We are here to change the world
with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily
rather than with one great breakthrough
Harold S. Kushner
Small acts
Tag: kindness
Sunday quote: self-talk
Talk to yourself like someone you love
Brene Brown
Strength
One of my favorite pins says, ‘Do not mistake my kindness for weakness.’ It encapsulates one of the misconceptions of kindness – that to be kind is to be weak.
Let’s get one thing straight: being kind is not about being nice. While being nice is not a bad thing in general, often being nice is an outward action that is more about not rocking the boat than about acknowledging the human dignity of others.
Kindness, and the commitment to see the other as deserving of human dignity, demands of us to protest, resist, and do all that we can to fight that which says otherwise.
Bruce Reyes‑Chow, In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World
A simple wish
Lovingkindness is a feeling that blesses others and oneself with the simple wish, “Be happy.”
The Japanese poet Issa [1763–1828] expresses this open-hearted feeling so well:
“In the cherry blossoms’ shade, there’s no such thing as a stranger.”
Joseph Goldstein, Triumph of the Heart
Being the moon
Everyone wants to be the sun
to brighten someone’s life,
but why not the moon,
to shine on someone’s darkest hour?
Don Jose Ruiz
It starts with you
Only one of our relationships is truly lifelong, from our first breath to our last. The one we have with ourselves. Imagine if it was characterised by compassion and warmth. By an ability to forgive, to forget our little missteps. Imagine if we could look at ourselves with gentle, kind eyes and view our faults with a sense of humour. Imagine if we could give ourselves the same loving care we give our children or other people we love without reservation. It would do us a world of good. And the divine emotions in us would thrive.
from this nice, heartfelt book which I am just finishing – Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad, I May be Wrong, and other wisdoms from life as a Forest Monk.
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