Thankfulness

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

I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find myself looking at other people and comparing my own life to theirs. Whether it’s material objects like houses and cars, or more intangible things like friendships and careers, human beings have a tendency to want to ‘win’. We can value our […]

#thoughtfulthursday 16: Stop comparing yourself

19th April 2018 in General / kindness tagged comparison / isolation / jealousy / Life / Thankfulness by admin (updated 2502 days ago)

In the UK you often hear the phrase ‘No news is good news!’ In other words, if you’ve heard nothing, things are probably OK. Why is it we are so quick to spread bad news but fail to celebrate good news? One of our lessons in Peaced Together is about […]

#thoughtfulthursday 15: Share good news

12th April 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged Beauty / connection / Courage / Dreams / Hope / Life / Love wins / Peace / Sharing / smile / social media / Strength / Thankfulness / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2522 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 2544 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 2578 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 2578 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 […]