1. Make kindness your default position.
2. Never ignore someone who is hurting.
3. Be there, even if it means missing a little sleep. Just be there.
4. Give second chances, even when you know you’re right.
5. Don’t lose sight of what matters, even when others try to persuade you otherwise.
6. Forget about being first and focus on being, first.
7. Greet others when they arrive as if they are the stars of your life.
8. Allow yourself room for mistakes, and don’t over-apologize.
9. Get up every day and look for the best in others.
10. See life through a lens of love, and surely you will find good fortune.
kindness
Words matter
Here is a shining example of the difference words can make:
1. Tina writes the following on her Think Simple Now blog:
Do you find yourself saying the words I’m sorry or I don’t know often? Did you know that this over-sighted language pattern is actually limiting our potential to happiness and ultimately getting what we want?…
The language we use is incredibly powerful. It is a direct command into our unconscious mind. Whether we realize it or not, or it was spoken casually or not, our unconscious mind is listening. Your unconscious mind takes notes even when you’re not paying attention. Read Tina’s post
2. Then, people make comments on Tina’s post, like this one from Kannan:
Hi Tina,
Great Article.
I think you did lot of work to write this one.
One may wonder how even these simple words can influence our life.
Just like a garden, if we eliminate all the weeds and feed only the plants, our life will be a beautiful garden with wonderful results. Thanks for sharing.Best Wishes,
Kannan Viswagandhi
http://www.growing-self.blogspot.com
3. Other people read Tina’s blog post and Kannan’s response, and start to think…
Hey maybe I need to consider my words more carefully. Yeah, in fact, I will make a change today in some small way. Wait…by thinking that, I just did made a change! Let me write about that change.
4. And the beautiful cycle continues…