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.
What small act of kindness have you noticed this week? Here’s one of mine ⬇️ Tris and I popped into our local pub on a Friday evening, for an end of week drink. It was quite busy and there didn’t seem to be any free seats. Then a man came over and offered us his […]
We love hearing about research into the power of kindness and if you’re following us we think you might too, so you might want to check out the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness . They have an event on 28th February that sounds fascinating; “Scaling up kindness – exploring the connections between small acts,
“I hired a storage locker ready for moving house and couldn’t figure out how to open it when I arrived to drop some things off. I spotted someone else at a locker nearby and went over to ask if they could help. They happily came over and not only explained how to unlock it, but
“I was looking to buy some knitting needles and found some on Facebook Marketplace. When I went to pay them when I picked them up, they said not to worry about payment.” What a lovely act of kindness – it seems the knitting community is full of kindness going by the stories we’ve had recently!
“A fellow art can artist saw my work after I had gone home and suggested this change. The artists sent me a drawing to see what I thought. A suggested change to an install, kindly suggested and warmly received.” This piece and associated kindness story is from Elspeth Billie Penfold go and check out their other
“I bought a chocolate cheesecake for our staff. This was because one of our staff is moving to a new work site. It was say thank you to her. I also got her lovely succulent plant. But the real kindness is that I did not try to bake anything!” Big thank you to Jonathan who
“I gave some self assessment advice to the volunteer fixing my clock at the repair cafe. When I next saw him he was really grateful and said how much it had helped.” Sharing knowledge is a wonderfully kind act and, as you’ve shown, makes a big difference too! Read more stories of kindness: Knitting goodies donated to beginner
“This is just an appreciation post to the two absolutely wonderful ladies working in the post office this afternoon. I was struggling with packing and repacking boxes to post abroad with a 1 year old in one arm and 3 boxes in the other. The ladies helped me out above and beyond, taking care of
“I’ve been ill and between the ladies at church and my neighbours I’m being so well fed. My small appetite is meaning each meal lasts a long time but it is so appreciated while I recover.” We spotted this in The Full Freezer group and Angela very kindly allowed us to share it here, so
“Random acts of kindness feel like magic. My mum and I both experienced that magic recently. While I was out running, an older gentleman I often say good morning to on my route clapped as I ran past and told me I’m an inspiration to him. I spent the rest of my run smiling. His
