The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“On the train someone couldn’t show their ticket because their phone had died. Me and several other people in the carriage all offered our own cables and chargers to the person, unfortunately none of them fitting the phone and the train socket at the same time – but it was lovely to see lots of […]
“I ordered from Hello Fresh for the first time since we moved house and I thought I’d updated my address but it turned out I hadn’t. Cue panic as I got the dispatch notification with my old address on it! I messaged a neighbour at the old address who kindly said yes, I could set
While on holiday, Emma spotted this wonderful public announcement at the Keukenhof gardens in Amsterdam. We love the positivity of the message. We also think it’s a handy opportunity to remind you of our thoughts on the difference between nice and kind. Both have their place, but they’re not the same thing. Here at Time
“We were in M&S cafe and about to order when someone came over and asked if we were ordering hot drinks. They gave us a free hot drink voucher as they had a spare one they weren’t going to use. I think the person felt a bit awkward about asking a total stranger so I
Last month’s guest blog provided information about using personality types to understand other people better and communicate more kindly. This month Jen Gibbard, Virtual Assistant and Project Manager, shows how business operations are a great way to demonstrate kindness AND deliver business success. In business it’s often easy to overlook the subtle ways kindness already
“We have a really active neighbours WhatsApp group that is often demonstrating acts of kindness for others. I did washing for a neighbour recently whose machine had broken or we lend items for cooking.” This wonderful story of kindness was shared in one of our recent wellbeing workshops. During these workshops we learn skills to
“In Bristol we were driving up a steep narrow road. In front of us were two cyclists and a guy on a hire scooter. The hill was a bit much for the scooter so one of the cyclists helped him up the hill with a gentle hand on his back. It must of been hard
I was out for my morning walk when I spotted a school jumper that had obviously been dropped during the school run. Someone had tied it to a lamp post – a double kindness because it was now more visible and it wouldn’t be trampled on. Tell me about a kind moment you’ve seen lately.
“I was waiting for my doctors appointment, when two older men came in. It soon became apparent that one of them had found the other out of breath and seemed to be very confused. This man took him to the doctors and got him sorted and as it turned out he had an appointment in
“I had a parking attendant let me off a ticket he was writing last week – I was honest and polite and he extended me kindness!” This lovely moment of kindness was just one that was shared at one of my wellbeing workshops and goes to show what a positive experience the workshops are. Attendees
