Let Kindness Change Your World

Do you give much consideration to the affect that little acts of kindness can have on others?  Do you think your daily actions really make much of a difference in the world?  Consider that "the world" begins with your world - the world that you live in, consisting of your family and friends, your workplace, your community.  This is the world that we can truly change on a daily basis. 

How we treat others, and the example we set in front of others, is the easiest way to make an impact in our world.  Vincent Van Gogh said that "great things are done by a series of small things brought together."  What is "the world," except our little individual worlds brought together?  Let's make the most of our world by doing the "small things" that Van Gogh speaks of.  I can say "please" and "thank you," even when I'm in a lousy mood.  You can hold the door for someone, even when you are in a hurry.  We can be kind, even when kindness isn't our first instinct.

Kindness is a choice and it is also contagious.  If you don't believe me, find out for yourself.  Make an effort to spread kindness everyday, and I promise that you will feel better about yourself, and you will notice a change in the attitudes of the people close to you.

I'll leave you with a quote from William James, who said "act like what you do makes a difference, it does."  Use kindness to start making a difference in your world - and beyond.