A spontaneous act of kindness
I was sitting at a coffee shop researching ideas about kindness when a spontaneous act of kindness occurred. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
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10 Week Kindness Challenge for Kids – Week 9
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as planting a seed, watching it pop through the earth and grow into a beautiful plant. When you make that seed a vegetable, you’re also creating a range of learning opportunities for your kids. Who would have thought that a humble carrot, pea or pumpkin could bring so much joy and…
When a jumper is more than a piece of clothing
One of the things we were able to offer at our outreach program before COVID forced us into lockdown was pre-loved clothing. We would set it up on tables once a month for our members to look through and take what they needed. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
Buying perfume
My 94-year-old friend was in a pharmacy buying perfume. As she chose a bottle and put it in her trolley she made a couple of casual remarks about it to a young man who was shopping nearby. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
A long line at my favorite bakery
Not long ago, I was waiting in a long line at my favorite bakery, which makes some amazing scones. The delicious pile in the glass case dwindled quickly as those in the long line ahead of me snapped them up, until there was just one perfect beauty remaining — and one woman ahead of me….
10 Week Kindness Challenge for Kids – Week 6
If you’ve been following our challenge, you might have noticed that the week 1 challenge was to Give a Compliment. So why are we posting another compliment challenge? Because compliments are important and kids need to practise… Giving a compliment is a really nice way to let someone know they’re important to you and receiving one…
Random acts of kindness generate others
Random acts of kindness generate others… Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
Baby chinos for the boys
There are some truly beautiful people in this world! 😀 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
The art of saying Thank You!
When Karen lost her job and her the place where she volunteered was shut down because of COVID, she needed something. She was feeling down because everything in her life had stopped so suddenly and much earlier than for many other people. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
This morning I got a call from my 92-year-old neighbor
This morning I got a call from my neighbor. She is 92 years old and is the sweetest person you may ever meet. When we first moved in, she made us homemade Italian cookies and wanted to make sure that we knew that Malachi is always welcome to play in her yard area since we…
Four teenage boys at the BMX track
I really feel compelled to post in here about the four teenage boys we had the pleasure of meeting yesterday and again today at the BMX track at Pepi’s land on our walk. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
Airline snacks
My daughter was 13. We were on holiday in Santa Monica and were out shopping. There was an airline giving away snacks they serve with drinks as a gimmick. I saw she’d collected loads in her bag. As we walked back to the parking lot she handed them to the homeless people on the benches….