We are worlds away from all being kind to one another, but one small step on your part can start a ripple effect across your community and even into the spiritual planes.
We've all had them. The man behind us beeping his horn the moment the signal turns green. The disgruntled grocery clerk, solemnly ringing your groceries or the angry boss, looking for someone to let steam off on.
We've all had to cross paths with unkind people. Sometimes we too, have a bad day. We may come across cross or callous because of it to others. It's contagious when we do that. Worse than any flu, bad moods can ripple through a household in a matter of mere seconds. If we don't catch them and become conscious of that energy, we could be in for a long night.
Sometimes it's just the insinuation that can have an effect. A comment like "You look angry" or "You look stressed", "What's eating you?", can make even a good mood suddenly become somber. The fact remains that like energies attract and carry through on like energies. If we don't consciously "decide" to "not" take on another's negative energy, chances are someone elses bad day will become ours too.
Kindness, however, can have the same effect. The clerk that goes out of her way to get you just the "right sized box". The car that lets you in during a traffic jam or the boss that lets you leave early, just because its a nice day. When someone is kind to us, we want to be kind in return. Suddenly we're in a good mood. Suddenly we want someone else to feel the same way we feel.
I've noticed through the years that the act of kindness that is bestowed is always something I seem to so readily want to extend to another. My somber, angry moods, I could do without. I don't think I'd ever wish those on anybody! But if we think about kindness, and the sheer desire to be kind in return, to me it goes hand in hand with love. If we are created in love to begin with, we are a ready conduit for kindness automatically. Letting the kindness flow, connects that love between people and makes us feel better, more alive and happier as a whole.
Today be mindful of the power of kindness. It's the secret code word for love. In a world that is at times so filled with sadness, kindness can be the best healing balm we ourselves can give the planet.
We've all had them. The man behind us beeping his horn the moment the signal turns green. The disgruntled grocery clerk, solemnly ringing your groceries or the angry boss, looking for someone to let steam off on.
We've all had to cross paths with unkind people. Sometimes we too, have a bad day. We may come across cross or callous because of it to others. It's contagious when we do that. Worse than any flu, bad moods can ripple through a household in a matter of mere seconds. If we don't catch them and become conscious of that energy, we could be in for a long night.
Sometimes it's just the insinuation that can have an effect. A comment like "You look angry" or "You look stressed", "What's eating you?", can make even a good mood suddenly become somber. The fact remains that like energies attract and carry through on like energies. If we don't consciously "decide" to "not" take on another's negative energy, chances are someone elses bad day will become ours too.
Kindness, however, can have the same effect. The clerk that goes out of her way to get you just the "right sized box". The car that lets you in during a traffic jam or the boss that lets you leave early, just because its a nice day. When someone is kind to us, we want to be kind in return. Suddenly we're in a good mood. Suddenly we want someone else to feel the same way we feel.
I've noticed through the years that the act of kindness that is bestowed is always something I seem to so readily want to extend to another. My somber, angry moods, I could do without. I don't think I'd ever wish those on anybody! But if we think about kindness, and the sheer desire to be kind in return, to me it goes hand in hand with love. If we are created in love to begin with, we are a ready conduit for kindness automatically. Letting the kindness flow, connects that love between people and makes us feel better, more alive and happier as a whole.
Today be mindful of the power of kindness. It's the secret code word for love. In a world that is at times so filled with sadness, kindness can be the best healing balm we ourselves can give the planet.
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