Managing the unkind conversations
I took a socially distanced grateful walk with a friend this morning. She shared with me flowers she discovered behind some overgrowth. I asked her if she knew what kind of flowers they were and she shared it was shampoo ginger. The rain water captured by the plant can be squeezed out to be used as natural conditioner for your hair. I paused and thought about how much there is in the world that I do not know about and wondered how much beauty there is that I have yet to discover. I then realized that I would much rather set out to discover undiscovered beauty than to spend any more time reviewing the things I know about that I don't like.
For example, I know I don't like when people are unkind and I've witnessed a lot of unkindness lately. I have noticed that I will spend a lot of time upset at those people. I will catch myself having conversations in my mind explaining to them how their behaviors hurt others and how those effects can ripple out.
I know that nothing changes by these internal conversations other than keeping me upset. I then laughed at my own absurdity that staying upset and having internal conversations with the unkind actually makes it harder for me to be kind.
So I decide to forgive and let go of all those internal conversations. I would rather spend time giving myself what I need to make sure I stay kind to myself and others. I know I've had many a rough day when my frustrations have spilled out onto people and someone's kindness helped me to quiet the pain. Sometimes another person's kindness gave me just enough light to shift my out of the darkness I felt lost in.
So I share with you today the beauty discovered on my grateful walk... shampoo ginger, a bird of paradise, flowered streets and of course my dog Bella
-May you find undiscovered beauty around you
-May you discover the beauty of letting go of any unkind conversations you may be having in your mind
-May you make self kindness a priority and allow it to overflow to everyone who gets the pleasure of crossing your path.
