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.
Share kindness: Give a friend a lift to a hospital appointment Or doctors, or psychiatrist, or physiotherapist, or counsellor, or blood test, or vaccination, or..! Going to an appointment in hospital can be worrying enough. If you then have to worry about choosing the best route, where to park your car and how to pay […]
Share kindness: Lend your neighbour a tool for their DIY A couple of months ago we needed to get into our loft for a plumbing-related reason. Most people (it turns out!) have those pull-down ladder things from their loft hatch. Or at least they have a step ladder in the garage or the shed. So
Share kindness: If you’re tall, help someone in the supermarket reach the pasta on the top shelf. I’m 5’10” so this happens to me all the time. Over the years I’ve helped people reach hats and T-shirts on high hooks. Books and papers on high shelves. My most recent was to help an elderly lady
Amplify kindness: Find and follow social media accounts that celebrate kindness. There are lots of them about. I’ve found it’s a great way to spread kindness to others by sharing positivity, as well as giving me a boost. It also gives me new ideas for ways I can be kind to others. Here are some
A wonderful example of kindness from a friend who lives in the North East of England. During Storm Arwen her neighbour’s back yard wall was blown down. They put out a call on the street WhatsApp group for a hammer to help with the clear up. Not only did they receive a loan of a
I was delighted to read this story of kindness from fans of Derby County Football Club. The Championship club had to go into administration in September with debts totalling more than £80m. On Monday this week it came to light that amongst those owed money by the club was the charity, St John Ambulance. The
My lovely Mum spent hours yesterday re-covering the chairs in my kitchen 😍 We had a new kitchen installed over the summer and although we love our table and chairs, the covers were looking shabby next to the shiny new cupboards. I bought some new fabric to go with the tiles, but I’m hopelessly impractical!
Day 5 – pay for their parking I had already planned for today’s kindness story to be about paying for someone else’s parking. It was inspired by a business contact I was talking to at the beginning of the week. The person in front of them in the queue for the station parking meter had
I am delighted to share with you this month’s guest blog from web designer and global inclusion specialist, Danbee Shin. I heard her speak at a conference last month about the ways she welcomes her clients into her business with kindness. In this blog she shares her simple tips for making everyone feel welcome, supported
Perhaps I’m becoming a bit obsessed with kindness if I find myself taking a photo of toilet doors at the station on a Saturday evening….😆 But there had just been a brilliant conversation between the people in the end and middle cubicles. The end cubicle was out of paper and there was some confusion about
