In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
I’m not sure I can be “anything” but I do know that I can be kind. Yes, people are hurting and so they bleed on others who didn’t cut them. Yes, people are in a hurry and push and shove and try to keep up, fall down messily and blame others. Yes, people react out of their pain and swim in the deep end of victim mentality.
It’s a damn lot, this being human journey.
I get it. Being kind is not always the easiest action… but it’s always, always the highest vibration. Love is always the answer, whatever the question.
Two young souls – college grads – have been offering me so much time and guidance regarding setting up YouTube channels, creating videos, making the visual and audio professional, writing out all sorts of directions (because the learning curve is steep for this nearly 60-year-old non-tech blogger.)
And while I appreciate their time, their professional know-how, and their encouragement… I am most thankful for their kindness. If I asked once, I asked ten times and never did either roll an eye or huff-n-puff. Smiling, they found a different way to say the same thing and got out the pad of paper to write it all down for me.
Not only that, but they took the time to really listen to what we were recording… and to offer — oh this is risky! — to suggest that I do a retake because, while it was articulate and polished, it also wasn’t genuine.
Them: uhm, sounds like it was a script
Me: well, it was
Them: let’s go for a walk, bare feet in the grass, and just breathe
Me: okaaaaayyy….
Them: because we know you and we adore you and we want the most authentic you to shine through
Me: so, how should I do that?
Them: tell your story… not from your mind but from your heart
Walk done, shoes back on, butt in the chair, camera rolling… and in one sloppy take, I poured forth my story. It was messy and incomplete and a bit rambly. But it was ME.
Being on the receiving end of such bountiful kindness is the best thing ever. EVER. Their kindness allowed me to receive their critique and trust their gentle coaxing to a very vulnerable place. Deep within. With the camera rolling.
Kindness really is a super power. And I personally know two super-heroes… Luke and Alex, big hugs and I love you thiiiiiiiiiiiis much.
If today you find yourself on the giving end of kindness, thank you thank you thank you. Your actions are raising the vibration of the world and is making all the difference. If you find yourself on the receiving end of kindness, me too… how blessed are we, right? ❤ … and here’s a hug.
Edge-y, joyful, pondering…
Lisa
Sound Therapist & Mind-Body Coach
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