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.
Day 3 – Free book exchange On my morning walk recently I chose a slightly different route for a change. Just to mix things up a bit! Although it is very near to my house, I happened along a bit of road that I haven’t been down in a while. And I came across this […]
Day 2 – get to know people It can be really easy to make assumptions about people based on what we think we know about them. Or what we have been told about them. But these views can stop us from getting to know them as real people. So often, putting aside prejudices and preconceptions
Next Saturday, 13th November, is World Kindness Day. To celebrate, I’m going to share one story of kindness each day this week. Day 1 – litter picking As I walked to my local corner shop yesterday morning, I noticed a group of people in the car park wearing hi-vis jackets. “What are they up to
One of the reasons I set up Time for Kindness was to inspire people. I want to inspire those of us that believe in kindness already. And I want to inspire people who would like to believe in it but are unsure or embarrassed. Because sometimes being kind is portrayed as weak. Or carrying out
Perhaps I’m becoming a bit obsessed with kindness if I find myself taking a photo of toilet doors at the station on a Saturday evening….😆 But there had just been a brilliant conversation between the people in the end and middle cubicles. The end cubicle was out of paper and there was some confusion about
A friend of mine just shared this wonderful story of a small act of #kindness that had a massive impact on her 6-year-old son. They have been on a half-term trip to London, getting involved in different activities to celebrate his birthday. This morning she posted on Facebook:“Shout out to the DLR (Bank to Westferry) conductor yesterday who
For the last few years, Matt Turbeville from Flowerland of Athens, Georgia has been putting up funny and uplifting signs outside the store. His signs make people in the community smile to such an extent that they have become local legends. The ethos of the family-run florist had always been to be part of the
Whoop! Whoop! I just bought my ticket for KindFest 2021. Last year’s online festival of kindness was one of the highlights of my year. I know what you’re thinking – 2020 didn’t provide much in the way of competition for highlights – but KindFest would have been near the top of my 2019 list too!
A great way to be kind is to share your expertise. At my local networking group, Woodley Business Club, yesterday our speaker was Charlotte Haye from a copy-writing company called Eleven Eight. She gave a great talk about writing blogs for your business. She was really generous with the advice she shared, from how to
Today is World Mental Health Day. So I am delighted to bring to you this guest blog written by Sarah Tite, Director of Fundraising and Communications at the Mental Health Foundation. In it she shares a difficult time she experienced and how being kind to herself helped her to move forward. At the heart of
