Kindness

Author : Katheryn Hoban
Kindness is a very important part of living. There are many opportunities to practice kindness. Again, it is a choice that you need to make. Kindness is one of the higher vibrations of energy. It is also an energy that transforms. Kindness affects you and it affects the other person. Kindness is also an energy that can be passed on. Many great things happen when you are kind.People respond favorably. It brightens a person's
day. It uplifts and encourages. Sometimes an act of
kindness can create such an impact that the person remembers the moment for the rest of his or her life.
Perhaps you will remember too. When you are kind
it puts people at ease. It allows someone to get through
an awkward moment and not feel judged. Kindness is not
something that can necessarily be paid back. It propels
someone forward from a stuck space. Kindness can be
moved forward. When someone is kind to you, you can
pass it on. You can extend the original act.
Many people are so hurt and so wounded that they
need a lot of kindness. They need gentleness.You can be a person who makes a difference in their
lives. It doesn't take much to be kind. A smile, a gentle
look, a gentle touch on the arm, a hug to let them
know that you understand and you don't judge them.
Saying it's "okay," or "things will get better," is all that
they may need to hear. A small gift can make someone
feel very special: flowers to someone who doesn't expect them,
or telling someone that she is beautiful when she doesn't feel it
and no one has ever told her. She will remember you.There are many ways to be kind to someone, from
simple ways to very big and directed acts of kindness.
One act of kindness can affect great changes. It can
create a chain reaction that grows bigger and spreads
wider. If you think about ways to be kind, I'm sure that
you can come up with many. Practice random acts of
kindness. Any one can be kind at any time. It doesn't take an
extraordinary person. If you stay in the moment and really
respond to what is happening, opportunities appear for you
to be kind.Remember that you don't know who may be
observing that act of kindness. You don't know how someone
else might be impacted. The idea of kindness might be spread
from you to that person, allowing her to carry something
greater with her. You don't know if that act of kindness
might change her or encourage her to greater heights.
So why don't you try a random act of kindness? I think
you'll like how you feel, and you will like the results.Yoga Kat--aka Katheryn Hoban is a yoga teacher with twelve years experience. She teaches children's yoga ages 3-6, and 7-12 and Adults privately in NJ. She is the author the book DAUGHTER BELOVED which will come out next year. She has created a children's affirmation CD (ages 3-6) and an affirmation CD for adults. Yoga Kat is available for speaking or writing and can be reached at katscoolcorner@yahoo.com or 201 970-9340
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