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.
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…
This lovely message was spotted in a local Facebook group and sent in to us. “To the kind ladies that called my husband and emergency services while I was having seizures and didn’t leave me, thank you very much there are some kind people in this town.” Discover even more acts of kindness with these
“My laptop was acting really weirdly and on asking the internet a few people suggested it was a malware issue. It turned out it was and several strangers and friends helped me wipe the entire thing and get back up and running again.” These stressful situations always seem to bring out kindness from so many
“I want to thank the staff and volunteers of St David’s Hospice Care in South Wales (check out their website). We had a sponsored walk and it was raining lots and very cloudy. They kept us all safe, looked after us en route and made sure we got down safely in the dark. Such kind
“At No5, we have two apple trees in our office garden that are full of apples and are beginning to drop. As we don’t have much use for these, we were wondering if any organisations here (or that you know of) could make use of them and would like to collect them (perhaps weekly)? We
“This pic, taken from the sunny weekend captures an impromptu street ‘gathering’ in our front garden – a 2m by 1m courtyard! This particular moment of connection saw: As well as the ‘core’ of our happy accidental ‘party’ we had another 7 or 8 of our fellow neighbours stop by, some joining for a drink,
In self kindness news, I set myself up with a ‘standing desk’ and although I don’t have a treadmill, I’ve discovered that I can dance along to my background music while I work! How are you showing yourself kindness this week? Get inspired with more stories of kindness: Self kindness is… acceptance. Coffee shop makes
Helping others is a key component of kindness so I loved hearing this story, “I saw someone assisting a blind fellow passenger off the train.” Even more examples of people showing kindness: Festival goers are friends to the environment. Grandchildren show we’re all born to be kind. Yoga teacher provides a lift.
“As a Blind person, I never thought I would be on social media savoring photos. But the communal Mastodon alt text game is so strong that sweet, poetic or silly descriptions abound on my timeline. Thanks to legions of people who take time to write a meaningful description of the ephemera they post, I learn
