| I have often said that the greatest thoughts of the | | | | question I intend to replace today with a new paradigm |
| past two decades are written on bumper stickers and | | | | of kindness. |
| t-shirts. It has become a part of my mission to look at | | | | Kindness can easily be considered an aspect of the |
| these missives in a spiritual light. Once such bumper | | | | supreme creative force that I call GOD and invite you |
| sticker that has been around for quite a long time now | | | | to call by whatever name serves you. Kindness |
| is, "Practice Random Acts of Kindness." The concept | | | | therefore is holy, sacred and divine. When we share |
| is easy; whenever it comes to mind simply do | | | | our kindness it flows out into the Universe and returns |
| something nice for someone you do not know. This | | | | to us in greater proportion that what we sent out. Our |
| might be paying for someone's newspaper at the | | | | kindness has the ability to impact thousands of other |
| grocery store, or paying the freeway toll for the car | | | | people across the globe. One simple act of kindness |
| behind you. It could be helping someone across the | | | | can change the world. |
| street, or even holding open a door for someone. | | | | How can I make the claim that One act of kindness |
| Now please allow me to bring to light a practice that | | | | can change the world? I suggest if you at all question |
| you can use to more fully engage in the spiritual | | | | this statement you take a look at the research done |
| aspects of kindness. | | | | by Dr. David Hawkins, his book, POWER VS. FORCE |
| In his book The Power of Intention Dr. Wayne W. Dyer | | | | proves how the high vibration thoughts of just one |
| teaches being kind as one of the seven facets of | | | | person can influence the low vibration thoughts of |
| connecting with intention. He outline being kind to | | | | 90,000 people. If one act of kindness influences let's |
| ourselves, others, and the world as a whole. I would | | | | say 10 people to think at a higher vibration that would |
| like to focus on being kind to others. Dr. Dyer begins by | | | | be 900,000 people whose low vibration thoughts are |
| stating, "A fundamental attribute of the supreme | | | | being counterbalanced in the universal field of thought. |
| originating power in kindness." P. 43 He later continues, | | | | Here then is the call I feel pulling me into a greater |
| "Kindness given is kindness returned. If you wish to | | | | expression of my life. What if rather than practicing |
| connect to intention and become someone who | | | | "Random" acts of kindness we were to practice |
| achieves all of your objectives in life, you're going to | | | | consistent acts of intentional kindness? What if |
| need the assistance of a multitude of folks. By | | | | everyday we looked not for one or two opportunities |
| practicing extending kindness everywhere, you'll find | | | | to share and cultivate our kindness, but made it part of |
| support showing up in ways that you could never | | | | our normal operating system? What if every moment |
| have predicted." P.45 It would follow that the more | | | | of everyday we choose to express kindness |
| people we are kind to the more kindness we | | | | regardless of the events we are experiencing? |
| experience from others in return. I believe, however, | | | | I have a vision of how the world will change when only |
| that the amount of kindness we receive is inversely | | | | a handful of us begin practicing consistent acts of |
| proportional to the amount we give. That is to say we | | | | intentional kindness. When we begin living our lives as |
| get back more than we give out. | | | | examples of this concept there are no limits to the |
| I have long held a belief that everyone we connect | | | | good we may share. I know every one of us already |
| with on this planet is here to support our journey. This | | | | makes a difference simply by being present on the |
| may be someone we meet once for a brief moment | | | | planet, now how much good can we bring when we |
| and it may be someone that is an intimate part of our | | | | are being intentional about our kindness. I suggest no |
| life. This may be someone we hold the door for or | | | | longer waiting for the right opportunity or the right |
| someone that holds the door for us. No matter how | | | | moment to practice kindness. Rather I suggest we |
| short the interaction there has been a connection and | | | | make kindness a way of life, a part of our being, and a |
| that connection serves both people. It could be a | | | | portion of whom we truly are on this planet and why |
| simple as someone you have never met smiling at you | | | | we have come here. I believe we have been |
| as you pass on the street corner only because you | | | | practicing for quite a long time and it is now time to be |
| are smiling. These types of instant connections are | | | | kind, to live kindly, and to express kindness in all we do, |
| actually a form of kindness. If you are smiling and I | | | | think, and say. |
| smile at you smiling; your feeling tone has transferred | | | | Will you join me on this adventure? Can you commit to |
| to me and I have picked it up and will pass it along to | | | | being kind regardless of the situation? Will you stop |
| another. Kindness works this same way. Once you | | | | being random and start being intentional? Can we |
| are the recipient of kindness are you not more inclined | | | | create a new bumper sticker? I suggest we begin |
| to pass it along and be kind to someone? | | | | today, right where each of us stands and practice |
| If knowing kindness is a flowing aspect of the supreme | | | | consistent acts of intentional kindness. As we do this I |
| and knowing it comes back to us as we freely give, | | | | promise the world will change and change for good. |
| why do some people hoard their kindness and share it | | | | Kindness now shines through each of us out into the |
| with only those they know, or "Randomly" share a little | | | | world so all may see the LIGHT OF KINDNESS. |
| kindness with someone the do not know? This is the | | | | |