Debs is a wonderful Kindness Ambassador and she has kindly shared why she loves it to inspire you to get involved too. Become a Kindness Ambassador yourself and experience all the benefits – get all the information you need here. With thanks to Debs and Nicolas Laborie. The post Become a kindness ambassador appeared first on Time for Kindness ..read more

“Positive patient experiences start with small acts of kindness. The simple act of a sharing a smile as you pass someone in the corridor, and an acknowledgement by saying hello cultivates a positive culture and caring environment. This month during Patient Experience Month at Albury Wodonga Health we are asking staff to #BeAHelloHero. The challenge is set – can you #BeAHelloHero? – a smile and quick hello can make a big difference to their day, and your own .” We just love this story as it really highlights that kindness has a big impact and is a team effort – the more we show kindness, the mo ..read more

“My local butcher sells bags of bones for dogs for £1 – I nipped in for some but didn’t have any cash so they let me have the bag for free. The dogs really appreciated it too!” There are so many amazing businesses out there showing kindness, we love to hear about them! TfL staff member does his job with an extra sprinkling of kindness. Team work makes the Helpful Department work! Coffee shop makes coffee extra hot for volunteer. The post Butchers give free dog bones. appeared first on Time for Kindness ..read more

“A nice man carrying a bulky parcel, offered to help a women carry her pram down the tube steps. Parcel in one arm, the other clutching the base of the pram, they slowly got to the bottom step by step. What a gent! But as they turned the corner, they faced another set of stairs, and I could see the chap gulp, with his parcel still under arm. Here I recognised my chance for a Sarah Browning moment, and jumped in to say – if I carry your parcel, you’ll be free to help her pram again. He smiled. She smiled. And we merrily reached the bottom of the stairs. Arms in tact. Big grins all around. My co ..read more

This month’s guest blog highlights the impact you can have when you support other people to share their stories. Rupa and Vardeep are experienced communication professionals who bring their skills to this area of kindness and share practical suggestions for how you can do the same. Throughout our working lives, we’ve both had moments of thinking, “Where are the women who look like me?’’ Once you start asking that question, it’s difficult to unsee the lack of diversity, and this realisation brought us together. We’re two creative business founders from South Asian backgrounds who got talking wh ..read more

Time for Kindness will be at the University of Reading’s community festival again this year. Put the date in your diary: Saturday 18th May. We can’t wait to chat to you about the role kindness plays in your life and hear all your kindness stories. Check out some of the stories from the last festival: Kindness of kids – looking after a cousin. Friend stops child banging head while swimming. Friend picks up prescription in small act of kindness. The creativity and kindness of kids. 3 lessons from talking about kindness. The post We’re at Reading University Community Festival 2024! appeared ..read more

“I pointed out a guy on the train had left his wallet on the seat as he was about to get off.” A true everyday kindness superhero! What small kindness have you seen or done today? Tell us here. Need some more reminders that there’s a lot of kindness in the world? Give these a read: Pete from Aveton Gifford is a kindness superhero! Veterans share kindness in YouTube comments. Teenager saves garden fence in storm. The post Stranger lets passenger know he’d left his wallet. appeared first on Time for Kindness ..read more

“I was shopping with my teenager for a prom outfit for after her exams. We went into the changing rooms and it looked like all the cubicles were full. There was another Mum standing outside one of the cubicles while her child tried some things on and she told me that there was an empty one further along where we couldn’t see it. She and I then had a lovely chat about the highs and lows of clothes shopping for our kids while they were trying things on! She even recommended a place we could look for a prom outfit.” We hope you both found the perfect outfit and the kids have a great time! Even mo ..read more

“A kindly stranger helped us find the City Lights book store when she noticed we looked lost. After giving directions she said we must visit this café nearby. Francis Ford Coppola wrote The Godfather here! It’s so nice and the barista was so friendly. San Franciscans are so friendly!” How wonderful! Big thank you to Carolyn for allowing us to share this lovely story of kindness. Give yourself a boost with some more stories of kindness: Friends help figure out Sunday busses. Stranger finds phone on cycling trail and turns detective to return it to rightful owner! Neighbour spots locals walking ..read more

“A friend of a friend offered to host an asylee and me overnight so that we could make the 5-hour drive to Washington, D.C. the day before and get some sleep before an early asylum appointment.” There are so many acts of kindness within this one story that we were sent. What kindness have you seen this week? Tell us so we can share it even further. The post Acquaintance offers bed to enable good nights sleep before asylum appointment. appeared first on Time for Kindness ..read more