A collection of posts that show how we are part of a bigger #teamkind when we act with kindness. These stories tell us about the positive things that people do to be kind to others.
Kindness is powerful because it connects us – and that’s the message we’re sharing at our wellbeing workshops for mental health awareness week. This year’s theme is community and our workshops encourage and solidify bonds between colleagues through kindness. We talk about why kindness matters, what it looks like and how we can bring that […]
What public or community acts of kindness have you seen recently? My friend sent me a photo of a wellbeing sign he saw at Reading West station. He said he thought it was nice because “train stations can be sad places if you’re in a bad place” The sign, titled “writing for wellbeing” reads: “Take
My Mum is knitting some baby clothes for her friend’s new born great-grandson because her friend has arthritis in her hands which means she can no longer knit. Recognising acts of kindness in friendship is a great way to start noticing kindness in the world – what kindness have your friends shown recently? Read about
“Do you have an old laptop or projector you or your business or school want to donate to a school in Tanzania? This summer my family and I will be volunteering in a couple of schools in Northern Tanzania. We’ll be assisting teaching and helping as much as we can. One of the schools we
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
A lady at my aerobics class made a point of coming over to me at a water break to tell me how nice my new hair cut looks and that it really suits me. I was really chuffed, it made me feel good! How can you spread kindness today? Check out more stories of kindness
“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
There’s no denying that we continue to live in difficult and scary times which can be bad for our individual and collective mental health. There are some truly horrifying things going on around the world, both far away and closer to home. At times this can seem overwhelming and I, like many others, feel helpless
“We started professional journaling as a team after we identified that our Senior Partner who heads up our Employment Team was over relied upon. She’s a machine of a woman and a great role model and I think it actually started as a joke that we all wanted to be more like Sarah, so she
