The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“My 3 year old looked after me when I was sick by fetching me fresh water, and singing me ‘twinkle twinkle chocolate bar’ at the top of her lungs to lift my spirits. I didn’t want to think about chocolate but I appreciated the water, and of course the compassion she showed her 50 shades […]
“I had a terrible start to the week but a client saw my social media post and text me to make sure I was OK. It was so kind and warmed my heart!” How wonderful to have such a kind client. Big thank you for sharing your story with us Joanne! You can send yours
“I was in Starbucks and I noticed these leaflets. I knew I had to send it in to Time for Kindness!” We love their ‘kick off a conversation over a coffee’ campaign – it combines head kindness cheerleader, Sarah’s, two big loves; kindness and football! The campaign is in collaboration with The Harry Kane Foundation
“I’m blown away by the kindness of the understanding I was shown in the making of The Late Discovered Club podcast. I can highly recommend the kindness shared by many in the late discovered community.” Connecting with community is so powerful so it’s really wonderful to hear that you found such kindness in your community.
Getting and paying compliments has a huge impact on us – how can you spread some kindness today? “More than one person mentioned that my silly little scrap collages are soothing/calming to look at. It feels nice to know it can have such an effect, I’m motivated to share more.” Inspire yourself with some more
At a conference I was trying to juggle my lunch and open a bottle of water at the same time. Another delegate noticed and poured a glass of water for me. I’d love to hear what kindness you’ve seen this week, send them in using this form. Get inspired with even more stories of kindness:
“While walking my dogs a runner went past, we did the good morning and nod and then they said they love my dungarees. It made me smile – I love my Lucy and Yak dungarees too!” A simple compliment is a great way to spread a smile and kindness – how can you do that
We want the kindness stories here to represent everyone. We want to highlight the kindness happening across all groups. Our team is small and mostly white, cis, straight and middle class and we know that can affect the stories of kindness that we share. It’s also why it’s so important for us to hear from
For Loneliness Awareness Week this year, Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium took the theme, ‘random acts of connection’ and turned it into a way to connect their team through an all-staff quiz! We hear it went really well and it’s such a great way to encourage connection in a natural and fun way. What does your
On my run I ran past a dog walker who said “keep it up, you’re doing well” as I ran past. It really made me smile. Need a smile yourself? Here are some more stories of kindness: Man helps pay for stranger’s fish and chips. Brenda, 92, still collecting cans for recycling to raise money
