Courage

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 2217 days ago)

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 2219 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

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 2273 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 2273 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 […]