"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair,
but manifestations of strength and resolutions."
Khalil Gibran
Terrible thunderstorms with lightening and thunder passed though the other night. My four and a half year old grandson is afraid of thunder, but his two and a half year old sister is scared of lightening. Progressively more intense, I gathered my grandkids into a bed holding them both.
Although obviously frightened, my grandson, in his sleep, would reach over and gently touch his sister's arm. My granddaughter in her own fright would pat her brother's back. Tenderness and kindness were the exchanges in spite of fear.
To react with kindness is difficult when others are in our face or life is dissolving around us. It takes strength to be tender, risking the unknown response of others. When we remain mindful and choose kindness, we will draw closer to resolution leaving fewer scars. Healing transpires through the strength of kindness rather than impulsive judgment.
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