Society is working really hard to stir up rage in each of us. Having us all enraged keeps us separated, confused and weak. Don't fall for it. Stop being so quick to anger. The world needs less rage and much more kindness. You may feel that your rage is justified. You may simply feel relief … Continue reading Kindness
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Kindness
It bears repeating: in the choice between being "right" or being "kind," choose kindness. There are just too many variables at play to guarantee you're going to be 100% right anyway, and sticking to your guns on this issue over being right will only make you look like a supreme jerk, so you lose anyway. … Continue reading Kindness
Nice
"Nice" can get a bad rap because most of the time it comes across as insincere. And, that's because, frankly, it reeks of effort. Nice people seem to work at being so, and it's usually for ulterior motives. Whether it's an outright manipulation, or simply a tactic for people pleasing, acting nice tends to rub … Continue reading Nice
Vanity
Vanity is a losing battle hardly worth the time to describe it. Everything physical ages, changes, and deteriorates. It's much more worth your energy to focus on eternal qualities such as your character, how kind you are, and your integrity. Leave vanity to the clown characters of fiction, and focus on what's important. Focus on … Continue reading Vanity
Kindness
The world doesn't need anyone to spout out their beliefs. The world doesn't need to hear how wrong anyone is in someone else's opinion. What the world needs now and forevermore, is kindness. It was the main message from one of the most important teachers in history. That means something. So, drop all of the … Continue reading Kindness
Awareness
You don't have to know all of the answers. In fact, that's impossible because you can't know all of the questions. That's why there are so many of us, to provide just as many perspectives along with their endless questions and various answers. You don't have to know it all. Just simply learn to become … Continue reading Awareness
Kindness
Kindness is the way to save the world. People may not deserve your kindness, but they need it, desperately. That's why one of the greatest teachers in history insisted on spreading kindness, even though they still crucified him. It seems like these days even your neighbors seem unworthy of kindness. But the only way to … Continue reading Kindness
Goodwill
If you're like a lot of people, you believe that this world needs humanity to show more acts of goodwill with each other. So, what's stopping you from setting an example? Be the change that you want to see in the world. Consciously extend goodwill to your fellow man. After all, someone has to get … Continue reading Goodwill
Lead with Kindness
Life can be tough. There's a lot of ugliness in the world. Don't be swayed by it. Don't be discouraged by it. But most importantly, don't contribute to it. Lead your life in dignity with kindness. Show the world how important that is.
Guessing Game
Ultimately, life is a great big guessing game. Only a fool is fully certain, because that leaves no room for learning. And there's just too much we don't know yet to not have any room for learning. So, be okay with uncertainty, know that we're all just playing a guessing game, and aim to make … Continue reading Guessing Game
Deserving
Just be an honest person. Live with integrity. Be kind as much as you can. And when you find yourself not being kind, apologize, own up to it, and work to do better. Don't get hung up on wondering if you're deserving or not. If you are kind and live with integrity, then you are … Continue reading Deserving
Treat Yourself With Kindness
Treat yourself with kindness. You are the most influential person in your life, and you're always there with yourself. So, how you treat yourself is crucial to your sense of well-being. There are a lot of outside forces that would rather you are hard on yourself, because you're easier to manipulate that way. What's worse, … Continue reading Treat Yourself With Kindness
Objectivity
The concept of objectivity is tricky. It's about an unbiased truth, free of individual subjectivity. While I believe that there are universal truths, I also believe that everyone has their own unique perspective on them. In other words, while there may be an objective truth, it might be hard to for everyone see it through … Continue reading Objectivity
Kindness
Witnessing an act of kindness is like witnessing a miracle. It is a miracle. Kindness is love in action. It brings light to the darkest days. It finds a way to touch even the most guarded hearts. The best part is that every one of us can perform this miracle of kindness. And it's the … Continue reading Kindness
Kindness
It doesn't cost much to be kind, but it does require that you choose to give it. Everyone appreciates receiving kindness, it just makes your day better. In order for such a wonderful thing as kindness to happen, more people need to be out there giving it. So, do your part. Help make the world … Continue reading Kindness
Kindness
It takes intention to choose kindness, but ultimately it's a stress-free choice. Being kind holds no dishonesty or resistance with it. Being kind helps your heart feel light and free. Sometimes being kind means separating or even ending a relationship. Sometimes being kind means not giving something materialistic to your loved one even when they … Continue reading Kindness
Justified
Your point might be justified, but if it's cruel then it doesn't matter. It is so much more important to be kind than to be right. Justice is blind, and it is necessary for society, but you are human. So act humanely. Be kind, not blindly justified.
