Being a good person matters. It is the foundational principle of yoga: Ahimsa (Kindness). It’s easy to take for granted how to be kind. It seems like a sort of "background" thing we're supposed to do that is always there. However, kindness is a choice. And the more conditioned we are to respond with kindness the more natural it becomes. It is on purpose with purpose.
Every day I ask myself "am I serving as an example or a warning"? I hope my life right now serves as an example, that no matter how difficult the challenges I might be facing I am still, above all else, a kind person. Together let's all be more active in being kind not because we have to, but because we want to. And not even because others have been kind to us but because being nice is the the way of the heart. Remember “all that matters in the end is how we treat each other.” Love yourself, love your day, love your life! Silvia
The 10 Quotes Might Help Inspire Your Kindness
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." Mother Teresa
"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are." Unknown
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." Seneca
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." Henry James
"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
"Thank all the people in the world who are always 10% kinder than they need to be." Helen Exley
"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
“In any walk of life, a positive, upbeat outlook trumps any adversarial act. Revenge is counterproductive. Unproductive emotions limit one’s ability to move forward, to focus, to think positively, to act creatively.” Jon Huntsman
"Always be a little kinder than necessary." James M. Barrie
