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.
Channel your inner Mma Ramotswe from the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series of books. She is an incredibly kind lady and always thinks about the impact of her actions on others. You could take today to think about what will make other people happy in the actions that you take. Here’s a few quick […]
It’s easy to share kindness when you pay a friend or stranger a compliment. ‘It’s nice to be nice’ is a cliché for a reason! Spread some extra kindness today and tag a friend or loved one to give them 1 or all of these 9 compliments: “You always have something nice to say.”“You make
Amplify kindness by instigating conversations about kindness with your friends and family. Don’t get sucked into focussing on what’s going wrong in the world over the dinner table. You could: share your favourite kindness story from this website, talk about a kindness you saw earlier that day or tell them a good news story you
My next door neighbours have just had new windows fitted. Since we live in 3-storey houses, they had to have scaffolding put on the back of the house so that the window fitters could reach the top floor! So what’s that got to do with kindness? Well, the scaffolding has blocked the signal to our
When something is kind, call it kind. A small but simple way to amplify kindness is to use the language of kindness. If you see a kind act, name it as such, either just to yourself or to the people you’re with. Bonus points if you share it with us so we can share the
Today is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere – a day many of us need a little extra kindness. Whether you’re celebrating the Solstice or wishing for the end of SAD season, let’s spread some extra kindness today and bring some light into someone’s life. Like my friend, Nicky, who took some chocolates for
Share kindness by smiling at someone in the street. “If you see someone without a smile, give ’em one of yours!” This is a well-known quote from country music star and all round legend, Dolly Parton. If it’s good enough for Dolly, it’s good enough for us!
This morning I went for my Covid booster jab. Since I had my first and second vaccines, the vaccination centre in my town has moved to a different location. But it’s still just as organised and efficient. It really is mind-blowing how such a mass programme of logistics is being undertaken, in such a quick
Amplify kindness: Recognise and reward the children in your life when they do something kind. How do you reward the children in your life when they do something kind? Recognising and rewarding kindness builds the kindness muscle in children and helps them grow into kinderadults. You don’t need to spend money to reward children either,
Share kindness: Give a friend a lift to a hospital appointment Or doctors, or psychiatrist, or physiotherapist, or counsellor, or blood test, or vaccination, or..! Going to an appointment in hospital can be worrying enough. If you then have to worry about choosing the best route, where to park your car and how to pay
