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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 654044" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>This is key to our own change. </p><p></p><p>My sister says this: Only kindness matters.</p><p></p><p>I used to think it meant kindness toward others. It does.</p><p></p><p>I never realized until a few years ago that kindness has to start first with me, for me, in order for me to be able to extend it to others.</p><p></p><p>So many connections to this: having no expectations, accepting what is, detachment with love, working on ourselves every single day, keeping our mouths shut and minding our own business (what???), live and let others live, no matter how they choose to live, living live in the here and now, one day at a time, letting go of the past, letting go of the future.....on and on and on.</p><p></p><p>It is such hard, hard work to change, and it all begins with seeing ourselves as worthy of kindness. </p><p></p><p>I moved right past me, every time I stopped and "took inventory" of my life. I didn't need any special consideration. I was strong enough for all of it.</p><p></p><p>Not. Not at all. I need. And I deserve.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for this reminder and focus on simple kindness. So very important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 654044, member: 17542"] This is key to our own change. My sister says this: Only kindness matters. I used to think it meant kindness toward others. It does. I never realized until a few years ago that kindness has to start first with me, for me, in order for me to be able to extend it to others. So many connections to this: having no expectations, accepting what is, detachment with love, working on ourselves every single day, keeping our mouths shut and minding our own business (what???), live and let others live, no matter how they choose to live, living live in the here and now, one day at a time, letting go of the past, letting go of the future.....on and on and on. It is such hard, hard work to change, and it all begins with seeing ourselves as worthy of kindness. I moved right past me, every time I stopped and "took inventory" of my life. I didn't need any special consideration. I was strong enough for all of it. Not. Not at all. I need. And I deserve. Thanks for this reminder and focus on simple kindness. So very important. [/QUOTE]
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