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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 7th December

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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

Dalai Lama

At the recent CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, I travelled home with two other members of the blog squad and I was shocked and saddened to see so many homeless people on the streets of Manchester. We came across a young homeless lady called Megan and she told us that she slept in the car park opposite where she was sat, her story brought me to tears and I’ve still to this day, not stopped thinking about her.

We offered to buy Megan a hot drink, food and anything else that she may have needed; but she politely declined our offers, with my husband being a former driver, he used to travel the country and stop for coffee at McDonalds, as a result he picked up the coffee stickers that are on the side and collected many of them over the past 12 months. I had a handful of these so I gave her every last one and told her to make sure she got herself a hot chocolate or coffee whenever she needed it.

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 6th December

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Hello and welcome back to the HR acts of kindness virtual advent calendar, I hope you are fully rested and feeling kinder to yourselves after yesterday’s challenge.

Today we are turning our kindness attentions to our social media channels, many of us are on several social media platforms, so there’s plenty of opportunity to spread some net-based joy!

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 5th December

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“Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most.”

Unknown

This year seems to have flown by and as our lives get busier, it seems that there is even less time for ourselves which can take a huge toll upon our mental health and general wellbeing.

Whilst HR acts of kindness is designed to bring smiles and joy to others, it is also important to remember that these acts can also make us feel good too.

Being kind to ourselves sounds easy when it is written as a simple statement, but it is one of the most difficult things we can do, we are our own worst critic so most of us are really hard on ourselves, creating bubbles of excess pressure from various sources; it could be that you don’t feel good about your weight or that you made a simple mistake at work, that internal voice is always quick to negatively appear and say something that damages our confidence and makes us feel pretty rubbish about ourselves.

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 4th December

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“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money”. John Ruskin

Wow, I can’t believe that we are on day four of our advent countdown already; who has been joining in with the challenges so far? Do keep your comments and tweets coming in, it is great to hear how HR acts of kindness is working for you and those close to you.

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HR acts of kindness advent calendar; 3rd December

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“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

Audrey Hepburn

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. If you are only just joining us, welcome to the HR acts of kindness virtual advent calendar 2018, don’t worry, it is not too late to get involved so let’s grab a cuppa and get this week off to a positive start!

This year has been a wonderful year for HR acts of kindness and I’d like to thank you all for your support with it and joining in to make the world a better place, one random act of kindness at a time.

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