The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
“We’ve been having trouble with our shower and bath leaking. Our next door neighbour is a bathroom fitter so he came round to give advice. He said it wasn’t as bad as we feared and he can help my husband take the shower screen off. Whatever he says, we will be paying him a decent […]
“My local community space has a community garden where they grow items for their community cafe. The whole place is designed with community in mind – to bring people together, offer a warm, kind space for those who need it, and provide connection.” Community spaces are a powerful force for kindness in the world and
“Ah, the utter awesomeness and generosity of other freelancers. It still surprises me even though it shouldn’t by now. A few months ago, I featured Graeme Piper from Drop Cap Copy in my Freelance Mischief Maker series. Lots of fun and that was that. But, on returning from holiday, I found a chunky envelope waiting
“I would like to thank my local postmen and his colleague for the help yesterday when I fell over at home they help me get up without them I would still be there once again a big thank you 😊.” This lovely moment of kindness was spotted in a Facebook group by one of our
I’m thrilled to be attending The Every Little Thing Festival this Sunday organised by the inspiring Sinead Gibson. I’ll have our Kindness wall up collecting stories of kindness from attendees and can’t wait to discuss the power of kindness in mental health and overall wellness with people. Grab your tickets from Eventbrite here and remember
I really enjoyed the insightful questions Graham Allcott had for me on his podcast, Beyond Busy. He took a different angle with some of the questions that made me think and led to a great chat. Listen to the whole thing or check it out on your favourite podcast app by searching Beyond Busy with
On the Bank Holiday weekend we went for a 7 mile walk along the canal from Newbury. The tow path was really narrow in places so we regularly stood aside to let cyclists go past. One of them told us that there were 5 more people on bikes coming behind him so we knew to
National Inclusion Week runs from 23-29 September. It’s all about making an impact by including everyone, particularly in workplaces. I first wrote a version of this blog for my monthly kindness column in my local paper and it seemed appropriate to update it for this week. One way to be kind is to include other
I was in London for a meeting at Somerset House. As I was leaving, a tourist stopped and asked me to take her photo in the impressive courtyard so I happily obliged. Get more reminders of how much kindness is happening every day: Gaynor restores faith in humanity after stranger’s car trouble. Self kindness is…
I was on my morning walk around my neighbourhood and a woman stopped me to say she was lost and looking for St James Church. As it happened, it was just beyond the furthest point we could see on the road she was on but I was able to let her know she was almost
