Kindness, Empathy, and Compassion
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This is Awareness for Everyone, an exploration of Conscious Reality Creation, and living the best lives we can for ourselves. I am MJ Blehart, writer, blogger, editor, and 21st century philosopher. Welcome to Episode 60 – Kindness, Empathy, and Compassion
The world needs more kindness, empathy, and compassion
Kindness and empathy are connected. I believe that every reasonable person cares when they see others hurting, whether that is hurting spiritually, emotionally or physically. Empathizing with people going through things can build tremendous positivity. Being kind just feels right.
What are acts of kindness?
Being kind can take any number of forms, both material and immaterial. Kindness is a practice of consciously giving in a way that holds zero expectation of payment or even reciprocation. It is an act of pure heart and empathy intended to do, create, and be good.
Practices of kindness in the middle of a pandemic
Today, given the incredible uncertainty of the world in which we find ourselves, there are lots of things one can do to be kind. For example:
- Stay home
- Maintain social distancing when you go out
- Wear a mask
- Say “THANK YOU” to anyone who delivers things to you, rings you out at a store, or works in a factory or medicine (or frankly to anyone and everyone you encounter)
- Wash your hands
- Lend a hand to those in need
- Don’t empower the haters
- Spread truth, not propaganda
Be mindful and aware of what’s happening
Unfortunately, rather than a unifying voice leading us in this difficult time, we have The Great Divider. He loves anything that places attention on him from his devoted followers over truth and the greater good. He’s not alone, but until the election this fall, we’re stuck here.
However, you and I are empowered to be leaders. Recognizing this power and spreading it into and through the collective consciousness can save more lives and better us all without taking anything away from anyone. Kindness is the superpower we need.
Don’t ignore the negativity and terrible things and people out there. But stop feeding them. Don’t give them misery and anger and ire. That only makes them stronger. Resist them –not with their ugly weapons of negativity – but with kindness, empathy, and your mindfulness.
Kindness is NOT a weakness. Empathy is NOT something exploitable. They are the ultimate expressions of basic human decency. These are the superpowers of you and me that can be employed to save the world – but to be certain, with less flair than The Avengers in the comics and movies do.
Closing:
Thanks for joining me for this week’s Awareness for Everyone, a discussion of Conscious Reality Creation and living the best lives we can for ourselves. If you have questions or comments please email me at author@mjblehart.com, or contact me via Facebook at blehartmj, and on Instagram and Twitter at mjblehart. I want to thank to Fe Mahoney, the fierce and awesome artist who created my cover art. If you would like to commission work from her, email her at veinsofink2017@gmail.com. Please take a moment to check out my blog, The Ramblings of the Titanium Don, at titaniumdon.com, my articles on Medium.com as MJ Blehart, and my assorted published books on Amazon. Thank you, and I hope you are discovering how awareness for everyone really is something that you can practice to not just live more fully, but to and improve your life and impact the world for the better, too.
