tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post552306883422293518..comments2023-08-15T00:13:54.258-07:00Comments on Zen Master Mama: What I Learned About Kindness (a.k.a. getting knocked down a peg)Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10741091316583472996noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-73365735324543458162014-10-25T07:30:38.388-07:002014-10-25T07:30:38.388-07:00Yep, funny you mention "doing the best they c...Yep, funny you mention "doing the best they can." My father-in-law started saying "they're doing the best they can" in a snarky way to calm down about idiot/jerk drivers on the roads…and then the sentiment turned into actually a genuinely nice thing, because it's true! Everyone really is doing the best they can in the moment…whether it's their—or your—all-time best or not!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741091316583472996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-5225827408996363212014-10-24T13:47:44.474-07:002014-10-24T13:47:44.474-07:00This is my life story...I don't know why I can...This is my life story...I don't know why I cant just be kind to begin with! I'm definitely working on it. It's sad but I think it stems from feeling very competent, so I hold others to that same standard and immediately categorize them once they aren't keeping up. But the truth is that everyone is doing the best they can in their current state of awareness and getting annoyed/judging them doesn't serve me or anyone else. So I am with you- I am trying to be more kind, especially over the past few months since I've started becoming more in tune with my true self. I love this post. RF Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583447879913830835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-26667154454549665182014-10-17T15:34:56.881-07:002014-10-17T15:34:56.881-07:00I totally agree with you. Honestly, I miss being ...I totally agree with you. Honestly, I miss being catty sometimes. It's so easy to judge people based on their clothes or their actions and I definitely need those little reminders to not do that.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592227803635297874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-17970747400090892072014-10-17T11:12:48.048-07:002014-10-17T11:12:48.048-07:00I'm sure that's a unique type of lesson, l...I'm sure that's a unique type of lesson, living there, too! Thanks for sharing your perspective. <br />Like many things, it's so easy to say "be kind" and believe you are, but completely another to LIVE it. I like to think the world throws reminders like this at us when we need them.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741091316583472996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-26326789969055151702014-10-17T11:11:07.030-07:002014-10-17T11:11:07.030-07:00Thank you!! Posts about it coming soon. :)Thank you!! Posts about it coming soon. :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741091316583472996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-51792417753985606662014-10-17T10:49:21.070-07:002014-10-17T10:49:21.070-07:00To try to show everyone some kindness, because you...To try to show everyone some kindness, because you may never know their story, has been the hardest lesson I've learned. I used to be very judgmental but moving to a small island (where talking about someone definitely gets back to them) and having kids (needing kindness from others) has done a lot to change that.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder :)<br /><br />Amber at OurCharmedLife.netAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592227803635297874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276620666534342.post-39314095055749960752014-10-16T20:19:27.561-07:002014-10-16T20:19:27.561-07:00I'm excited to hear about your next adventure....I'm excited to hear about your next adventure. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100213407576555565noreply@blogger.com