You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness! Anne Frank .png) "Some studies have indicated kindness can improve happiness and a sense of engagement with life, reduce symptoms of anxiety, and increase a sense of social connectedness." Tyler VanderWeele, co-director of the Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Kindness is magical, just like a smile. Kindness from one person leads another to kindness and so on and so on. Throughout my life, I have often been made fun of for being "too nice" since I do not and will not confront others for any reason. I don't know why other than to say that I hate when I see someone confronting another in ways that are not positive. As I look back at different times in my life when I have been treated unkindly, I did not feel the need to be unkind in return. I just ignored it and the person who was unkind forever. Maybe my response was not a good one, but I felt if someone was unkind, I didn't want anything else to do with them. I even gave many close to me many chances, but they continued to be unkind, so I finally shut them out of my life. Someone else's unkindness to me gave me a tremendous amount of anxiety. I prefer the magical aspects of being kind. It is a healing experience. However, that also brings out feelings of unforgiveness which is almost as bad as unkindness. I'm still working on that one. |
