RECIPE FOR KINDNESS:
a) 1 cup Caring
b) 1 tablespoon Love
c) 2 teaspoons Compassion
d) 1 dash Forgiveness
e) 1 pinch Enthusiasm
Creating Kindness...
By: Connie J..., December 28, 2023
RECIPE FOR KINDNESS
I saw this on Facebook, recently. Am not sure of the source - but they get the credit. I will just elaborate on MY translation of it. It's pretty deep, & REALLY pretty simple:
ANYONE who knows me, knows that MOST recipes you give me, or I read about, will throw me kind of into a spin. When you break this one down - it's so simple, even I could do it. Let's get started:
a) Caring - it's the main ingredient; but if you've EVER tried to do a recipe, & skip ANY - it just isn't quite the same.
b)
Love - yes, a little more is required; but still not that much in the whole mixture, to overpower the "flavor". Sometimes, it's not even love for others - it's the love of yourself; & being able to look yourself in the mirror every day knowing you're an ok person.
c)
Compassion - it doesn't require a lot, again, to think about someone besides yourself.
d) Forgiveness - even if it's someone you REALLY can't stand - be it for another person, or even yourself, it's such a small ingredient, it's not too much to ask. Remember, the bottom line of forgiveness is for your heart, really, not theirs.
e)
Enthusiasm
- you can accomplish this, whether you "feel like it or not" - it's not the largest ingredient. If you believe in what you're doing, it will shine through.
This day in age, there is no lack of the need for kindness.
How can you "Create a Kindness", today? You already have the ingredients - they may have been in your "pantry" so long, the dust has settled, & you can barely read the name on the container; but they ARE there somewhere. Take them out, dust them off, & "Create a Kindness"!!!
Thank you, and have a good day, and be safe... #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #dviseverywhere #domesticviolence #growin2024 #awareness #protectyourself #besafe
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