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Young Muslim women feed the homeless in Christchurch and connect with community

February 19, 2016 – 4:00 am |

The Press reported that young Muslim women are helping to break down stereo types and connect with their community by turning up each month to feed the homeless in Christchurch.
The group were initially “nervous” but …

13 year old boy’s ‘heart softens’ on Random Acts of Kindness Day in ChCh

September 13, 2013 – 7:48 am | One Comment

Winning essay By Duncan Mazza, 13 years old.
The car slowed to a halt next to Latimer Square.  “Remember to keep your heart open – you’ll probably see a wide variety of personalities,” my dad
“Okay, I …

UC research looks at peoples’ responses to generous actions

April 11, 2013 – 6:28 pm |

UC research looks at peoples’ responses to generous actions
 
April 8, 2013
 
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating how people respond to self-serving generosity in areas such as the hospitality industry.
UC economics and finance masters …

Being kinder to yourself – here’s how

May 21, 2012 – 10:19 am |

Imagine that you just forgot your mum’s birthday, or some other equally horrifying social faux pas. Or perhaps imagine that you just send that draft email containing some inappropriate choice language to a colleague at …

Blog: What Everybody Ought to Know About Kind friendliness by Paul Smetana

March 4, 2012 – 8:00 pm |

Is there an acid test for Truth? In a world dominated by Conspiracy theories, there seems to be lots of proof to indicate the end of civilization as we know it.
There are lots of people …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 303 – The Stories of Kindness Surface from Christchurch

February 24, 2011 – 5:20 pm |

As expected, people are taking care of each other in the wake of the Christchurch Quake.  Today the website Stuff reported that stories of deeply kind acts are beginning to emerge.  Amongst the comments of …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 262 – Outpouring of Kindness in Queensland Typical of Humans

January 13, 2011 – 9:32 pm |

I heard a Queensland reporter on Radio New Zealand today speaking of the intense flooding currently happening in her community.  Her house had been flooded.
“Have you been offered some support?”asked the radio interviewer
“Oh, immense support, …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#182 – The Half-Way Mark: Hope and Kindness

October 21, 2010 – 7:56 pm | One Comment

Well here I am, half-way through my 365 days of Fun and Chillaxation.  I love my daily blog.  So far I’ve launched our Dream2Reality opportunity, launched Wild Energy, have kept Happyzine churning out the good …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#138 – Kind Words

September 5, 2010 – 9:00 pm |

I woke up to this lovely email:
“Hi Charlotte!  (No, we haven’t corresponded before, you can stop trying to place the name and email address)
I’ve been a subscriber to HappyZine for (I think) almost a year …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#137 – The Good to be Found After the Christchurch Quake

September 4, 2010 – 10:31 pm |

I woke up to something knocking on my window last night.  Too sleepy to remember to be afraid, my mind drowsily  tried to come up with a small handful of reasons for the knocking.  The …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#126 – Generosity and Toilets – Hand in Hand.

August 22, 2010 – 6:36 pm |

Remember the day, oh such a sweet, sweet day, when you could use the toilets out the back of shops if you were in serious need?  I fondly recall a time when you just took …

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