Kindness

Rushing through life, no time to stop, to consider, to notice, swept up in a whirlwind of busyness. Does this feel familiar? It is easy to be so caught up in the busyness of life that we miss out on the opportunities all around us to be kind, to choose […]

#thoughtfulthursday 34: Beware of busyness leading to unkindness

23rd August 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged care / Choice / community / connection / Hope / Kindness / Life / loneliness / Love / relationship / Sharing / Suffering / Transformation by Heidi Singleton

I think of myself as a patient person, but it’s amazing how delays can make me angry and stressed. It could be getting stuck in a little traffic, my toddler taking too long to get her shoes on or having to wait for an appointment. Being patient is obviously good […]

#thoughfulthursday 32: Give away a minute

9th August 2018 in General tagged community / Kindness / patience / people / time by admin (updated 2329 days ago)

In England, school children break up for the summer holidays at the end of this week. Parents avidly wait for news of who their teacher will be next year and we buy the current teacher a gift to say ‘thank you’. For the most part, I have really appreciated […]

#thoughtfulthursday 29: Thank the unappreciated

19th July 2018 in General tagged appreciation / connection / encouragement / grateful / Kindness / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2352 days ago)

One of our children had a bad experience this week – another child at school had been very unkind to them. The teacher dealing with it mentioned to our child that the person who had upset them was going through a difficult time at the moment. The teacher wasn’t excusing […]

#thoughtfulthursday 28: Give people the benefit of the doubt

12th July 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged care / Choice / connection / Courage / Forgiveness / Freedom / Kindness / relationship / Restoration / Sharing / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2359 days ago)

My family has a bit of a competitive edge, particularly in board games, so celebrating when someone else wins doesn’t come naturally. I hear myself saying ‘It’s not the winning that matters, it’s the taking part’ but secretly I want to win. You could say this is harmless fun and […]

#thoughtfulthursday 27: Be happy for people’s happiness

5th July 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged celebration / Choice / community / connection / Dreams / happiness / Hope / Kindness / Love / relationship / Sharing / Strength / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton

Sometimes there is nothing harder than asking for help. At the best of times, it takes courage to swallow our pride and at the worst of times we may not even have the strength or awareness to ask. I was blessed by people who took the initiative to help me […]