Good morning!
The past few days we have been focusing a bit on how our
thinking and choices effect our days. But what happens when we run into
someone else who is unpleasant or rude or impatient? How do we cope
with that? The cliché "kill them with kindness" exists for a reason.
When we are kind to each other, we don't literally kill each other--but
we kill that seed of anger or distrust or unhappiness that caused
someone to act out negatively in the first place. We are all
conditioned by what we know. The more kindness and happiness we
experience, the kinder and happier we become.
Think about it this way: Each time you meet someone who is grumpy,
tired or sad - you have the option of leaving a seed of happiness or a
seed of indifference or negativity. Whatever seed you leave will be
part of this person's conditioning for all of time (even if it is
someone you have only met for a nano-second). What is best for that
person? What is best for you? Amazingly the answer is the same--leaving
a seed of hope, or happiness, or a smile (as in today's quote) is the
best for all. It reminds us of how what is all around us -- won't last
forever. Yet, in the same breath, it reminds us to dance and smile and
celebrate.
Your turn: Try to sew 10 seeds of
kindness today or share 10 smiles.
Your affirmation: I radiate
happiness and kindness to all those I come into contact with.
