The Importance of Kindness

​It’s been some time since I last posted to my Blog page. My father passed away mid-February last year after a long battle with dementia and truth be told I’ve been struggling since that time with my blog motivation. Given the world situation there are so many topics I could visit and I have so many strong opinions on current hot topics, but I thought I would focus on something that our world just really needs more of right now. The importance of kindness.
There is so much division around the world right now that it is absolutely mind blowing. Whether it’s pro-vaccine vs. anti-vaccine, masks vs. no masks, left vs. right, and the list goes on. There is even division within groups that would typically be supportive of each other. I see FB friends make posts about kindness on FB then turn around a few posts later and finger point at certain groups that don’t adhere to the same belief systems as them. The world is spinning out of control.
Not only is this constant division in your face but many areas of government further promote this division by telling the public to tattle on neighbors or to shame individuals who don’t adhere to certain things.
So, it’s relatively simple. Just be kind. That’s it. Be kind. Be kind to your neighbour. Be kind to your family. Be kind to the cashier at the grocery store. Be kind to a stranger. You would be amazed how great it will make you feel but more importantly it will brighten someone else’s day and who knows, maybe it will have a domino effect.
There are so many easy things you can do to show some kindness. Let someone in front of you in a lineup, have your kids draw some pictures for an isolated neighbour that you can put in their mailbox. If you aren’t suffering financially, make a donation to a charity. The options are endless. Be creative!
On a side note, please be mindful of your posts or responses to other’s posts. There are many keyboard warriors out there these days but unless you’ve recently upgraded your telepathy skills, nobody knows what others are truly going through. Act as though you were actually having a discussion in person…you know, with compassion and empathy and such. That man you see walking around without his mask... before you jump to conclusions, maybe he has severe COPD, has no family to help him get groceries and his family doctor has advised him that he should avoid masks. If you are that concerned, just keep your distance. Or better yet, offer to help.
You can just feel the world buzzing these days…from politics to mother nature. When it comes to the external, there isn’t much that you can control unfortunately but you can control yourself and your response to it, as well as to others. Something that may seem so small and minute could end up having a bigger effect than you ever imagined.

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