Summary: My answer to the question, "Are you living a kind life?" would be: "I"M TRYING, BUT THERE ARE TIMES I FAIL." When I was little and talking a mile a minute shaming and blaming, my mom would say, "Don't let your tongue block your eye tooth." I didn't really understand what she was saying except to slow dow and think. Now I understand she was telling me that despite my self-perceived wisdom, I did not know all the facts, starting with what each person I was judging was thinking and living. She'd remind me with her hillbilly wisdom that only God was in a position to judge. I've come to recognize that perhaps the hardest thing for us humans is to not shame and blame. It makes us more--after all we are then outside of the situation looking down with a God like eye, and perceive ourselves as fully able to "JUDGE" whose right whose wrong according to our view of what is right and wrong. I've also come to realize that treating others as I want to be treated opens my heart to compassion. Let's work together to stop the shaming and blaming and find solutions grounded in kindness to the problems we face. Let's ask ourselves: WHAT WOULD LOVE DO NOW? Let's Remember: Be Kind whenever possible;It is always possible---The Dali Lama When we fail, we're not finished just starting. Be kind to yourself too, forgive yourself and start over. Let's start defining ourselves by our successes rather than our failures.
