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