Today,
I'm reflecting on the idea of kindness.
As you probably already know,
I am a firm believer in the power of our words to bring about profound wisdom and change.
When you explore this word,
Kindness.
I think it reveals something interesting.
So,
Kind has two definitions.
Which relates to compassion and gentleness and being open-hearted.
And then the other one describes a group of people or things that share similar characteristics.
And if I reflect on this more deeply,
For me,
Kind then becomes synonymous with recognizing likeness.
And actively seeking out similarities and common ground,
And then gently reflecting them back to one another and with love.
Now our attention is often drawn to the harshness of the world around us,
Isn't it?
The hardness of it all.
And we're conditioned to believe that when we meet hardness,
With more hardness.
We can physically push.
The things that we don't like.
Out of our path.
But is that really true?
What actually happens when we meet hardness,
Harshness,
With softness and yielding instead?
Consider something like mud or clay.
If hardness meets model clay,
What happens?
It passes three,
Doesn't it?
There isn't any friction.
The hard object can actually become immersed in and surrounded by.
The softness.
And then travel to another place.
Do you see what I mean?
So,
My suggestion today.
.
.
Is reflect on looking at where you can begin to practice this yielding,
This softness,
This kindness,
First of all,
Towards your own self.
And then when you've done that,
Outwards towards the world around you,
Because you have no idea.
How much you might change the course of your own someone else's day simply by making eye contact.
And smiling.
And radiating it outwards.
Instead of responding from a place of defense.
Why not try it?
