Kindness 

Why Kindness? 

• it makes you feel good
  it improves relationships
  it makes us all happy
  it brings the community together - as we've seen during the lockdown

 During MHAW2020 Be Kind to Yourself and Be Kind to Others 

This links to two of our Five Ways to Wellbeing - Take Time for You and Give.

Be Kind to Yourself 

It is important to look after yourself. 

Check out these terrific self-care ideas 

Why not create a Wellbeing Action Plan - we have an online WAP here bursting with great welbeing ideas and activities.

Be Kind to Others 

"How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution... straightaway... And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” — Anne Frank

 Ideas...

Check in with someone who is having a hard time

Send a handwritten note to someone

Spend time playing with your pet

Tell your family you love them

Smile and say hello to people you may pass every day, but have never spoken to before

Help with household chores

Call a friend

Let someone know you're proud of them

Cook a dish for someone else and leave it outside their front door

Leave a surprise note or drawing outside someone’s door

Help a friend get active, maybe over zoom or facetime

Make and send a care package to someone who needs it

Send a letter to a grandparent

Praise someone for something they have done well

Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to for a while

Tell a family member how much you love and appreciate them

Arrange to have a cup of tea and virtual catch up over zoom or facetime with someone you know

Make a cup of tea for someone you live with

Help with a household chores at home

Offer to skill share with a friend via video call - you could teach guitar, dance etc.

Offer support to vulnerable neighbours

SEND:

·         A motivational text to a friend who is struggling

·         A joke to cheer someone up

·         A picture of a cute animal

·         An inspirational quote

·         An interesting article

Download your own 7 Days of Kindness calendar to plan your self-care and your 'random acts of kindness!