Each moment has the gift of being a new beginning. Let yourself blossom into a new you, a new thought or a new action. Enjoy this moment.
Painting by Tracey Weems
Each moment has the gift of being a new beginning. Let yourself blossom into a new you, a new thought or a new action. Enjoy this moment.
Painting by Tracey Weems
I have a theory that the same people who speed up when I put my blinker on and won’t let me change lanes are the same people who race down the aisle when I am trying to back out of the parking spot at the store and then honk at me as they try to zip around.
So many people are angry. It doesn’t seem to matter the topic there just seems to be this overabundance of attitude. I have had two different experiences lately of people unleashing their hate filled rants specifically at me. In both instances I was simply sitting minding my own business. I am not going to go into the details because I am not going to repeat their negative ranting and it really doesn’t change the fact that it was out of the blue and unprovoked. I was able to calmly move myself out of the situation and go on my way but why do people feel that they are entitled to throw their opinions and anger around.
I see this hate as a monster. You can’t feed it by giving it the attention that it so badly demands. This monster is loud, aggressive and is unable or unwilling to listen to any conversation. It seems like there is too much of this opinion that you are either with me or against me and there is no place in the middle. So I have come up with a plan for myself. When I encounter one of these hate filled opinionated people either in person or online, I am going to counteract their energy with triple the love. I have no plan on engaging with them because it takes two to argue and if I don’t participate they have to move on. So after each of these episodes I completed three random acts of kindness. So I was able to show 6 unsuspecting people some kindness and show myself that the world has more love and compassion than this hate.
A simple list of some action to take is: Give a compliment. Let someone go in front of you in line. Don’t take the front parking place. Buy someone a coffee. Bring treats to your coworkers. Put down the phone and play a game with your family. Put friendly notes around for others to find. There are a million things to do that can add a smile to someone’s day. I would love to hear some more possibilities! Share a smile and share some kindness.
People showing
Empathy
Acceptance
Compassion to
Each other
Art and Poem by Tracey Weems