The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“I saw a guy (who is a colleague of mine) pay for a girl’s ticket on the bus when hers wasn’t working for some reason. Funnily enough I was just thinking about if I should go do it when he did.” This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about people paying for each other’s tickets […]
“My brother-in-law fixed my daughter’s laptop when a couple of keys came loose. It was tricky and fiddly, but he was really persistent and refused to give up until he’d solved the problem!” Determination and kindness, what a wonderful story. We always want to hear about the kindness you’ve experienced so let us know. Or
“I helped a man who was struggling to tap out at the station.” No kindness is too small to celebrate, so tell us a tiny kind act you noticed today. Or read some more examples of the kindness happening every day: Kindness from couple in Orpington. People wearing masks in hospital during flu season. Taxi
“When I was 13 my dad died of leukaemia. Most of my school friends didn’t care but one girl, not a special friend, made a point of stopping me in the corridor one day to say how sorry she was and how hard it must be for me. I never forgot her. A couple of
“I love the mutual aid culture on fedi. I try to boost and donate what I can afford when I see people in need and it makes me happy to see others doing the same.” Science is showing that seeing kindness makes us happy and improves our wellbeing and this great example backs that up
“During our first term of university, we had a student in our close peer group who was in student halls and was only just making ends meet. Home could only support him so much. When needed, I supported him for two semesters so he could eat socially and not have the anxiety that goes with
“There were so many people in masks in the hospital today. Staff. Patients. Everywhere I looked – a masked person. I asked the surgeon about it, as also he and the med student were in masks, and the flu is rife again, and so its fantastic seeing how many people – including lots of the
“I picked up a colleague’s walking stick so she didn’t have to bend down for it.” As we always say, no act of kindness is too small to share. A big thank you to the person who sent this in to us. What tiny act of kindness do you remember seeing today? Jog your memory
“It’s a small thing but after picking up my daughter from pre-school we typically go to the bakery to get chouquettes (French pastry). I usually order three… and lately the lady from the bakery has been giving us LOTS of extra ones. The first time it happened I literally gasped… she said just smiled and
“I spent some time in hospital a few months back – under the care of neurology. After about four days of moping and keeping to myself (dissolving into solitude and headphones) – I started to chat with the other patients in my ward. Eventually chatting for hours with the person in the bed next to
