How true is this quote by Ian Maclaren...
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
And how hard is it to be kind?
I'm sure you can relate to having fought hard battles and also there has been times in your life when you were stressed, frustrated or angry, we all experience that.
How do you handle that?
Do you become annoyed or rude? Do you start sending out negative vibes?
Or are you able to control your negative reactions in stressful situations and instead be calm and act in a more kind and loving manner?
To move towards that more positive way of responding you first need to understand your emotions.
What is creating the stress and negative emotions? Are you overwhelmed at work? Is it a person that is triggering the emotion? Finding the root cause of your negativity will allow you to make changes to reduce the stress.
Work towards changing whatever you can. Find the root cause and take action to change it. If it cannot be changed, can it be cut from your life? While making changes, cut out other stress triggers as much as possible. Change negative thought patterns into more positive ones.
To cut down on that stress and negativity incorporate healthy outlets into your life. Regular exercise can give you an emotional lift and an outlet for negative emotions. Meditation helps you relax and stay calmer. Volunteering and helping others will help you be less negative.
And finally respond to negativity with kindness
- Instead of mirroring others negative actions and thoughts back to them try treating them kindly.
- Drop your anger and be more pleasant, in your speech use a friendly voice. Being mindful of what you are saying and controlling your voice can lead to being more kind.
- Watch your body position, keep it open and relaxed. Drop any rolling of your eyes, sighing or other negative body language movements.
- Just breathe! Take a few long, slow, deep breaths in through your nose, pause slightly, then let your breath out. Deep breathing relaxes you and re-centers your emotions.
- Smile. It is contagious and helps keep you and others at ease.
- Distract yourself by engaging in something pleasant or helping someone else.
Just because you are stressed doesn’t mean you need to react negatively to others. Instead, act in a way that is kind and considerate of the feelings of all involved. As Mother Teresa’s poem titled Anyway, states:
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
May you be happy and peaceful, sharing that with all those around you!
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