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Living Kindness

There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.
They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity.
It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. They teach the truth by living it.

by James A. Garfield, 1831-1881

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ANYTHING

Anything you do from the soulful self will help lighten the burdens of the world.
Anything. You have no idea what the smallest word, the tiniest generosity can cause to be set in motion.
Be outrageous in forgiving. Be dramatic in reconciling. Mistakes?
Back up and make them as right as you can, then move on.
Be off the charts in kindness.
In whatever you are called to, strive to be devoted to it in all aspects large and small.
Fall short? Try again.
Mastery is made in increments, not in leaps.
Be brave, be fierce, be visionary.
Mend the parts of the world that are within your reach.
To strive to live this way is the most dramatic gift you can ever give to the world.

by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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BE KIND

Be kind.
In all our relationships, what we need to do is simply to be kind.
We need to treat each other, our friends and neighbors, better.
We must stop exploiting each other.
It doesn't matter how much money we have or earn, what size house we live in, what kind of car we drive, how many academic degrees we may have accumulated, what accomplishments we may have achieved, or what our title or position is.
Nor does it matter what our gender, race, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or political affiliation is.
What matters is whether or not we are kind to one another.

by Joseph R. Simonetta