Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Infusing Kindness into Every Moment

"Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it.  If we're frantic, life will be frantic.  If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful.  And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace."
~ Marianne Williamson

Recently, it occurred to me that if exchanging smiles positively impacts our mood, then what would happen if we tried to infuse every moment with kindness?  What if we approached every moment of our lives with a propensity to be kind?  Whenever I have tried it for any length of time -- even part of a day, I am surprised by the results.  Whether it is exchanging smiles with a stranger, letting someone go in front of me in traffic, or making ordinary exchanges at stores more pleasant with a bit of conversation, those moments of shared kindness and human connection lift my spirits and create a chain of kindness that brightens my day.

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