The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“I went to pick up my Vinted parcel from the One Stop shop but I had my dogs with me. The staff were happy for me to just give them my name from the door, go and get it and bring it to the door for me as they don’t allow dogs in the shop […]
Transgentle is an amazing example of setting something up that you know will help a community, which is an incredible example of kindness. Charlie himself, the founder of Transgentle, uses his experiences to show kindness to others, and to create a resource to give you ideas if you’d like to be an ally and tips
How often do you notice kindness? And could simply recognising it be a catalyst for change — online and offline? Sarah is on the latest episode of Akoni Tech Talks discussing: Search Akoni Tech Talks on your favourite podcast app or YouTube to hear the whole episode.
“I swung into Wendy’s to get a soda and I wondered if the young guy behind me was looking at my new bumper sticker: ‘I hope something good happens to you today.’ And then I thought – what if I do the something good? So, I paid for his meal. If you have never paid
“I helped a lady work the parking ticket machine. She’d not used it before and was struggling to make it work.” We love hearing about the kindness of strangers and it happens so often! What kindness have you seen today? Check out even more acts of kindness: Hiker picks up litter. Travelodge allows free early
“A few weeks back I read on Mastodon that the US Dept of Health and Human Services was getting rid of COVID tests. This is bad for all the reasons, but some enterprising government employee did a program where you could fill out a form and get anywhere from 300-3000 COVID tests (unexpired) sent to
I was walking down the street and I saw a Mum with her little boy in a pushchair – the little boy was fascinated by a flat-bed truck with a man standing in the back of it, loading it up with cones and street signs (I think there must have been some roadworks that were
What kindness happens in your local community? “Just a small amount of trash I cleaned up from a local hike. If you are out on a walk in your area, it only takes a few minutes to make a difference.” This great example of community kindness was shared by Supa over on Mastodon – let’s
I was spending time with my Dad while Mum was in Specsavers having her post-cataract eye test. He was starting to get anxious about where she was and how long she would be, so I took him into the ‘pound shop’ in our precinct because it has so many different items and I thought it
“At a coffee shop I noticed an elderly man with his caregiver looking around for a place to sit. All the comfortable armchairs were taken, I happened to be sitting alone at a spacious table. I kindly offered them my spot and quietly moved to a nearby wooden chair. Later, his son joined him. For
