Long hair, don’t care.
Treat others with respect and kindness.
Last week - on my lunch break - I was yelled at by an older male “Cut your fucking hair and get a real job!” This person happened to be wear a shirt of the establishment I was just about to patron! Unbelievable. Let’s just say we exchanged a few words.
At the time of writing this post, I’m awaiting the regional manager to discuss said event...but honestly, there’s nothing he’ll be able to do to heal what’s already been done. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had run-ins with disrespectful people due to my unique look, but this time cut deeper than usual. It’s been lingering in my space. Present in all my interactions. Squashed my positive outlook and demeanor. Even, disrupted my performance at work.
“There’s a direct correlation between
practicing kindness and
the development of intuition.”
Belleruth Naparstek
Kindness. Toward others. Toward yourself.
It’s pretty common to have been told to practice kindness. After all, it’s what I’m asking of you now... this advice usually sounds like a ‘should,’ as in, “To be a good person you should be kind.”
But consider this...
When you are experiencing kindness you are in an open, accepting state. Kindness facilitates openness, connection, and possibility. These are attributes which also support experiencing intuition.
What if you simply choose to practice kindness in order to develop your intuitive skills? And receive the other benefits of kindness as a bonus.
Before reading this quote did you already know the correlation between kindness and intuition? How did you know it? Intuitively?
Kind words; a lot of strength in those two words. For you to achieve what you want, the strength of kind words can be far more effective than the power of shouting.
Some of the attributes of kind words are:
- a neutral emotional charge to your tone.
neither forceful nor timid - brevity, an absence of story.
not “selling” them on your kind words - unattachment to getting any response.
your kind words are your gift - your feeling from delivering kind words.
you get ‘paid’ in the delivery.
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I am completing this post a day after sitting with the regional manager. Thru this event I have reminded myself of a few practices that will improve my own kindness & intuition in the future: Experience emotion before acting on it. Consider others are not doing the same - and that’s ok. Remember that you (me) want to be *listened* to from a place of kindness... even if kindness is not present.