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Kindness, the two edged sword

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Kindness is never rated when you are doing well. Kindness matters when the chips are down and times are hard. In the end when kindness is expressed, it will leave the person receiving it with one of two states: thankful or resentful.

So, it matters little what the reaction is to kindness. Always do the kind and right thing and allow the rest to float in space and time. It is hardship to lay your head down knowing you have insulted or taken advantage of another. In the end, it comes back to you, in blessings or in the same way you have treated another.

Response to mercy and kindness should never be the factor for the act. You never know how a person will respond to you. They may be having a hard time, or life is dealing them a blow, or they are not good receivers. On the whole, it is better to be merciful than vindictive.

If ever you believe you are being wronged, offer an explanation but step back and away when it is not accepted. If you are shunned and ignored, they were never meant to be in your life for long. Never try to be right. It does not matter in the long run even if you are. As long as you have done what is right, sleep and rest in the knowledge and comfort of a clear conscience.

My prayer for you is this:
May you live many days to offer caring
May you rise every morning to give a blessing
May you fill your heart with mercy
May you use your wit for kindness
May your thoughts be filled with peace
May your mind remain at rest
May you lay your head at night in the comfort of a clear conscience.

Making Room by Corinne Rodrigues

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When we were renovating our apartment, we had the freedom to play around with the space in the way we wanted. We received suggestions to expand our sitting room in to a much bigger space. The idea was that we could then accommodate a lot more people when we entertained. However, the fact is that we don’t entertain much – never a large group of people any way, so we saw no use for a larger sitting room.


What did we do with the space instead? We used it to make a large study with lots of shelves for our books –  that we have collected separately over the years and many that we have acquired as a couple. Books are something that both of us prize and we were prepared to make space for them.


As I thought about this today, I realized how this could be a metaphor for life. If you prize something very much you will make room for it in your life. You will be willing to let go of something else in order to accommodate what you value. If you value someone, you will make sure that you spend time with them. If you value your health, you will make sure you exercise. In reflecting on this,  I realized that health is very low on my list of values – that needs to change and fast.


What is it that you value and need to make more room for in your life?

May you be inspired – everyday!


Sonia sez: Corinne Rodrigues is not only an inspirational writer but also a friend. With miles apart, we still managed to make what I hope is a long-term friendship. A motivational Speaker, a life Coach and a wonderful Writer, she continues to inspire those around her and those who visit her site. May she inspire you – everyday!

When is Enough Good Enough

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Since I do not want to mention a name, suffice it to say that RR a billionaire was just sentenced to an eleven year jail term for insider trading. Everyone does it, but he got caught. It saved him a whopping $70,000,000. Now remember, he is a billionaire. I do not wish to bash RR, I am just using his situation as an example.

My question to you is, when is enough? What is enough? How much money do we need to generate, to be satisfied? Is 10 billion enough? Looked upon as one of the richest in the world, enough? If we have adequate food, shelter and clothing is that enough? Are a pair of nameless jeans not good enough?

The dictionary states that it is: “as much or as many as required”. So the truth is, we are the ones to decide how much is enough and when is enough.

So in the end it is a matter of choice. Time and again, our choices make a difference to our environment, our friends and our fellow man. It does not mean to relinquish ambition and success. It means to know when enough is enough.

Today, here is my prayer for you:
May you be satisfied with your day
May your accomplishments give you hope
May your needs be met
May your health get better
May you live a fulfilling life
May what you have serve to satisfy all your needs.

Crossroads of Failure and Success May Not Exist

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When coming to a crossroad, by its very nature, it has two ways. One cannot walk both but have to choose. If the choice does not fulfill our immediate needs, there is sensations of let down and feeling of discouragement.

What if you choose to think of “the wrong turn” as experience for growth instead of failure? What would happen if you choose to believe that every road you take is the right road and will lead somewhere you will gain. May not be riches or fame, but instead, insight and spiritual growth.

Here is my prayer for you today:
May the roads you take, follow through with joy.
May what you thought a dirt road increase your heart with the wonder of life.
May the times you think you took the wrong turn, turn out to be the best.
May your mishaps become your delight
May your misstep allow you to fall into good and comforting arms.
May you always feel.

Mushrooms Need the Dark And the Bull

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They say that mushrooms are kept in the dark and are fed bull. And that may be true but when you are in the dark sometimes you grow better.

We are not all the same. Some need sunshine and some moonlight. Some need constant touch while others prefer their space. Some are attention hogs while others strive for obscurity.

In any case, we flourish differently, under the worst and the best of circumstances. Some need the darkness without the sun’s burn, pushing through the earth and burst in color. We grow strong from adversity and soft hearted from loving.

Just because a mushroom is in the dark does not mean it does not have its own beauty. After all Knowledge puffs but mercy and charity overcome all evil.

So, if you need to be a mushroom, so be it. If you need to be a sunflower, so be it. Never become anything other than what you are. You are precious.