The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“I shared something I wrote (about long covid) with some friends, they said it was ‘beautiful’ and ‘truly excellent’, it felt very nice to hear.” Thank you to Matthew on Mastodon for allowing us to share this. Cheering on our friends and supporting them is an act of kindness and we know that you’re doing […]
I was invited by Carolyn Whitehouse to go along as a visitor to a meeting of the Thames Valley Professional Speaking Association because I want to grow the speaking side of Time for Kindness. She told me they were a friendly group and how right she was! Everyone made me feel so welcome and were
As I waited to cross the road at some traffic lights, a mum and baby stopped next to me. The baby was very smiley and the mum and I fell into conversation about being a mum, the good and bad bits at different ages. It was a brief but lovely conversation, 2 people just showing
“My son has been challenged to do 25 kind things as part of a Children in Need challenge and I actually really love how he is seeking out opportunities! Tiny things all for a tick on a sheet. But hope it plants a seed… I can see the joy it brings to all of us”
How does kindness show up in your workplace? “I experienced kindness from one of my clients this morning. When I explained that a tricky family situation meant that I wasn’t able to start my work for her until later in the day, she replied immediately to say “Work can wait”. She literally used these words
“I was teaching at a convention the week after attending a different convention, so I was pretty wiped while needed to rework the class I usually teach to make it fit where I was teaching. Someone else who was teaching there offered me a tonne of advice, read through my workshop and sent some pointers,
When I returned from my holiday in the summer, I was determined to spend more time outdoors – while I hadn’t been up a mountain, I had spent a lot of time in the fresh air and wanted more of that for my non-holiday life. So I love this blog from Julia Hartley, who has
“My chronic illness clinic group has a resources board and they were talking about Notion as a helpful tool. I donated them a Notion template that I designed with the help of a disabled friend to be suitable for chronically ill and disabled people.” Sharing your skills and resources is a wonderful act of kindness,
Businesses providing water for dogs is a great example of simple act of kindness that makes a big difference to dog owners. This creative watering hole was spotted at a pub by a non dog owner and sent in to us because they recognised the kindness of it. We’re always looking for more examples of
My Mum and Dad went to their local shopping precinct. An elderly lady got the wheel of her shopping trolley stuck in the paving and my Dad rushed over to help her get it free, despite being nearly 80 himself! I wasn’t there at the time, but I can guarantee he will have done it
