The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
How do you ensure you’re talking about and seeing the kindness that already exists in the world? We spotted a great idea from Serena in the audience at KindFest; “How about a kindness diary, like a gratitude diary. Recording one kind action you’ve given or experienced every day.” We absolutely love this idea and Alexis […]
I went to visit my friend and fellow Team TfK member, Catching Fireworks , who had just moved house. It was lovely to have an in-person catch up and see her beautiful new home. She knew that I was heading straight on to a work event, to hear Beth Stallwood Create WorkJoy talk about her
On Instagram, I’ve connected with Flora and her soulful ceramic pieces. Although we use different media, we have a similar sensibility in how we create. So we decided on an art swap – and I was thrilled to receive one of Flora’s exquisite kintsugi pieces, while she received one of my ceramic inspired collagraph prints.
“For a couple of years now, The Big Green Bookshop has been doing ‘buy a stranger a book day’ every Wednesday. As the name suggests, people offer to buy a book, sometimes a particular title, sometimes just giving a budget, for a stranger who wants a book and who perhaps can’t afford it themselves. Personally,
Earlier this week I ran a lunch’n’learn session about the power of noticing kindness in the world around you. We talked about definitions of kindness, showed stories of kind actions we had seen and thought about how to take notice more often. At the end of the workshop the participants took turns to tell the
Good news: we have so many stories to share that we’re going to be posting even more often, so please keep sending in all the examples, big and small, of kindness you’ve seen out in the wild so we can keep shining a light on just how much kindness already exists when we start looking
Woven Hug 2.0 (or ‘Abrazo Entramado’), is a participatory textile installation seeking to embrace Portstewart with a pair of textile arms filled with scrap material and covered in designs and fabric embroidered by members of the local community. The project facilitated by Tere Chad & Cordelia Rizzo was inspired by the resourcefulness and artistry of
“Laura created the ‘My Emotions Activity Book’ using her watercolour animal illustrations to help her nephew express himself during the Covid-19 lockdown as he suffered from anxiety. Following the positive response from children, parents, and caregivers, Laura built a website to make the activity book more widely available as a free-of-charge printable. The book encourages
“As a consultant and copywriter, I work with a fabulous designer that I always recommend to my clients because he does amazing work. When I wanted to create a photoshopped gift for someone I couldn’t think of anyone better to ask. I was so happy with the gorgeous piece of design and asked for the
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