Happy #nationalkindnessday !! To me the best and most admirable thing a person can be, is kind. Being kind is often seen as easy, or even a weakness. Kind people are seen as easy to take advantage of, but kind people are some of the strongest people in the world. Often those who are the most kind are those who have experienced the most unkindness from their fellow men and the world. These people were forged in fire; they are kind because they know what it feels like to experience unkindness. They choose to be kind, over and over. Kindness is such a big and important part of my life; I rely daily on carers and nurses who care because they are kind. But there are so many people who’s seemingly small kindnesses make my life beautiful; the cashier in Asda who has a chat and remembers what I did last week. My friends at @rubicondance sending lovely Instagram comments. The staff at Costa who keep leftover gingerbread syrup just for me, and who sneak me free extra cookies when they overhear me telling my carer about a bereavement. The staff in Chapter who carry my drink to my table and fetch extra napkins and a straw with no complaints. The staff at my local pub insisting on paying for my parents lunch during their surprise 25th anniversary meal. The carer who stays well past her finishing time, just so I’m not alone in hospital. The person who stops to hold a door for me and my boyfriend in the cinema. The nurse who makes me a cuppa at 3am, despite being run off her feet in A&E. The dr who rings home the next morning to check how I am. The taxi drivers who always stop and pick me up. The anaesthetist who lets me bring tigger and my iPod into theatre. The stranger who sees my carer sorting me out during a spasm and asks if we need help. The girl who complimented my outfit. These little kindnesses add up, and they make a bad day better, or even turn it into a good day. And that’s not even taking into account the extraordinary kindness expressed and practiced by my amazing friends and family. Kindness makes my world beautiful. If you can be anything in this life, be kind! #happynationalkindnessday #ifyoucanbeanythingbekind https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIutSanXrJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6kit06prwa46
