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.
Pet-sitting is a way to show kindness to others. This week we are looking after our niece’s guinea pigs while she is on holiday. Cookie (ginger) and Oreo (the black and white one) are living in their hutch in our garden for a week. We don’t have pets of our own anymore, having lost our […]
My niece sent me this story of kindness. “I thought I would share a story of what someone did for me that I thought was really kind! Every morning I go and say good morning to my mum in her room. And this morning she said to me that my outfit looked really nice. I
We never know how other people might deal with a situation which we find easy. Or how a kind word or action from us can improve someone else’s experience of a situation. My guest blogger, Sara-Louise Ackrill, recently shared this example of kindness that changed her experience and helped her to avoid a difficult and
We are lucky enough to be having a new kitchen fitted, with the build starting later this week. So we need to empty out all the ‘stuff’ from the current cabinets and box it up to store out of the way. Even allowing for a long overdue declutter, we need quite a few boxes. So
Checking out how much the person behind you has in their shopping basket* definitely counts as an act of kindness! Emma Cossey messaged me to say: “I’m not sure if it counts, but I’m always warmed by the kindness people show in the queues at Aldi. I’ve noticed people always tend to look behind them,
Today we remember the 52 people who lost their lives in the London Tube bombings. And everyone else who was affected in some way by that awful, indescribable day. My love, thoughts and prayers go out to you all. I was working in London at that time, but by complete chance I was unwell and
If you’re at a loose end at 1pm tomorrow (Monday 5th), you can listen to me talking about gratitude and kindness on River Radio (the Marlow version, not the Highlands version!) – it’s a digital radio station and you can listen to it from any internet-connected device, apparently! I and my fellow panellists had a
My friend gave me a lift home from a night out this week. As a non-driver I’m used to getting to and from the places I need to be by walking, cycling and public transport. It’s my choice not to drive and I’m happy with the alternative travel options I have (most of the time
Check out this amazing welcome gift that my sister and her partner received on arrival at their holiday cottage at the weekend. It is making my mouth water! As my sis said, “Been to a lot of cottages over the years…never had such an impressive welcome…full blown afternoon tea “ This kind gift made the
Saying thank you to someone who has contributed to your work is a quick and easy show of kindness. I recently helped out my freelance colleague and friend, Katie Duckworth, who runs the Leaders Who Brunch networking group. She was running a session on how we can all access our inner creativity to help find
