Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 18 : Why is kindness hard?
You’ve probably notice this. In fact, I’m sure you have.
With all the doom and gloom around, it’s harder to be kind to other people. In fact, our natural inclination is to raise the draw bridge, lock the doors, and hold all of our resources to ourselves.?
I can’t tell you how many couples I know that are fighting. They’ve run out of space, resources, and kindness ?for each other. I’ve heard the same thing among family members. People give up their sibling relationships as too hard.?
Diets attempts? Same thing.
Reaching goals? Forget it. Who can reach a dream in this economy?
Our personal economies are bankrupt.
This baby koala was abandoned by it’s mother in the recent fire. A family saw the koala. Shaking in terror, the koala wouldn’t have lasted the night. Rather than let this baby ?die, they put out a tub of water. The koala took a long drink, then got in the tub.?
It doesn’t take much to save a life.?
In truth, most of us haven’t been tossed from our houses. Most people I know still have food and jobs. Food supplies remain open and gas is relatively inexpensive. Water is virtually free. Our toilets flush away whatever we put in them.
So what is all this fuss about?
Fear. Fear that the unnamed horror will happen.
What’s the antidote to fear?
Kindness.?
This week, even if you have to force yourself, do something kind for someone else. Accept an apology. Refrain from criticizing a loved one. Smile. Offer assistance to someone in need. Or give yourself the kindness of a nap.
Simply. Doable. Kind.
You can change your personal economy simply through kindness. The world, your world and mine, needs your kindness, more now than ever before. Just a little kindness goes a long way.
Try it.
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This is a very fine and timely post!, Claudia!
I could use some kindness, if anybody is inclined, as I have lost my blog. Only the column with my blogroll remains, but all the text has disappeared.
If anybody knows how to fix this, I would appreciate your advice.
Sorry to ask this in your comment space, Claudia, but I came to where the kindness is.
Oh, my. As soon as I asked for help here, I returned to my blog and it was back.
I can’t begin to understand it, as it was MIA for hours.
Thank you for the help you would surely have given.
Hearts I’ve been seeing the same glitch allover blogspot lately and have found that if you click on the most recent post it will appear.
The thing about kindness is it needs be more Ghandiesque than just mere giving, there needs be much forgiving in the use of kindness theses days when many of us, distressed or not, are looking for the sky to fall.
good idea!
I wish I could be kind to my brother but after the bunch of back and forth emails, I just don’t know how.
Excellent thought Claudia. It takes so little to make a difference…
You had me at the story about the koala bear cub.
Living around one of the power centers in this country, I see a lot of very self-important people. The really important people tend to be much kinder than the othes.
Kindness is contagious. And when we smile our body starts sending good chemicals. It doesn’t even matter if we mean the smile or not. We are wired that way.
Ps And smiling is like an instant face lift!
I learned to live with myself the hard way–first by placing “honesty” above all else and then realizing “kindness” is a truer form of honesty and a better one. Great message here!
As always, you’ve offered a practical reminder about how kindness is always a choice … and like Sandy, I believe it’s consistently the best one for all concerned.
Hugs and blessings,
I’ll be trying with all of my heart. And not just this week. Every week
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