The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“I visited a farm for veggies and a local (not chain) butcher too. I chatted in the shop about making changes; shopping local, and local fresh ingredients like this, and carrying cash on us and asking etc if they’d prefer cash or card. They were very happy and took cash after saying ‘no fees that […]
We strongly believe that kindness is not fluffy or weak – it’s powerful and not always the easy choice, it’s having the difficult conversation because you know a change of some sort is needed. This was demonstrated recently on a large scale as Amanda pointed on LinkedIn; ”An act of radical love, I think Bishop
“I’ve never got into colouring so I donated two colouring books I had to a local community event for people who love it – they were very gratefully received.” What a great example of kindness that costs nothing – what kind acts have you spotted lately? Get inspired with some more stories of kindness: Puzzles
“I saw a lady with a cane smile and nod to a girl with Down syndrome in the street. The girl was with her mom and smiled back at the lady. It was the highlight of my week.” Thank you to Renata on Mastodon for sending us this lovely story of everyday kindness – a
“At our community Pantri 2 of us had ordered whole almonds but there was only one portion on the day. The person who got them asked at the time and then in the chat if the other person, who was me, wanted to split them. Not only did they do that, they also then dropped
My aerobics class was busier than usual so space was at a premium. I offered to swap places with someone who had to stand on the opposite side of the room due to lack of space. I guessed that she found it trickier to follow the teacher from the other side to what she’s used
“I don’t always know when I have an impact′, but apparently I did at the Dallas passport agency. I went there to get what they call an emergency passport and I showed them my signature guide. I explained that they help visually impaired folks sign on the line and shows us how long the signature
“If by any chance the lady who chatted & distracted my twin boys whilst I packed & paid for my shopping this morning in Iceland, and then pulled up alongside me in the car park to tell me to ‘keep going, you’re doing a fantastic job’ is reading this, the world needs more of people
On our way to a networking meeting, my friend Fiona stopped to let another car out in front of her from a side road – due to temporary traffic lights and roadworks, the other car could have been stuck for ages if she hadn’t done that. Read about even more kind acts with these stories:
“My dad was due his covid vaccine the next day but we were passing the vaccination centre and it looked quiet so we popped in to ask if they could do it while we were there. They said yes!” Even more acts of kindness: Suzanne Morris from Rutherglen goes above & beyond to return lost
