I am starting to understand this phrase more and more, kindness gives birth to kindness. Sometimes it can be a challenge as after all, life has a few frustrations at times. I believe that the world would be such a better place if everyone was kind to everyone. We might not always understand why people make the decisions they make, or believe the things they believe. Everyone has the right to believe what they do, so just make conversation with them and always respect what they have to say. There is an ultimate quote from Mother Teresa that I love. "Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." I have a classic example of how someone played out this in my life; My best pal and I went on a bit of a roadie to one of the bays over summer. We had an epic time soaking up the sun, swimming, eating, yarning, living our best lives pretty much. We were there for several hours. When we were driving home we decided that we were both super hungry and so we stopped by at subway. So stoked. I ordered my favorite chicken sub and a good ol cookie. Can't go wrong, right? Well this day I did. Turns out I hadn't transferred enough money to pay for my food, so my card declined. I went and transferred the amount I needed, and my card declined again. I went over to get my friend to the rescue (Hallelujah God is good) and just as I went back I noticed the man that was in the line behind me was standing using the Eftpos. He then scurried out of the store. The lady on the till, (lets call her Lucy, because that was her name.) said that the guy in the Que had told her he had been in the same boat plenty of times and that he wanted to give back. This could have been such a small gesture to him, but to me, such a wee blessing. I was a bit stuck with an issue with the bank app (waaah). Again, kindness gives birth to kindness, The dude in subway reminded me that small acts of kindness can go a really long way. You never, ever know what is going on in someone else's life. How much time do we spend wanting to be someone else? We all feel our life would be perfect if we were the beautiful model, handsome actor or star athlete. We don't think twice about how their life is going, because they must be happy. We don't know what personal struggles they battle. We just assume their life is perfect 24 hours a day. You never, ever know what is going on in someone else's life. When I stop at a red light, I often glance at the drivers on other side of me. I'm struck by how often they look like the weight of the world is on their shoulders. Sometimes they even are sitting in their cars crying. We are so focused on what's wrong in our lives that we rarely give a thought to anyone else. Now not everyone can afford to buy people things but hey not everything kind costs money, so a simple smile, a simple letting someone out of a driveway in a busy road of traffic, a "hello how's your day going" can go a heck of a long way. We can do the smallest thing, and it can change someones vibe. That's enough from me for now. A xx
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I want to start off by saying that friendships are so so important. Having people in your world is so important, friendships should be based on quality not quantity. In school I feel as though it's all about who has the most friends, and who's in the "cool big group" When in the real world, quality of friendship matters most. PS, I'm so grateful to have a couple of my closest friends in high school still by ma side!! If you have people in your life that are destructive, that aren't filling your bucket with the good stuff and are always negative towards you. They can't speak into your life in a healthy way, though we need to love them. You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so surround yourself with good people. "As Iron sharpens Iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17 It is so normal to grow distant from some people,one day they can be so close to you and then the next you hardly speak to them nothing has gone down you are both just in different seasons of life and that’s okay! Surround yourself with people bring value to your life as you will do to them. There are give and take friendships, some are unbalanced and some you give just as much as you take. These are the TREASURED friendships. The ones you fully need in your life. Let's get friendships who cheer each other on, through the good and the bad stuff.. With me? Ayyyeee, Amen. It's never too late! A few ways we can be the friend we need, to others: 1. Make sure they’re okay the moment you sense something wrong. 2. Be gentle. 3. Know when to be serious and when to be goofy. 4. Go the extra mile when they need. 5. Make them feel wanted. 6. Introduce them to others ( there's ALWAYS room for more friendships ) 7. Be selfless. 8. Be understanding. 9. Keep in touch (heck yes life can get busy but it takes 2 seconds to flick someone a message!) 10. Laugh lots, & always save room for an adventure!! "A friend loves at all times." ~ Proverbs 17:17 Together lets spread kindness & love. We all deserve these kinds of friendships. Friendships that flourish, friendships that strengthen each other, friendships that make the journey that is life that much better! A xx |
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