Your heart is like the heart of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. You may know that I am Catholic, and what I have read and learned about Mother Teresa is that she bridged the caste divides in India. She brought love to the untouchables without trying to change them, without preaching to them, without doing anything except touching their …
Your heart is like the heart of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. You may know that I am Catholic, and what I have read and learned about Mother Teresa is that she bridged the caste divides in India. She brought love to the untouchables without trying to change them, without preaching to them, without doing anything except touching their humanity with dignity and kindness.
That is what you are doing in your "own corner of the world," as you say. I feel exactly as you do--that, despite the rising sense of powerlessness and hopelessness in Western culture, what I can do is start small. Start in my home. My community. My neighborhood. My grocery store. That's what I can do--and I will do--to bring a slice of light to a world that is darkened by its unacknowledged brokenness.
I cannot tell you how immensely grateful I am to have connected with you. It is such an incredible gift of serendipity. Truly. Thank you for who you are and what you bring to this world. And to me.
I am no Mother Teresa but I graciously accept your kindheartedness in taking my name in the same breath as hers 🥰
I think there’s a lot of power in small acts of kindness and I truly believe that they create ripples far beyond our understanding. We just need to continue believing that there is more good in this world than bad.
In all of my experiences with strangers I’ve learned that people want to respond to kindness with an overabundance of kindness…maybe not directed to me (sometimes I’ve already picked up that grocery bag or checked out of that cafe or boarded that flight) but in their next interaction. That’s how we repel darkness. That’s how we help people find their own light.
I love that you do it everyday in your interactions, Jeannie … it may not seem like a whole lot but each life you touch, touches so many more in return … connecting all of us in this invisible thread of shared humanity.
Thank you for being you! And it’s amazing that the universe has this amazing knack for connecting kindred spirits 🥰
I totally believe in what you call “the ripple effect,” @Mansi . In the past, I used to feel easily discouraged if my act of “kindness” was not immediately appreciated or reciprocated. Now I just act generously or kindly in the moment, when I am compelled to, and I have zero expectations for how, when, or even if it will be received. Because I BELIEVE that somehow it’s shedding some level of goodness and human decency in the world and therefore will have an effect far beyond what I could imagine or want. I truly believe that, and it’s what motivates me to show up every day.
Mansi,
Your heart is like the heart of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. You may know that I am Catholic, and what I have read and learned about Mother Teresa is that she bridged the caste divides in India. She brought love to the untouchables without trying to change them, without preaching to them, without doing anything except touching their humanity with dignity and kindness.
That is what you are doing in your "own corner of the world," as you say. I feel exactly as you do--that, despite the rising sense of powerlessness and hopelessness in Western culture, what I can do is start small. Start in my home. My community. My neighborhood. My grocery store. That's what I can do--and I will do--to bring a slice of light to a world that is darkened by its unacknowledged brokenness.
I cannot tell you how immensely grateful I am to have connected with you. It is such an incredible gift of serendipity. Truly. Thank you for who you are and what you bring to this world. And to me.
I am no Mother Teresa but I graciously accept your kindheartedness in taking my name in the same breath as hers 🥰
I think there’s a lot of power in small acts of kindness and I truly believe that they create ripples far beyond our understanding. We just need to continue believing that there is more good in this world than bad.
In all of my experiences with strangers I’ve learned that people want to respond to kindness with an overabundance of kindness…maybe not directed to me (sometimes I’ve already picked up that grocery bag or checked out of that cafe or boarded that flight) but in their next interaction. That’s how we repel darkness. That’s how we help people find their own light.
I love that you do it everyday in your interactions, Jeannie … it may not seem like a whole lot but each life you touch, touches so many more in return … connecting all of us in this invisible thread of shared humanity.
Thank you for being you! And it’s amazing that the universe has this amazing knack for connecting kindred spirits 🥰
I totally believe in what you call “the ripple effect,” @Mansi . In the past, I used to feel easily discouraged if my act of “kindness” was not immediately appreciated or reciprocated. Now I just act generously or kindly in the moment, when I am compelled to, and I have zero expectations for how, when, or even if it will be received. Because I BELIEVE that somehow it’s shedding some level of goodness and human decency in the world and therefore will have an effect far beyond what I could imagine or want. I truly believe that, and it’s what motivates me to show up every day.
Kindness is the best motivator there can be, Jeannie. Keep being you!