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 delighted to welcome our latest guest writer Ellie Wallbank from education recruitment specialists, Spencer Clarke Group. In this blog she shares insight into how schools encourage kindness in students and what they can do to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day. Marked annually on February 17th, Random Acts of Kindness Day, celebrates love, positivity […]
“I took my daughter to dinner at the local pub near us and we were eating our food and a mum and her daughter who is a bit older came over to us and said that the girl had found some pound coins in the car park and she’s used a couple on the machines
We’re big on storytelling here at Time for Kindness and with this year’s National Storytelling Week being on the theme of Speaking Story into the Darkness we had to shout even louder about it. We’ve been sharing stories of kindness every single day for 5 years to encourage people to see kind and share what
“My team mate has just moved house and as she now lives nearer to me, she offered to give me a lift to and from training to save me cycling in the dark and the cold. When the weather improves, we’re going to be cycle buddies on training day.” What a wonderful team mate! We
I bought decorations for my daughter’s 18th birthday that I then shared them with a friend whose daughter turned 18 a few weeks later. They’ve now passed them on to someone else with an 18th birthday coming up. The balloons came to us after 2 other parties and were passed on to another friend. That’s
“I had a meeting with a colleague in a café on campus. As we left, someone ran after us to return my colleague’s bag which he had seen her leave behind by mistake.” What kindness have you seen in your workplace this week? Small acts of kindness like this make up everyday life, try choosing
“I’ve become disabled and my room was no longer really accessible for me because of my change in needs. A friend came over and has come up with a plan for rearranging and making things better laid out and organised for me, freeing up floor space. She even built the flat-pack furniture for me and
“At the weekend I was walking towards the gate of the playground pushing a sleeping baby in a pram. Someone was walking past with their dog and stopped to open the gate so I could get out more easily.” What small act of everyday kindness have you spotted recently? This one was sent in via
“My best friend saw a t-shirt that was so me, unicorns, pink, and Dungeons and Dragons, and wanted to get it for me. They messaged me to say ‘do you want this? coz I think you need it? if so lemme know colour and size and I’ll get it and send it direct to you.’
My Mum left her favourite scarf on her chair in a café and another customer came running after her to return it. These small acts of kindness are happening every day – what have you seen? Help with parking ticket machine. Practice session for new Dungeons and Dragons DM. Pick up walking stick for colleague.
