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.
Share kindness by helping a stranger pick up something they dropped. One of my firm beliefs about kindness, is that the vast majority of us would help someone in the street if they dropped their shopping. The pandemic and lockdowns over the past couple of years have made it trickier in practice. But the urge […]
Earlier in the year, I met a wonderful person called Akua, who wrote a blog for me about the kindness of volunteering. During our conversation about the piece that she wanted to write, she told me about the events that she has been involved in as a volunteer. These included Cancer Research UK’s Race for
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
