Exercising your kindness muscle
It can be all too easy to fall into the habit of only noticing the negative, but you can build up your kindness muscle instead.
#ProjectAmplifyKindness
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.
Romance blossoms thanks to kindness – #LesbianVisibilityWeek
“A cute lil story that involves my girlfriend before we started dating. We had just left a Christmas party and she said she was gonna walk home but it was freezing cold, I didn’t want her to walk the 2 miles and feel miserable so I took her back to her place in my car.”
Kind husband helps his wife’s dream come true.
“My husband knew I’d always dreamed of someone, someday, reading my book at the airport. So… he snuck my book into his bag on a work trip and sent me this from Heathrow Terminal 5.” I loved seeing this story shared by Mimi Deb on Twitter. What a supportive husband!
Train seating switch saves dropped chips!
On the way home from Wembley yesterday, when we saw the Lionesses win the first ever Women’s Finalissima, we grabbed some food from McDonald’s for the train home. It was late, one of the last trains of the night from London Paddington & it was really busy. We sat down with K & me in
Kindness to some lost people at the University of Reading
“I was walking across the University of Reading campus and 2 ladies stopped me to ask for directions. I didn’t recognise the name of the road they were looking for, but rather than say sorry and walk on, I asked a few questions to get more detail. Once we discovered that the sports centre was
Keep brightening the lives of others
I’m feeling under the weather at the moment, so this unexpected comment I received this morning really made my day “I love the work you do. Get better soon so you can keep brightening the lives of others.” Checking in with a friend or letting someone know they’re important to you is a quick act
Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness
Want to learn more about kindness? The Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness is holding an event both in person and via Zoom to celebrate the launch of the new Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness. The Centre will be home to an interdisciplinary team of academics doing cutting-edge research on kindness. Their mission is
Allen and Harris estate agents show kindness
Our car had broken down, and the decision was made that whilst I caught a bus to work, my husband would ring and wait for the breakdown people to arrive. As he was working too, he was hot-spotting from the car which whilst not ideal, could have been worse. Then, after a series of unfortunate
Marmalade kindness in a supermarket
“I was in a supermarket buying a jar of marmalade. I don’t have the strength I used to have in my hands and as I live alone, there’s no-one at home to open jars for me. I noticed a young chap near me in the aisle, so I asked him if he could loosen the
Londoner returns lost purse
“I dropped my purse in a store in Central London…I cancelled my cards etc as I presumed it’d been stolen. The the next day this lovely girl turned up on my doorstep with my purse in hand!! She’d found it on the shop floor and delivered it back to me (my address was on my