Kindness is the Way
More than anything else, what the world needs now is more kindness. More than any kind of shaming, or blaming, everyone could use a lot more kindness in their lives. It doesn't cost anything to be kind, but the value is priceless. All it takes, is a willingness to ease up on insisting on being … Continue reading Kindness is the Way
Good Intentions
Good intentions are nice and all, but it's ultimately your actions that count. You could have intended to be this generous, kind and compassionate person, but if you did nothing to show it, then it doesn't matter. You may think that all you have to do is say the words "I'm sorry" and intend to … Continue reading Good Intentions
Truth
Make it simple, and tell the truth. That way you don't have to work at concocting some elaborate tale. The truth may not be pretty and it may not be entirely comfortable, but it is the easiest and kindest thing you can say. Now, all of that is true, but it still needs a caveat. … Continue reading Truth
Kindness
When it comes to relating with others, the best choice to make is to choose kindness. When you have a choice between being right or being kind, choose kindness. Making the choice to be kind can brighten your day, and then ripple out to improve the whole world. It doesn't cost anything to choose kindness, … Continue reading Kindness
Done
There's no need to stress about getting it all done, because it never is done. And there's no sense in resting on your laurels, because, well, it really is never done. Time continues to march on. The wheel of life keeps on turning. Sometimes you're high on top, and sometimes you're low on the bottom. … Continue reading Done
Kindness
Kindness is something that every one of us wants to receive from others. However, kindness can seem to be in short supply. And that's why the world seems to be so topsy-turvy. It takes a conscious choice to be kind. It takes willing to give kindness even when you might not receive it. A fundamental … Continue reading Kindness
Grace
Grace is more than just a short prayer to say before a meal, it can be a way of life. Grace is showing kindness, love, and respect as often as you can, even if it seems undeserved. Grace is all about giving more than receiving. It's an elegant and charming intention. It has a personal … Continue reading Grace
Golden
The "Golden Rule" is golden, because it is an incredibly valuable guidance for living your best life. Its message is simple: treat others how you want to be treated. It's simple, but can be easily forgotten when life gets complicated. But the way to create a kinder world begins with you. So start treating people … Continue reading Golden
Be Kind
The best thing you can do, is to choose to be kind over being right. It will save you a lot of aggravation in the end. You may think that you need to fight for your position in a dispute, but all you're really fighting for is your limitations. No amount of being right can … Continue reading Be Kind
Answers
Life is one big, confusing mystery. Or is it? Could it be that life is only a mystery because of our belief that it is? What if we started believing that life wants to show us exactly what we are looking for? What if we started to believe that life is generous and beautiful and … Continue reading Answers
Growth
With every new day you get a chance to become better. With every new day you get a chance to be kinder than you were before. With every new day you get a chance to be the best person you can be. You'll be growing with each new day regardless, it just makes life much … Continue reading Growth
Kindness
Kindness is a choice you can make every day, with every interaction. It's not always the easiest choice, but consistently making it will make your life easier overall. Choose kindness. It's the kindest choice you can make for yourself and for the people in your life.
