Acts of Kindness During Mental Health Awareness Week

Acts of kindness have the potential to make the world a happier place. We can all make a start in showing kindness to one another in our words and actions.

So where do I start, I hear you ask?

At home or in your community

• Say I Love You as often as you can to someone that means a lot to you
• Call a friend or a family member that you haven’t spoken to in a while
• Write a letter or get in contact via Facebook with a someone that you have lost touch with
• Send flowers or a favourite chocolate bar to a friend out of the blue
• Ring someone who lives on their own or Facetime them
• Help out around the home, whether it be with cooking/gardening/cleaning
• Offer to help an elderly or vulnerable neighbour (adhering to social distancing, maybe with shopping, gardening, walking their dog or even putting the bins out)
• Check in on someone that you know is having a tough time

At work

• Remember to say ‘hi’ to colleagues and ask them how they are – whether that be face-to-face or virtually if you are working from home
• Support one another with technology (remember it’s not everyone’s bag)
• Make the time to setup a team catch up, maybe with a cuppa and a slice of cake (ND Bake off)
• Be patient and understanding through these difficult times (remember everyone deals with things differently)
• Remember to say please and thank you
• If you say your going to do something do it!

Public areas

• Adhere to rules on social distancing and guidelines  
• Wish a passer-by a good morning or good afternoon (remember you maybe the only person that person see’s or speaks to all day)
• Be considerate to others

Evidence shows that being kind really does improve wellbeing and the more you do for others, the more they are likely to do for you!