Todays Affirmation: Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of Gods kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. This seems to be a just be affirmation for me - at first glance. However, it is, rather, a call to action. It forces me to consider my impression on others and to do my best to place my best foot forward in every encounter I have - good AND bad. It reinforces the deeper idea of kindness - not the just-be-nice kindness, but rather the truly benevolent, human, generous, charitable, sympathetic, compassionate, tender, good turn kind of kindness. The kind of kindness that sometimes is really difficult to give when the situation is hard or Im in a place where Im feeling less than gracious. If I look to historical figures for examples, there are four right off the top of my head: Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Ram Dass. Bigger-than-life deep, extravagant, willing-to-give-all examples of love and kindness toward ALL. We are surrounded by less public examples - the listeners, those who go the extra mile, those who assist the homeless, the less fortunate, the hungry, the disenfranchised, and the poor. Deeply kind, day-in, day-out. All for the love of humanity, hoping that those they touch will leave better and happier. How do I do all I can today to ensure that those I touch - even if only for a moment - leave better and happier for having interacted with me? As I go about my day, I will think about those with whom I have interacted who have helped ME leave better and happier. And then I will spread that kindness and do my part in making this world a better place. One person - one interaction - at a time. May we all have a better-and-happier, living-expression-of-kindness kind of day. Blessings on yours.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:59:20 +0000
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