Pif’s First Blog post!

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

Well hello there! How are you today? That’s a rather natty T-shirt that you are wearing, it really suits you! Welcome to my house, it’s a little messy, but I have only just moved in. Please be gentle with me, I’m a newbie! Can I get you anything?

As you may have read in the introduction, Pif stands for “Pay it Forward” and that is what we are all about here at The Pif Smile. It’s my little Philosophy that I am looking to progress into a kindness revolution mainly involving hugs and soft furnishings!

I bet your wondering about how all this started aren’t you? Well you have come to right place to find that out.

I started The Pif Smile for two reasons. Firstly I was inspired by Caitlin Moran who writes for The Times and has also written a number of books. I went to her book launch for the book “Moranifesto”. It is a book where she lays out her ideas to make the world a better place. Her personal Manifesto if you will. (see what she did there??) There was one thing that really resonated with me. It was when she said “If you have one idea to change the world do it” This was when the cogs started rolling and the seed of The Pif Smile was planted.

But it wasn’t until August 2017 when it really started to bloom. At the time I was having a difficult time with stress and anxiety. So much so, I was signed off work with GAD (General anxiety disorder). This is when I realised how helpful the kindness of others is. In an increasingly secular and material world, people have lost site of what really matters; and that is kindness. and along with some other like minded individuals, I am trying to redress the balance.

In the past 2 years I have organised a number of free events and raised some money for some of my local charities along the way. but as I am easing you in gently, I will tell you about them in another blog. (so you can have something to look forward to!)

So if you would like to join me on the journey, you are more than welcome. We can swim together, come on in the water’s lovely! You can find me on Instagram at @thepifsmile.