Be Intentional

Be intentional in your relationships, tell your friends, family & kids exactly how you feel about them. There will be a day when you are unable to do so, you don’t want them to wonder how you felt. Be intentional.

Anonymous

Bring Kindness

Sometimes you may be the chance to bring kindness into someone else’s day. Be kind! It’s not always what you do, it is how you do it. To greatness!

Amy Hamilton

Words Live Beyond Their Reception.

Words are like seeds. Plant them with care.

Both negativity and positivity, in actions and/or words, are like a virus that live far beyond their reception. My advice is to simply know this and be as responsible as you possibly can when you interact with people.

Michael McClure

Make Haste To Be Kind

In October 2015, a faculty colleague of mine literally dropped dead outside my office door. While my relationship with her had been strained in the past, we were just beginning to turn over a new leaf & develop a positive relationship.

That day and every day after, this quote stays in my heart:

Life is short… Be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

A.T.

Feelings Are Like Toddlers

Attempt to bury and repress your emotions, you’ll soon discover that they will grow like ivy in the fertile soil of your mind. Develop Emotional Intelligence.

Lately I’ve been working personally on treating myself with more compassion and allowing myself to feel more, even (especially?) difficult, uncomfortable emotions. I think the better we get at being kind to ourselves, the easier it becomes to be compassionate towards everyone else. Just because you’re a grown up doesn’t mean your feelings don’t want to be felt and acknowledged fully. Feelings are like toddlers – they’ll yell louder and louder until they get attention.

Emily