Love. Anger. Joy. Frustration. Patience. Fear. Generosity…all of these emotional states are spread, person-to-person, like a virus, like a germ, and yes, like a kindness…it all begins with us.
Ever watched a flock of birds? A school of fish? How do they do that; that synchronized shift in direction, that one-mind movement that veers them left or right in that amazing sequential order?
Perhaps our actions and reactions aren’t as obvious as the birds and the fish and the herds that move in sync, but I believe it’s true for us anyway. It’s funny how we continue to see each other as separate entities in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.
But apparently Buddha said, believe nothing you’re told, instead, blog it for yourself. Clearly I’m paraphrasing here, but still, it’s good advice and a pretty easy experiment. In retrospect, one that I’ve done about a million times.
On those days that I wake feeling a love and connectedness with all of humanity, I walk around stunned by how lovely and kind everyone is in my little part of the planet.
And on those mornings that I wake with the sure knowledge that people were placed in this world to get in my way and that everyone is a jerk and that if one more person cuts me off I’ll ram my car into their back bumper while screaming like a crazy woman…well, that’s the truth too.
Some days, I really hate that I create my own experience of reality. Other days…I feel pretty groovy and powerful at the results of my intentions.
Now the trick is to just operate a little more consciously. So here’s my declaration; Today I’m going to work at spreading something good and kind, starting with myself and moving outward in my little orbit.
What are your plans for the day?
So glad Laurie saved the day! Hope you are mentally relaxed again too… and that the peace and kindness infects those cheater-enablers (oh dear, that wasn’t very kind). They need help too.
I like the idea of a kindness infection 🙂 Maybe it will stop their hacking hearts in their tracks – oops, did I say that? I just meant that it might reform their hearts, yeh, that’s it….
Laurie had to take my site back in time and now I have to put all those removed posts back up and rebuild everything that was there. Sigh.
I’ve reported the scam to Google so we’ll see what happens next. It seems like these people sure put a lot of effort into doing wrong. I’m guessing they might be a little more successful by being honest 🙂
Colleen, I can get into your blog again! Is it because you are spreading peace and kindness today?!! So happy to be back!
Today I am trying to be conscious about relaxing – mentally, physically. But mostly mentally, because it seems all the tension starts there.
So glad you’re back Janet…
I was definitely bloged on the mental relaxation today when I discovered someone hacked my site (again). They used my template and then filled it with bizarre content that had all these links to places that sell essays for university students…nasty people.
Luckily, Laurie McConnell is the most amazing Web Mistress on the Planet and saved me once more from the Cyber Evil Doers 🙂
My plan is to continue reading “Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong.
I heard her on CBC Radio’s “Tapestry” program on Sunday, March 13, after our writing group.
Could be one of those life-changing moments of reality. Check it out on cbc.ca/tapestry.
Isn’t Karen Armstrong amazing? This must be a new book? I will certainly check it out. Thanks for the heads-up…