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.
“I’m dealing with severe Autistic burnout at the moment – the struggling to eat and drink, much less do anything else kind (learn more about it here). Some friends came round to help with practical things and it made a huge difference. They bleached and dyed my hair so I felt a bit more like […]
On a recent family day out to London, strangers offered, not once but twice, to take photos so that all 3 of us could be in the picture. In both cases we hadn’t asked them to help, they just came up to us and offered. What small kindness have you experienced this week? More London
“I took Granny out to eat. It was raining and cold. Two people assisted in getting into the restaurant and two other people assisted getting out. It was much appreciated.” There is so much kindness in this story – taking out a loved one to eat, and of course the people who helped getting her
Whose natural kindness impacts your life and how? ”I’ve had a triple helping of kindness this week from Lydia Neave – lifesaver and all round calm person when I’m fizzing!” Big thanks to Lynda Thompson for sharing this with us. More stories of kindness to brighten your day: Illustrator creates My Emotions Activity Book and
Have you seen a wall of kindness? On the Southbank in London recently, I was delighted to come across a kindness wall. I’ve heard about them in various countries around the world, but this was the first time I’d seen one in person. These walls provide somewhere for you to both drop off or take
I spotted this kind post in a local Facebook and just had to share it with Time for Kindness ⬇️ “I feel sorry for the older people in the village that can’t access Lloyds bank anymore. I am willing to offer a service to the elderly to go to the bank in town if they
“I had met friends for the weekend and had to change trains on my journey home. I knew it was a short window to change trains and I jumped on a train only to realise it didn’t stop at my stop. It meant I’d have to go an hour up the line and an hour
“As I waited for the train to visit my family during the half term break, a friendly man from NHS Lothian approached me. He was chatting with people about mental health and handing out some goodies. My daughter was feeling down about leaving her dad behind at the station, but this kind gentleman managed to
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,
