Kindness is King
ByI spent some time today with my amazing mastermind group. So many brilliant women, pushing so hard to accomplish something! Myself included….Recognizing that quality in others allowed me to laugh at myself. There is no place to go other than the place I am. Ironically, the place I am contains the seeds to get me where I want to go. All it takes is the willingness to stop, look, and listen. Hum…sounds like something from a children’s book. Drat! I’m back in first grade again.
Stop, Look, Listen. What would happen if we just stopped, looked and listened to our own physical, emotional and mental rhythms during the day? What would happen if we chose to be kind to ourself no matter what? It’s simple. Just not easy.
My wonderful husband has been gone 10 months. I don’t want to stop, look or listen to what I’m feeling. It hurts! It’s inconvenient! I get frustrated with my own frustration and impatience with myself. My starts and stops with the grieving process have a life of their own.
It’s no different when we embark on a new goal, challenge or relationship. Life has its own rhythm and each of us marches to our own inner drummer. Trouble is, sometimes our drummer is doing her own thing — and we want to march to someone else’s drum.
Kindness is king. It allows us the dignity of moving at our own pace. That pace may not be what our ego wants or demands. It is, however, the pace that we are moving. Experience has shown me that when I stop and look I have the opportunity to listen to my deepest needs.
If I let go and co-operate with my own internal rhythm, then my inner flow will begin to move me exactly where I need to be. Second guessing myself just slows me down. Kindness frees me to accept myself as I am. Kindness is king of the mountain, and I’m on top, no matter where I am.
Do you dare stop, look and listen…and trust you will be exactly where you need to be at the moment you arrive?
Kindness is King. Let it have its rightful place as the leader in your life. You won’t be disappointed.
