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.
“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 saw a young lady crying on the tube train. Literally everyone ignored her. I so wanted to talk to her, but I thought I would be practical and so I just gave her a tissue. She gave me such a wonderful smile of gratitude.” This wonderful story was shared by someone at one of
I was due to record a podcast episode with Kate Johnson from the Comfy Chairs podcast. I had posted earlier in the day on LinkedIn about having a sore throat and needing to run my free event the next day. Kate saw my post and emailed me to offer to rearrange our podcast recording for
“I was in Waitrose in Wallingford carrying five items and was behind an American in a baseball cap who had already laid out his purchases on the food travellator, as Colin Murray calls it. The man asked if I would like to go ahead of him and I said no I was fine but he
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
We love Someone Else, a networking platform that connects us through the hopeful stories we share about others. They’re also a great source of positive stories and a wonderful example of the kindness of shouting out others and celebrating their achievements. They believe that our most rewarding dopamine hits happen when we amplify others. Go
“One of our dogs is very anxious at the vet. She was a rescue and although she’s come a long way, trips to the vet are really difficult for her. Today she had the best ever visit thanks to Josie, a senior nurse at Donview Vets. She worked with us to find the right relaxing
“There’s a lady barber in my neighborhood called Marta, who gives free haircuts to homeless men on Friday afternoons. Because she says that everyone feels better after a haircut.” This lovely story of kindness was shared by Madeleine and we love it. What kindness have you seen locally lately? Top up your faith in humanity
“Whilst out walking my dog I came across a children’s story book (Topsy & Tim meet Father Christmas) by a signpost. It had been left there by the ‘Book Fairy’ from a local vets surgery for a child to find. I thought this was a lovely kind gesture.” The note on the book reads “Congratulations!
“We recently had a trip to Chatsworth as part of our aunts 80th birthday present. We stayed in an amazing B&B in Over Haddon, our host Mark and Karen were so welcoming. They had snow a couple of days beforehand but it was mainly laying in the fields. The evening we arrived we went for
