Kindness, Continued

Good evening. Saturday blog. It’s a really new normal that everyone wants. Something that all should have been practicing for years! I never heard anything about kindness growing up. My parents were not mean to us, I don’t remember anyone saying kindness. We were to be seen, not heard. I never heard that word at school either. If I did not hear it at home or school, then other households probably did not hear it either. There was a boy in grade school that singled me out. He slugged me in the stomach everyday and I told no one. He and his sister were the meanest and saddest kids I have ever seen. Don’t know what happened to them, in school or life, sad! I don’t think it is easy to be kind, if you are not kind to yourself, how can you be kind to others! People are not jerks, somewhere, at some point in time they were hurt deeply. My grandma lived next door, this is not something I share a lot. She kept troubled children, that were taken from their parents and homes. Those troubled boys took it out on me. The reason I am sharing these things about my past. It caused me to be mean and hateful to more than a couple of people. If you can’t forgive someone for hurting you, how can you be kind to anything or anyone? It took me a long time to learn that. Be loving and kind to all, not what they did. We are all humans, we have all made mistakes. I love to bake anything, but, especially cookies! Denny’s last job was driving for Bartz Viviano. He loved to see their faces light up when receiving flowers. That’s how I feel when I give treats and cookies. You do not have to give anything to anyone. Just kind words of encouragement, a kind look, take a hand, touch a shoulder. Those of you that know me, I do not talk politics or religion to anyone. I do talk about what God and His Son Jesus did for me. So, kindness goes for everyone on Capitol Hill. What happened to them growing up? God loves us all. Praise God, if He started picking and choosing on good works, I would be left out! I’m just asking for all of us, think first, what have they been through, what are they going through right now. Ask God to help you. We are not living in a kind world. Make your own little kindness space. Your face and words might be the only goodness they will ever see and hear. Practice in the mirror. You will be like a kindness magnet. Good night. God bless.❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️