These stories share acts of kindness from real people in every day life. #ProjectAmplifyKindness is about changing the balance of the narrative about the world and how people behave.
Have you used a Hello Bench? I noticed a HelloBench at a local nature area near where I live. HelloBench are a Woodley and Wokingham community initiative designed to promote human connection and eliminate loneliness. You can find them on Instagram and Facebook, and their GoFundMe. It seems like a kind idea to get people […]
“My choir is sharing creative trans people, mostly musical artists, in our group chat to support their work.” This was shared with us after the recent announcement by the UK’s Supreme Court and is such a lovely example of a simple act of kindness, of which there have been many after this announcement (alongside the
“Saw a small act of heroism. A lady ran past me barefoot along the beach screaming that someone had taken her bag. I didn’t see it happen or how the everyday hero stopped the robber, but a guy got her bag back and she gratefully embraced him. Reminder: we can always do SOMETHING to help
“I’m terrified of needles and had to have a blood test. The nurse was super lovely and I think could tell how scared I was. She complimented my dungarees and then was chatting to the other nurse there about dungarees generally and when I started chatting back they realised that I was doing well enough
A lady at my aerobics class made a point of coming over to me at a water break to tell me how nice my new hair cut looks and that it really suits me. I was really chuffed, it made me feel good! How can you spread kindness today? Check out more stories of kindness
You can learn to spot more kindness and positivity in the world! My wellbeing workshops kick off with an exercise in noticing kindness which always brings up a huge variety of examples, here’s one from a recent workshop: “I took the time to message someone in response to seeing a cat who looked like the
At the venue for Bernadette Russell’s book launch, I noticed a ‘pay it forward’ board where people have paid for coffees and other things from the café to leave for someone on a budget to make use of in the future. This was really apt because Bernadette’s book is full of examples of kindness like
“In Bristol we were driving up a steep narrow road. In front of us were two cyclists and a guy on a hire scooter. The hill was a bit much for the scooter so one of the cyclists helped him up the hill with a gentle hand on his back. It must of been hard
I recently heard about the Age Positive Image library; the first free library showing positive and realistic images of older people. This struck me as being a great example of kindness because representation is so powerful and it goes hand in hand with a campaign from the Centre for Ageing Better to challenge ageism for
My sister-in-law told me about this wonderful kindness story she saw in a FB group she’s in. Thank you to the poster who gave us permission to share it too. “So I’m not sure if this is allowed but I just wanted to give a shout out to BeSafe who have astonished me with their