Revenge
I feel the most peaceful when I know that I have acted with kindness, decency, and honesty. It hasn't always been a charmed life for me. I don't believe any of us ultimately get away scot-free, completely sheltered from adversity. The thing is, that whenever I've acted out in retaliation to my oppressor, when I've … Continue reading Revenge
Smiles
Every day is a chance to share kindness, levity and smiles. Just imagine a world brimming with an abundance of those things. Doesn't that sound nice? And the thing about it, is that these treasures don't cost a thing to dole out. The only reason why they might be in short supply, is that not … Continue reading Smiles
Choose Kindness
The only way to know you've made a good decision is if your heart feels light and free after making it. You know what is the right choice. Any confusion you have is because there is a disconnect between your heart and your ego. A difference between love and fear. Here's a clear way of … Continue reading Choose Kindness
Respect
The way I look at it, when faced with a choice on whether to show respect for others or to bluntly insist that you are right, respect should always be the way to go. Our society is built in such a way that we need each other's cooperation in order for it to keep running. … Continue reading Respect
Worth it
You'll thank yourself if you follow a simple practice of being kind, loving and decent at all times. You'll be glad to know that no matter what others may have done, you took the high road. You'll be so grateful to be able to hold your head up high, free of regrets, because you acted … Continue reading Worth it
Choose
Each day we get a chance to choose kindness, be joyful, and speak with love. Some days it may be harder to make this choice, but those are the days that it's essential. Add enough of these days of choosing kindness, joy and love together, and you've created a wonderful life. We get to choose … Continue reading Choose
Choose Kindness
Choosing to be kind is practicing mastery in your life. It's such a low and easy choice to be cruel. But being kind is a powerful choice that can elevate everything in your life. Being kind can improve, and even eliminate the situation you thought required cruelty in the first place. But it's impossible to … Continue reading Choose Kindness
Practice Makes Perfect
They say that hatred is a learned response. It comes from letting fear run your thoughts, and by practicing the feeling of hate. So, if that is the case, then love and kindness can be practiced just as well, so that they are our (re)-learned automatic responses. Our actions and our behavior come from what … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect
Simple
Human relations can be so simple. They might not be easy, but they are certainly simple if we remember that we all just want to be respected and acknowledged. If we want to be treated with respect, then we might remember that everyone else wants to be treated with respect as well. So, it's simple. … Continue reading Simple
Good Will
I read this advice that suggested you should mentally wish good will towards everyone you run into, because at some telepathic level they will mentally pick up on it, and respond in a friendly manner back towards you. It's a way to create a sense of harmony wherever you go. Even if this idea of … Continue reading Good Will
Healing
There is a beautiful Hawaiian prayer for healing, called the Ho’oponopono Prayer. It's simple, short and powerful. By repeating it's four phrases over and over, it helps to calm you, and clear anger, hurt and negativity. It's about forgiveness, but it calls on you to take responsibility yourself, as any emotions you feel ultimately come … Continue reading Healing
How do you do?
I believe the phrase: The way you do anything is the way you do everything. It's all about your mindset. And it's very telling when you realize your own innate consistency. If you're kind and respectful to strangers, and people you may think have nothing to offer you, then it's natural for you to automatically … Continue reading How do you do?
Don’t forget
We forget all the time that this day could be our last. We forget all the time that we're not guaranteed another Monday, whether manic or chill. We forget all the time that the last text we sent, video we uploaded, or comment we posted could very well have been our final one. We forget … Continue reading Don’t forget
Habits
I've had a really bad habit of worrying about the future and worrying about what I'm going to do with my life. But what if I just focused on doing my best, and drop the worrying? What if I just focus on being at peace, being kind, and being as loving as I can be … Continue reading Habits
Avoid Regret
If saying or doing something hurtful against another feels bad to you now, just think about how much worse you may feel in the future, looking back and being powerless to stop your past self. Have you ever recalled something nasty you may have said in the past, and cringed in horror at the thought? … Continue reading Avoid Regret
Practice Kindness
Kindness is a skill appreciated by most, and one that benefits all. They say you can catch more flies with honey. And as Mark Twain put it, Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Practicing kindness is the way to a happy life. It's what can save the … Continue reading Practice Kindness
True Colors
I read this quote that says, If someone shows you their true colors, don't try and repaint them. This hit home for me, because I've made the mistake of trying to "fix" people in a misguided attempt at helping. I've also confused the idea of "seeing the best in everyone" to mean that I can … Continue reading True Colors
Keeping it Real
Being rude is not "keeping it real" it's being rude. You may get an adrenaline and dopamine rush from mouthing off and cutting down someone, but do a gut check after that dopamine high drops. Do you still feel so great from roasting someone? Or do you just feel burned? Being kind is a much … Continue reading Keeping it Real
Like a Fox! 