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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
― Mother Teresa
― Mother Teresa
Without being dramatic or over sensitive, I am sure, many of us would agree that on some days of any given week, we would be coming into contact with those who meet our kindness with unkindness.
The sad reality is, if we are having contact with others, whether we know them or not, chances are we will have to deal with attitudes and behaviour that are not always as polite as we would like. How we respond though, is entirely up to us. |
This presents us with an opportunity to either respond in the same way, or respond in a different way. The choice is ours, and the choice we make, is directly dependent on the character we have been cultivating. We can choose to meet unkindness with unkindness, or we can leave them without adding to the pain they most likely are already dealing with.
Pay closer attention to the way you are choosing to respond to unkindness in your life.
“Hurt people hurt people. We are not being judgmental by separating ourselves from such people.
But we should do so with compassion. Compassion is defined as a "keen awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a desire to see it relieved." People hurt others as a result of their own inner strife and pain. Avoid the reactive response of believing they are bad; they already think so and are acting that way. They aren't bad; they are damaged and they deserve compassion. Note that compassion is an internal process, an understanding of the painful and troubled road trod by another. It is not trying to change or fix that person.”
― Will Bowen
Pay closer attention to the way you are choosing to respond to unkindness in your life.
“Hurt people hurt people. We are not being judgmental by separating ourselves from such people.
But we should do so with compassion. Compassion is defined as a "keen awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a desire to see it relieved." People hurt others as a result of their own inner strife and pain. Avoid the reactive response of believing they are bad; they already think so and are acting that way. They aren't bad; they are damaged and they deserve compassion. Note that compassion is an internal process, an understanding of the painful and troubled road trod by another. It is not trying to change or fix that person.”
― Will Bowen
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words to encourage and stir the soul
All articles are the original works of Leah Andrea, and as such, all ownership and rights belong to author.
Using or copying in part or in whole is strictly prohibited unless prior permission is granted in writing by the author.
Contact Leah on [email protected]