About 200 years ago George Sand wrote,
Guard well that treasure within yourself, kindness.
I like that. For most of us it takes awareness to be kind. It’s so easy when we get stressed to take our feelings out on other people… one of the best reasons to learn to deal with our feelings is to keep that from happening. A site kindness.org has a quiz that they say measures our kindness quotient. It asks questions like how likely are you to
I think for people who are dealing with their lives as best they can those questions would add to the pressures they are feeling. Just learning to be more compassionate and loving to themselves and the people they interact with would be a better place to start. That’s what I think of when I read Sand’s quote. What do you think?
November 16, 2024
what I think of these questions above is balderdash! poppycock! truly the only one I would do is the first, none of the others and I can’t see how this would show my kindness quotient. about my kindness is I am better at being kind to strangers and others than to my hubby. I need to practice being kind to him.
Honestly I live in a neighborhood where everyone pretty much keeps to themselves. Years ago, I knew all the neighbors but most have moved away and now I’m lucky if any of them even wave when they’re outside.
As for those questions I think most of those are a little overboard. It’s one thing to thank a neighbor for something but adopt their child? Confront a gunman? Even paying for their groceries. I did however take meals to my next door neighbor for a week after he had a stroke. His daughter had asked if someone from where I work could do it and I was happy to help
It would be easier to move to another neighbourhood! (Joke).
God bless, CM. I agree we should be kind to one another.
…kindness needs a new renaissance!