The 14th Dalai Lama said, ‘be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.' Kindness doesn't have to be a big thing. You can do something small for someone and it could make their day, like buying them lunch.
Kindness goes a long way. The best type of kindness is the one where you don't need to tell people or show everyone what you did. Nowadays people are recording their acts of kindness for social media. They want the world to know that they gave a homeless person 100 dollars or paid for someone's coffee.
Kindness is best done from the heart. Be kind because you feel the urge to be. Empathy should be your main motivator. Not because someone else asked you to or you want to be seen as a good person, but because you felt sorry for that person.
You don't always have to give to be kind. There are many ways to be kind. You could surprise someone with a visit, make someone a meal, or send someone a letter to make them happy. You could even hold the door for the person behind you, offer to tie someone's shoes, smile at a stranger or compliment someone.
You never lose anything by being kind. Kindness bounces back to you. It makes you feel good and it makes the other person also feel good. And you should not be kind to others only. You deserve kindness too and you should show it to yourself.
Be kind in the way you speak to yourself. Instead of criticizing yourself too much, talk to yourself the way you would to a friend. Say good things to yourself.
Forgive yourself and give yourself another chance. You deserve love so give it to yourself. Here are kindness quotes to remind you to be kind to other people and yourself.












































































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