Can You Be Well When Others Aren’t?

Guest post by Duncan Fraser, Project Director of Useful and Kind Unlimited

I believe that I can only be truly well when my brothers and sisters, be they neighbours or on the other side of the world, are well too. It is about celebrating diversity and difference. Giving and not counting the cost. Not fighting for what we believe is right, but loving and willing it into being.

Happy Acts: Help to Make the World a Happier Place

Guest post by Live Happy

Live Happy is thrilled to announce our fourth annual #HappyActs campaign! During the entire month of March, in honor of the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness, we will be sharing #HappyActs—small, simple actions you can perform to spread kindness, fun and joy in your community.

Tea With Strangers: Breaking Down Barriers Through Conversation

We're more "connected" than ever before, but we're also more alone. Loneliness and a sense of isolation are just two by-products of living in an age where we’re more likely to be staring at our phones than smiling at each other on the street, or listening to music than talking to people on the bus. Tea With Strangers (TWS) is a community initiative that seeks to make cities feel like neighbourhoods by breaking down barriers between strangers and bringing people together to share stories, ideas and perspectives. This guest blog post shares more about TWS's work in London.

Human Kind Stories: Everyday People Working Towards a Better World

In this guest blog post Kavi Jarrott shares her motivation for starting Human Kind Stories, as a way to inspire, motivate and connect people working towards a better world.

Frome’s Economy: From Blind Growth to Wellbeing

In our series of articles looking how we might move towards an economy that is focused more on wellbeing, we asked Della Duncan, co-producer of Upstream, to describe how one Somerset town is putting the theory into action. Upstream is an online media initiative committed to understanding and spreading ideas and practice relevant to the New Economy.