Kindness even when

Some people are harder to be nice to than others. I have mentioned before that there are some people that it is best that I try not to spend a great deal of time with because we just don't seem to gee and haw. However, I don't know of anyone that I treat with disrespect just because.

I do know people, though, that just treat people coarsely and rudely just because they aren't fond of them. I think everyone deserves to be treated the way you want to be treated. And, I think that most people treat me better than I actually treat them, which is an absolute shame as I sit hear typing this.

Today's word is a quote from Henry James that says, "Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not."

You don't have to be fond of someone to be kind to them. As a matter of fact, we shouldn't be kind to folks just because we are fond of them. We should be kind to folks just because we can.

I think of how GOD sees me and treats me and how kind He is to me even on my very worst day. I would venture to say that there are countless days that GOD isn't very fond of me or my actions yet, He is still my KIND, loving FATHER.

Let's work on being kind to folks even when we're not necessarily fond of them. I bet we'll find that life is just more enjoyable that way. And, who knows how it may just change their life. You have the power to be kind even when you don't want to be.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T