Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

Consider the following oft-forgotten Truths:
*TRUTH #01: There is always Good to be Done … No matter where we are or how we
are feeling – no matter what is happening to us, or when we happen to briefly pause to
ponder the same, there is always something we can do to brighten another’s day or ease
another’s burdens. We may not like the choices we have been given in a particular
moment, and yet choices remain for us therein. Believing that there is nothing we can do
about a certain situation does not make it so – it merely makes it impossible to see the
open opportunities to Care that are always waiting nearby. Even in our darkest hour,
there truly is always something Kind that can be done for another.
*TRUTH #02: The more difficult the deed, the more potent its effects … Not only
does every act have its consequences, but the intensity with which an act is performed
multiplies the potency of its effects.
*This means that the more we want to run away from a relationship, the more powerful it
is when we choose to stay and Love anyway,
*… that the more we want to defend ourselves with “healthy boundaries”, the more
potent we become when we let down our guard to open ourselves anyway,
*… that the more we want to lash out at those who have harmed or insulted us, the more
compelling we become when we choose to forgive them calmly anyway,
*… that the more we want to pass by a homeless person on the street (or blithely drop a
callous quarter into their cup), the more transformative we become when we stop to listen
to their stories anyway,
*… that the more we want to avoid reaching out to “scary” strangers, “evil” enemies or
“mean people”, the more enlightening we become when we look them gently in the eye
and give them a sincere smile anyway.
Please remember: there is no such thing as an insignificant act of Kindness!
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