Kindness

Who do you think of when you hear the words kind or kindness? Do you immediately hold a vision of someone you know or know of? I do. I think of Caroline Ingalls, the character played by Karen Grassel on "Little House on the Prarie." Caroline was soft spoken, yet strong and witty. She was willing and ready to assist her family, neighbors, and community whenever she could, and usually, with little or no thanks.

Kind people are genuine and carry an aura of soft light and laughter where ever they are. A kind person finds helping others a form of simplicity. Doing a good deed just seems natural to them.

Okay. I'll admit it. Kindness is one of those skills that with conscious practice, I learned. At first it was difficult. I felt fake when I was being kind, but with practice and an undisputable desire to be a nice person ninety-two percent of the time, eventually, a practice (yes. I keep trying...) of kindness has become a part of who I am. 

I want to respect and treat all people with consideration – especially while on the freeway. We are after all, one.

Potential

We all have it. In fact, whatever we want, whatever we think about is a possibility that if acted upon with positive diligence, can come into fruition. Take a moment - a quiet moment and look around you. Every invention whether it be a toaster, a car, a CD player, or the patten embossed on a teacup was once a thought. 

With right focus and action, we can create anything. Think about it... We are an amazing people, who live on this amazing Earth, where everything that we need and want is a gift to us if only we have enough faith in our potential to make it happen.

Henry Ford once said, "If you think you can or if you think you can't, you are right."

Gratitude

It's about the simplest of things: the golden-pink glow of the sunrise; the crisp morning air that changes with each tic and turn of our Earth; the roadrunner with only one talon that with the utmost confidence hops up onto the back of the opposite chair and chirps for a sample of my cinnamon toast.

The opportunity to practice gratitude is a privilege, but one must develop the knowingness to see those moments that greet us with such an occasion. Often those moments are difficult. Emotions may be tested, and so it seems that we are being challenged, and thus, turmoil threatens to ensue.

Advice. Take it or not: Stand back. Don't take what is presented to you as an attack on your person. Breathe.

It's about the simplest of things: the sinking sun below a muted blue sky; the stars as they begin to break through the exaggerated atmosphere; the sound of your neighbors laugh from over the fence; your child's last words before sleep.

 Loving Life

Robin Hilsinger-Christensen

It's about Gratitude

It's about Potential

It's about Kindness

It's about Energy

It's about Sharing

It's about Being Present

It's about Creation

It's about Joy

It's about Experience

It's about Grace

It's about Cognition

It's about Stillness

It's about Acceptance

It's about Opportunity

It's about Laughter

It's about Silence

It's about Everything

It's about Caring

It's about Connection

It's about Elevation

It's about Beauty

It's about Nature

It's about Learning

It's about Teaching

It's about Prayer

It's about Knowing

It's about Oneness

It's about Meditation

It's about Frequency

It's about Bliss

It's about Authenticity

It's about Trust

It's about Awakening

It's about Expression

It's about forgiveness

It's about God

It's about You

It's about Your Gift

It's about Me

It's about My Gift

It's about Us

It's about Our Gift

It's about Love... 

                        And We Live