Thoughts on a current lesson. My M.O. since birth has been to please people. To make others feel good about themselves by building them up. Even when they may not deserve it. It’s not all pure motives on my part. I think it’s because I’m afraid if I don’t make them feel good or if…
Tag: kindness
Words
The words we speak are more important than we sometimes think. Are we using them to disparage or to encourage, to tear down or build up? I admit I oftentimes am quick to criticize other people. If someone’s actions don’t hold to my own desires and goals, I grow impatient and lash out. If someone’s…
Of Mice and Cinderella
Jealousy lurks in the dark corners of a party, on the innocuous status updates of Facebook friends. Its tentacles seek out the ones who are discontent, the feeble-minded, squeezing the joy from their souls until all that is left is a bitter husk, taking pleasure in others’ pain. I saw it in the face of…
Untold Tales by a Whimsical Wallflower 