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Do you ever feel like you are always rushing around and people or things that slow you down become an irritation? What if those people or things actually help us to pause, take notice and even enjoy the moment rather than being swallowed up in the ratrace of life? As […]

#thoughtfulthursday 10: Remember where you came from (and where you ...

8th March 2018 in General tagged community / connection / Hope / Kindness / Love / Memories / relationship / Sharing / smile / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2452 days ago)

This week’s prompt from the book ‘Kindness the little thing that matters most’ (Jaime Thurston 52lives) is something quite close to my heart. As a former primary school teacher, I know how hard schools work to meet the needs of their pupils, but this was never supposed to be in […]

#thoughtfulthursday 8: Give a gift to a local school

22nd February 2018 in General tagged community / giving / Kindness / responsibility / schools / supporting by Heidi Singleton

It’s not always possible to be with people when they are having a bad day, but a kind message from you could make all the difference. A nice card, a phone call, even a text to say you are thinking of them can bring some light to someone when life […]

#thoughtfulthursday 7: Send kind thoughts

15th February 2018 in General tagged community / Kindness / loneliness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2473 days ago)

I don’t know how we existed before smart phones – we rely on them for everything: our diary, keeping track of our exercise, connection with friends and family and for work purposes. How was it possible to arrange anything without being able to message ‘I’m 5 mins away’! Jaime Thurston […]

#thoughtfulthursday 6: Switch off and connect!

8th February 2018 in General tagged connection / isolation / relationship / social media by Heidi Singleton

Nothing could be simpler and yet as powerful as a smile. A smile has the ability to bring some light into the world around us and lift our own spirits too. “There’s no such thing as a small act of kindness – even the tiniest gesture has a ripple effect.” […]

#thoughfulthursday 5: Smile!

1st February 2018 in General tagged connection / innocence / joy / Kindness / smile by admin

So often when we see a need or a problem we can think the answer is to throw more money at it but as Jaime Thurston says, “Sometimes what people need is assistance rather than things. Spread some kindness by donating a skill” (from ‘Kindness the little thing that matters […]

#thoughtfulthursday 4: Do something for nothing!

25th January 2018 in General tagged Kindness / skills / volunteering by Heidi Singleton (updated 2479 days ago)

In a country with so much food waste how come we see so much hunger, poverty and homelessness? It is very easy to think, “Well I’m OK, this issue doesn’t affect me.” Yet most of us are only a couple of pay cheques away from hunger or homelessness; circumstances can […]

#thoughtfulthursday 3: Share your Food

18th January 2018 in General tagged Courage / Foodbanks / Hope / Kindness / Sharing / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2486 days ago)

Well it’s only the second session of this kindness series and already it is challenging in places that don’t feel comfortable. Everything in us as humans wants to repay unkindness with unkindness! So, what happens if we turn this on it’s head and repay unkindness with kindness? Jaime Thurston […]

#thoughtfulthursday 2: Be Kind to unkind people

16th January 2018 in General tagged Courage / Forgiveness / Hope / Kindness / Peace / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2486 days ago)

Rummaging through the sales in a book shop yesterday a little book caught my eye: ‘Kindness, the little thing that matters most’ by Jaime Thurston (Founder of 52 Lives). She was moved by compassion to help someone in need and got her friends and family to help. This triggered the […]

#thoughtfulthursday 1: Give kind comments

16th January 2018 in General tagged Courage / Forgiveness / Hope / Kindness / Peace / Restoration / Thankfulness / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2486 days ago)

We asked Dagenham trainer Ginny why the forms we get people to fill in at the beginning and end of each course are so important – and compelling. Ginny, you have spent a long time looking at your computer screen recently – can you tell us why? Heidi asked me […]

Measuring Impact – more than just paperwork

5th December 2017 in General tagged Data / evidence / Freedom / Journey / Measuring impact by admin (updated 2545 days ago)

Finding hope, peace and purpose in every broken thing