”kindfulness”
This is something our school district is pushing out to all the schools right now, and I LIKE it! It is important, and certainly better than fixating on the ”new” buzzword of ”bullying” which is SO PREVALENT anymore.
My wife and I have always believed in the practice of ”kindfulness”. It's just as easy to go the extra few feet as the extra mile when interacting in the world! And it's passing down naturally to our kids!
We're the couple who not only always returns our shopping cart to the cart return outside the store, but often grab the few left in parking spaces along the way! YES, there are employees PAID to do this, but that doesn't mean they'll get to it before someone wants to park in the spot the cart was so rudely left in!
Now? Our 11y/o delights in collecting carts and taking them to the cart return on each and every visit to the market! And people and employees are noticing! They notice and thank her! She LOVES it!
Now, if I would only learn to treat myself more kindly! I am my own worst critic, and very often down on myself. I want to and SHOULD be doing more! Just back from grabbing a nice cup of Saturday morning coffee with my visiting mother, and we discussed much of this just now! I have a handful of important tasks to get on with, but am finding it difficult to get and stay motivated to do them! I don't seem to have the same impetus in my life that I did pre-stroke...I’ve lost an awful lot of confidence in myself and my abilities!😢