There is a lot of kindness in the world but there is also a lot of unkindness. When we are unkind to someone that person overtime can feel lonely, isolated and pushed out of the circle of safety. This happens in every aspect of life be it in the workplace, the school, sports or in a family situation. I’m sure nobody deep down wants to see anyone left alone no matter what hurtful words were said. Sometimes we have to be the leader to intervene and bring the people together, trash it out and ask them to agree to disagree so that we can move on. Nobody wins in a situation like this and I’d bet nobody is happy.
My own kids when they are bickering and unkind to each other (I was no angel myself when I was small) we bring them together and ask them to say something nice about the other person, they take it in turn and eventually the cycle is broken. I myself just this morning wasn’t the kindest to my son when I went in to wake him up for school I started giving out about the clothes all over the place, my good wife said that wasn’t a good start to his day, how true she was. Anyway, I need to be mindful of that going forward and a better approach next time is key.
We are all here to help each other and that has to start with kindness for ourselves and others. It’s funny because when we do a kind deed for someone we get the same good feeling back ourselves. We have to see kindness as a domino effect where it starts with one person being kind then the next person and so on and if we can each improve by 1%, push a little harder on this aspect each day our world will be a much better place.
Everyone you meet is fighting their own battles so lets all BE KIND by opening a door, by buying a stranger a coffee, by smiling more, by reaching out and helping a person or maybe it’s one or two words that could change their life forever.
BE KIND
