dailydatewithgod

It can be such a simple thing and yet so powerful.  When we experience kindness our heart responds by being softened.  Kindness makes me think of a big soft pillow that your head touches down on after a long hard day–you just melt into it and within no time you are off in dream world.  The beauty of kindness is that it can be expressed in the simplest of ways–a smile, holding the door for someone, letting someone go in front of you on the freeway, paying someone a compliment, saying Thank you–those are just a few.  One element of kindness that often gets missed is how we speak to ourselves. When I finally got quiet enough, God began to show me how I speak to myself.  At first, it was very alarming how harsh I can be in my thinking towards myself.  It is often still my inclination to harp on myself or use negative terms–as if that ever motivated me to something greater.  What I did not realize is that if I am unkind to me, the kindness I extend to others is a facade. I am not giving from who I am, I am giving from who I think I should be.  Now, that does not mean I stopped sharing kindness with others, but as I practice self-kindness in my thoughts and words, when I extend kindness to others it comes with more love and authenticity.  My prayer for us today is that we have the courage to ask God how we should speak to ourselves with kindness.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen