Kindness

So clearly kindness is something we are lacking today. Kindness to each other, kindness to ourselves, the environment, animals and I am sure you could think of much more! Why is this happening? What is going on in today's society that we feel its okay to to treat others with such hurtful words and actions.

I have two daughters that I worry about daily. I worry about bulling in school, or social environments. I worry about them facing heartbreak, and letdowns. I worry about what social media is going to be like when they get older. Okay okay, I worry a lot, but lets be real here, this is a issue, a big issue! It is our responsibility as parents, and caregivers and teachers and role models, to put an end to this. Why do we think its okay to make someone feel bad about themselves, their family, their clothes, their hair, their skin, their house, their name....this list goes on. No, I am not naive, I know that this is life and this happens. However, the extent to which it happens and is happening is unexceptionable.

This post was sparked by an incident that happen recently with my 4 year old daughter. For the first time in her little 4 years of life, she experienced heartbreak, confusion and mistreatment. Not from a child, but an adult. I as her mommy also now understand, when my fellow moms talk about watching your child experience heartbreak and how painful it is, I know what they mean. We as adults need to focus less about what everyone else is thinking about us, and focus more on how we can change the future, and the way we are being taught to treat one another. Unfortunately it is not just children but also adults, that need to be retrained on how we should be treating one another.

So as you read this post, please reflect on what you can do, yourself, with your kids, at work, at school, at home, at the playground, at the park, the grocery store, shopping, anywhere you are, and make a difference! Start promoting kindness, we are not going to change everyone, but we can change someone! That someone will make a difference, and it starts with YOU!

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