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Kindness

During a difficult period in my life of ill health, amongst other things, I realised one day that while I continued to push myself to be busy and look out for others that in some ways I was neglecting my own health. Now, I do believe in pushing through even […]

#thoughtfulthursday 19: Be kind to yourself

10th May 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged Choice / Courage / Hope / Journey / Kindness / Life / Peace / Restoration / smile / Strength / Thankfulness / Transformation by Heidi Singleton

It takes courage to speak out, to stand up for what’s right, to shout for those who cannot shout for themselves. You may not be popular, but your words could change someone’s life for the better. Jaime Thurston challenges us to “be strong for those who can’t be and be […]

#thoughtfulthursday 14: Speak Up

5th April 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged community / connection / Courage / Hope / isolation / Kindness / Life / loneliness / relationship / Sharing / speak out / Strength / Suffering / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2432 days ago)

Hands up if you like parking attendants or traffic wardens? If you’ve ever received a parking ticket (guilty!) then you might not feel very kindly towards them, but stop and think for a minute: what actually upsets you? It might be that you’re frustrated with yourself for not paying attention […]

#thoughtfulthursday 13: Be nice to parking attendants!

29th March 2018 in General tagged Kindness / patience / traffic wardens by Heidi Singleton (updated 2432 days ago)

Picture it: you’ve had a busy day, you’re tired, you jump on the bus or train and to your relief there is one seat left which you quickly take. But then someone else gets on the bus who you suspect needs the seat more than you… what do you do? […]

#thoughtfulthursday 11: Be a seat vigilante

15th March 2018 in General tagged community / connection / Journey / Kindness / Love / relationship / Sharing / Suffering / Transformation / volunteering by Heidi Singleton (updated 2453 days ago)

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)

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a difference to someone’s day. To make that difference, we need to lift our eyes and be aware of and interested in the people around us – whether they are people we know or people we come across on our commute. Looking for […]

#thoughtfulthursday 9: Pay for someone’s journey

1st March 2018 in Hope tagged cold weather / community / connection / Courage / homeless / Hope / isolation / Kindness / Love / relationship / smile / Transformation by Heidi Singleton

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)

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 2480 days ago)