Cultivate kindness, compassion and love
- Florica Rus
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min read
We experience life differently. We are born in different years, different countries, different continents, different climates or we are exposed to different socio-cultural environments. We are different despite living in the same country or being part of the same family. Imagine the boredom if we would be identical ... There is so much beauty in these differences. All these differences make you unique. And ... while we are different, we want the same things. We want to be seen, to be heard, and to be loved. We want to feel connected. But how do we get to experience these?
I believe one way that will bring us closer to experience these is by first cultivating kindness, compassion and love within ourselves and, after, share these with the ones around us.
"My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness." Maya Angelou
Being kind to ourselves requieres us to be gentle and caring. Practicing self-kindness includes, among others, self-acceptance and self-care.
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” Dalai Lama
Being compassionate to ourselves entails, among others, self-understanding, and self-acceptance.
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope" Maya Angelou
"Love is a state of being. Your love is not outside. It is deep within you." Eckhart Tolle
Self-love means cultivating a way of being within, a way of behaving towards ourselves.
Kindness, compassion and love can be practiced in many ways. They intertwine and play an important role in our lives as they promote well-being, and support healthy and meaningful connections. Future posts in this virtual space will promote the practice of kindness, compassion and love, and their conscious and intentional integration in our daily life. I trust they will help us to experience the same things we want - to be seen, to be heard, and to be loved; to feel connected.
Amid the global events we are experiencing and witnessing, my wish for us all is to view these as a call to be (even more) kind, compassionate and loving - towards ourselves and the world around us. I trust that by becoming (even more) kind, compassionate and loving during these times, we can raise our vibrations and start a riple effect. The humankind needs you, me and everyone now in order to move forward and towards a new dawn where kindness, compassion and love will be a common language.
"The salvation of man is through love and in love"
Viktor Frankl in Man's search for Meaning
The choice starts with you - I dare you to cultivate kindness, compassion and love within you and in your journey.
Takeaway thoughts: Let's all act with more kindness, more compassion and more love, and cultivate these in our lives. Start by doing so towards yourself, and than share these with everyone. Start a riple effec
Love,
Flori
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