The Language of Kindness

Kindness is a language we all understand. Even the blind can see it and the deaf can hear it. Mother Teresa

Is kindness something you reserve for select people and situations? Is kindness something you relegate to senior citizens and sad strangers? Do you find that you can be kind to the needy or the underdog? How about the corporate greedy, the corrupt politician or the clandestine terrorist?

Kindness arises from the lack of  judgment. It is an outpouring from your natural essence, which recognizes the brilliance in another, no matter the external manifestation. Yes, it can show up when someone is in dire need of care, but aren’t those whose light are dimmed in need of care too?

Today, consider those that you might not ordinarily include in your cauldron of kindness. Is it the bully at your child’s school? Is it an aggressive and ambitious co-worker? Is it someone in your family that has done you harm? Is it you, languishing in your bastion of barely controlled self deprecation and judgment?

Kindness is not limited to any specific person or circumstance. It is a natural outpouring of the abundance that is you, recognizing the abundance in another. Sometimes all it takes to turn someone out, in a big way, is to notice who they REALLY are, not how they show up.

Today you could be the one to flip the switch. Will you?

Tags: Brilliance, judgment, kindness, self care