing some stories with you. Not selfish These are all examples of self-kindness. When we think about kindness, it is often in relation to other people. But it’s important to remember that we need it too. Sometimes people tell me that they don’t want to do things just for them because
Kindness is happening every single day, here’s just one example: I was in the Coffee #1 (check them out) coffee shop in Woodley and I twice saw people hold the door open for customers who were in wheelchairs so that they could get out the door. What kindness have you seen today? Check out even
We share stories of kindness every day to remind you how much exists in the world. Here’s today’s sent in by a Cardiffian: “A girl next to me on the train was eating KFC and she didn’t have a napkin, so I offered her a tissue.” Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon or Bsky to shift your feed towards
On the way to a gig on the Bakerloo line Tube between Paddington and Baker Street a woman with 3 young children and a pushchair got onto the train. A man gave up his seat so the two bigger children could sit down, while the woman stayed next to them with the pushchair and the
We’ve got a 2 for 1 on kindness with this story from Barry over at Radio 210! He and his wife were at Reading train station on the way to Oxford to see a show. A lady asked them if they would keep an eye on her large bags while she went and bought a
We spotted a wonderful example of kindness on Instagram recently! Eleanor shared a review of their book and how much it meant to them – that the kindness of the review encouraged them to keep going too. Here’s what they said in their post: “So small acts of kindness feel like huge moments of encouragement.
Including stories of kindness within your internal communications has a whole range of benefits to your organisation and the individuals within it. These include: Collecting stories and telling them in ways that achieve outcomes is at the heart of the IC team’s role. That’s what I talked about at the Institute of Internal Comms’ festival,
