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The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.

Players from AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth on the pitch near a goal during a football match.

Football fan sent uplifting story by someone with no interest in sports.

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 […]

A femme presenting person with shoulder length blonde hair, stands outside wearing a short sleeved floral top and black trousers. She is holding an umbrella which is open in alternating blue and white colours with the word “England” and the English rose on two of the white sections.

122 umbrellas sent with kindness to 11 different charities across the UK.

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

A pair of hands holds a net of lemons to scan them at a supermarket. Beyond the hands is a conveyor belt of shopping.

Supermarket super kindness

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

The sign for Reading station, the walls and door of the station’s coffee shop behind it.

We don’t need the details to spot kindness.

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

A neon festival of collaged tape convering the front side of a standard office envelope. Neon pink, green, yellow and light grey fabric tapes overlap and sit side by side creating geometrically asymetrical but non repeated patterns which are joined by irregular offcuts of the same colour and dimension. This work is tactile introducing further dimensions that exceed the imagination.

Tape art creatives show and inspire kindness.

“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

a piece of paper with a pink and purple hand drawn pony running on it. Handwritten text along her back reads “Penelope the pony of perseverance.”

Pony of Perseverance reignites motivation for amplifying kindness.

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

Text reads “Whose natural kindness impacts your life and how?” below the text is the Time for Kindness logo and a graphic of two children; one has fallen down and scraped their knee, the other is holding their hand smiling gently to help them up.

Whose natural kindness impacts your life and how?

Whose natural kindness impacts your life and how? ”I’ve had a triple helping of kindness this week from Lydia Neave – lifesaver and all round calm person when I’m fizzing!” Big thanks to Lynda Thompson for sharing this with us. More stories of kindness to brighten your day: Illustrator creates My Emotions Activity Book and

A queue of five people waiting for an elevator. Text overlaid reads “I welcomed a visitor with a personalized sign inside our elevator.”

Personalised sign brightens visitors day.

”I am happy to share that I welcomed a visitor with a personalized sign inside our elevator. Nice surprises like that are free and impactful.” We couldn’t agree more Clare, thank you so much for sharing! Share your own story of kindness with us just like Clare did.

A hand about to plug a charger into a phone. Text overlaid reads “I lent my phone charger to one of the volunteers at the repair cafe.”

Repair cafe attendee lends phone charger to volunteer.

“I lent my phone charger to one of the volunteers at the repair café because their battery was running out.” I think we can all agree this is a small kindness that feels like a lifesaver! More acts of kindness to inspire you: Kindness contributes to football club fun day win! A small wave makes a small

A yellow post-it with a drawing of a lightbulb on it is pinned to a cork board with a red pin

What if … we practise the skill of thinking kindly?

My guest blog this month comes from the wonderful Rachel Stewart, a coach for career redesign. It’s a fascinating read of how we can take skills from one area of our life and apply them in a different context – in this case, the skill of thinking kindly. As a coach, my engagement with my