The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“An elderly man fell over at the theatre the other night and I helped him up. Even though he was very capable of getting himself back up, I was sat like a foot away so I didn’t feel like I could just sit there.” This example of every day kindness was sent in by a […]
Sarah is speaking at Kindness Unites 2025! A global celebration of kindness, connection & change. Here’s what you need to know 👇🏻 Grab your ticket from their website here. And check out some examples of the kindness happening all around you with these stories: Tell someone you miss them. Dublin bus driver gives money saving
“I saw a post on social media – a person was giving away pears. Apparently, her parents moved to Spain a few years ago, and the house is up for sale. The lady is not keen on pears, but couldn’t bear to let them go to waste, so had numerous people go round and pick
“An old colleague out of the blue sent me a missing saying how much I was missed. Arrived when I was feeling a bit low ebb and was so lovely. 🥰” Small things can make a big difference as this example of a tiny act of kindness that Yasmin experienced shows.What teeny tiny act of
“Heading to the hospital for an xray I walked past this tray of apples which someone had left out for people to take. I love seeing the sharing of food generally but it’s especially kind with the cost of food at the moment.” Where have you seen kindness in your community this week? Remind yourself
Team TfK member, Debs and Sarah, attended a photography exhibition run by Anna Lubelska and her organisation “The Peace Building.” The photos had been taken by local school children, who had been asked to interpret the brief ‘Teenagers focus on the theme of Conflict, Peace and Protest’. The photos were inspiring and thought-provoking, it was
People often think teens in foster care are too old to need kindness. Sara Yahia knows that’s not true. She visits youth group homes twice a year with snacks, music, games, and time. Jayden, 16, barely looked up when she challenged him to UNO. But by round three, he laughed. Later, staff said he’d started
“I run and volunteer at a lot of in person events and with covid going round again was getting very nervous as I’m already very sick with long covid but couldn’t afford more tests until much later in the month. Two people on Mastodon messaged me privately to offer to buy tests for me.” We
“Our Dublin Bus driver from the ferry gave us directions, & said the coach to the West would be earlier & cheaper than the train.” We’ve heard so much about kindness on public transport recently, like this story that Chris McCabe sent us over on Mastodon – have you shared what kindness you saw yet?
While we were out for our after dinner walk en famille earlier in the week, we were stopped by another walker who told us that the path ahead was blocked by a fallen tree. This meant that we could change our route. This tree was actually the source of several other acts of kindness too
