Kindness (LLJL)

Kindness ~ by Linda Living Joy Lorenzo

by Linda Living Joy Lorenzo on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:48pm

My Beloved Friends,

I would like to share some thoughts on Kindness taken in part from a wonderful
Video I posted the other day, "Random Acts of Kindness by Humanity Healing
along with a smattering of some of my favorite quotes on this subject that
resonates so deeply within me...

This quality is has always been a pivotal one in my life,
as it was the main tenet that was modeled by my dad,
(One facet of this beautiful man, as some you may remember in my tribute to him,
"What is a Father?", posted June 16th, 2009.)
His Spirit of generosity, kindness and sense of fair play were the qualities of authenticity
by which he lived every moment of his life.

Those of you who know me well, and have been to my workshops and lectures,
or read my articles, know that I speak of this often...

I can never stress enough that we will never know the effect
that we have on the lives of others, that we meet within our daily rounds...
We will never know how our simple acts of a smile, compliment, helping hand, kind word, touch
or even a silent blessing has meant,
to those who are gifted with the present of our presence, no matter how brief.

The power of smile has the potential to save a life...
Make no mistake...this is the Truth of our Beings...
Therein lies our Greatness...
in our daily projections of love, compassion and kindness
that flows from our innermost Being...
It is in these moments that the winds will change...
and shift the consciousness of our Planet...
It is in these moments that we are truly living our Purpose!

As, I have said so many times before...

We are the Earth Angels...
We are the Ones we have been waiting for..
If not Us then Who?

What does it really mean to be kind?
The Talmud claims that "deeds of kindnesss are equal in weight to all the commandments.
Kindness blooms from the hearts of mature souls.
Kindness is the fruit of the Spirit.
To be kind is to understand what we have in common,
And that we are seeds of the same Loving Universe.
And Love never Dies.
Kindness can restore Hope to many Hearts through a single act.
Like Compassion...Kindness is a profound human feeling prompted by the pain of others.
Kindness is one of the jewels that adorns one's soul.
It is like a fresh breeze that relieves the journey of tired souls.
Kindness manifests through the awareness of Human similarities in feelings and needs.
Kindness, like Compassion are essential elements in the process of collective Ascension.
Kindness is the catalytic factor that awakens dormant souls and activates the Higher Heart vibrations.
Vibrating in higher frequencies can open doors you never imagined existed.
Spiritually, Kindness is considered to be one of the seven Divine Virtues.
Kindness holds the Divine Power of Healing on many levels.
Only through kindness can we find our path home.
Kindness is the key of Uniting Hearts and Souls.

"We can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible Divine Mind." ~ Marianne Williamson

Aristotle defines to be Kind as the act of being "Helpfulness towards someone in need, expecting nothing in return.."

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." ~ Seneca

"There is no they, only us. We're part of a large fellowship called the 'human race.'
We all hurt the same. We all love the same. We all bleed the same. We all need understanding and care."

"One kind word can warm three winter months" ~ Japanese Proverb

"Always be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle." ~ Plato

"Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging." ~ Deepak Chopra

"Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison, by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole of Nature in its Beauty." ~ Albert Einstein

"Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person" ~ C. Neil Strait

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ~Mark Twain

"Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how." ~Author Unknown

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people." ~Abraham Joshua Heschel

"If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love." ~Mark Twain

"The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." ~William Wordsworth

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late". ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines." ~Charles Kuralt, On the Road With Charles Kuralt

"Love thy neighbor, and if it requires that you bend your understanding of the truth, the Truth will understand." ~ Robert Brault

"Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree." ~ Marian Wright Edelman

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but thier echoes are truly endless." ~ Mother Theresa

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~ Leo Buscaglia

"A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses." ~ Chinese Proverb

"As the bus slowed down at the crowded bus stop, the Pakistani bus conductor leaned from the platform and called out, "Six only!" The bus stopped. He counted on six passengers, rang the bell, and then, as the bus moved off, called to those left behind: "So sorry, plenty of room in my heart - but the bus is full." He left behind a row of smiling faces. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it." ~The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, 1977

"Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again." ~ Og Mandino

"It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens." ' ~Baha'u'llah

"There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile." ~ Attributed to both Zig Ziglar and Dr. Kenneth McFarland

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." ~ Nelson Henderson

"Sometimes someone says something really small, and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart." ~ From the television show My So-Called Life

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
~ HH Dalai Lama

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." ~ HH Dalai Lama

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." ~ HH Dalai Lama

"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn