The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
I’m so excited to be speaking at the Organisation for Responsible Business (check out their website here) meeting on Thursday 28th March. I’ll be talking about the importance of seeing kindness and wellbeing as social impact. Get all the details and book your spot right here. Get inspired by some other kind businesses in the meantime: […]
Heather Dunlop has been really kind to me, sending me details of the 2024 Rosalind Franklin lecture and a podcast from Michael Moseley, both of which are on the topic of kindness. Her kindness inspired me to ask you for your favourite kindness resources; Please share them with me in the comments because I just
The collaborative aspect of Time For Kindness is incredibly important to me – this is our movement, it exists because of and for all of you. Be part of the #TimeForKindness movement by: Sharing your own story of kindness with us. Sharing our posts to bring a smile to someone else. Telling the people in
“I picked up Judith and Sharron to take them to Ladies Lunch out!” Giving a lift is such a simple every day kindness that can make a big difference to someone, whether that’s to a restaurant for a meal out with friends, or anywhere else. Thank you Jeanie for sharing this with us. Even more
My social media manager sent me a link to an uplifting football story – she isn’t a football person herself but she knew it would make me smile when I was feeling under the weather. The story was of AFC Wimbledon shared by John Green, and here it is ⬇️ Have a football themed, or
With all this rain it was a huge kindness to see Preseli giving a way 122 umbrellas via A Good Thing . Thanks to Preseli’s generous willingness to post the umbrellas, they reached 11 different charities, spread right across the country. From Swansea Asylum Seekers Support to Rise & Shine Lancashire and Anthony Seddon Fund. Another
My hairdresser told me about a kindness in the supermarket. She noticed that the man behind her was only buying a couple of items and so she let him go in front of her. He was really grateful and while they were waiting for it to be his turn, he explained to Lynn that he
On the way home after the CharityComms Inspiring Communicators awards at the end of February, I noticed a couple of people in front of me on the escalators at Reading station. One of them was profusely thanking the other, apparently for some information she’d told her. I don’t know what it was, but it still
“As part of a daily ritual I have developed an episodic called ‘Thoughts On Walks’ where I note thoughts, occasions and encounters of significance. This episode was one such occasion where kindness inspired Artistic action. The 24th August is significant for me, not least because it is my father’s birthday anniversary and I will naturally
My friend, Morwhenna Woolcock sent me a postcard of Penelope, the pony of perseverance. I’ve been having some wobbles about the Time for Kindness programme, a lot of work goes into this programme that means so much to me and sometimes I have lower confidence about getting it off the ground. So Penelope the pony
