As
kids, many of us were taught to “be nice” and “polite”. To me, these teachings
feel more like a ploy to make kids behave, and not so much about educating them
on how their actions affect those around them. While yes, it’s good to be nice
and polite and not act like a total brat, but I feel there’s a much needed
component missing: kindness.
The
difference between being “nice and polite” and being “kind” is that niceness and
politeness can be superficial and based on how we want to appear to others,
while kindness comes from a true place of caring. Acts of kindness connect us
to one another and make us feel good – whether we’re the one performing the act
or the one on the receiving end. With any of this it’s important to remember –
as this week’s message states – to be kind not only to others, but to ourselves
as well. This way, it builds our reserve so we can maintain acts of kindness in
an oftentimes unkind world.
So
let’s go out, be kind to our fellow human and other beings, and tip the scale
closer to creating the kinder, gentler world we all deserve.
With
Love.
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From Over There: 8.10.14 Weekly
Focus
Pay attention to your words.
Pay attention to your actions. When one chooses the way of kindness, one
lovingly takes responsibility for the well-being of all. This is responsibility
without burden, as it uplifts both the recipients of the kind act and the giver
of kindness as well.
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This week’s question:
Q: How can we better stay in a
place of kindness when someone isn’t being particularly kind to us?
A.
When suffering at the hands of another, it is not to allow or condone their
behavior that is the way to kindness. Rather, it is through kindness toward the
self that will allow better understanding as to why one would abuse or act disrespectfully
toward another. Kindness toward the self allows the building of a foundation of
strength that changes perspective from one of angry or powerless victim to one
of empowerment and choice. Understanding that one has the power of choice
through free will, one can choose the reaction to the offensive behavior
directed toward them. Instead of the constant struggle of defense against the
act, one aligns with the power of kindness which does not engage with such derogatory
acts. When aligned with the power of kindness, one allows life to flow from a
place of the greater good of all. From this place each individual has the
capacity to shine a light for others to also rise to a state of kindness. This
state of kindness reduces fear and allows for a more tolerant and
heart-centered global community.
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