{"id":1321,"date":"2018-12-08T08:11:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T16:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2018-12-08T08:11:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T16:11:41","slug":"kindness-is-my-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/08\/kindness-is-my-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindness is my Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Proactive kindness
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It’s in your best interest to be considerate of the best interests of others. It’s in your best interest to live in a world where there’s more understanding and less divisiveness.<\/p>\n

You can’t force others to be kinder, more tolerant, more cooperative. Yet you can set a powerful positive example with your own behavior.<\/p>\n

Don’t wait to receive kindness before offering kindness to others. You can be more proactive than that.<\/p>\n

You can be the first person in the situation to act with genuine kindness. You can be the first person to listen, to seek to understand, to offer your assistance.<\/p>\n

Your kindness will not always be returned. It will, however, always make a difference and set a positive example.<\/p>\n

The highly beneficial conditions of friendship, understanding, unity, and peace have to start somewhere. Do your best to let them start with you.<\/p>\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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