“Hesitation and restraint make altruism and kindness possible.” June Jordan
On good days, we can see how awareness and/or self-restraint in our words, actions, facial expressions can provide an opening to kindness. It’s in the moment when someone has hurt us-with or without intention-and we hold our words, we listen more generously, we soften our gaze, and we trust that these small gestures will be of enormous consequence in bringing us closer to our true selves, and thereby also seeing the true self in another. Here, kindnesses grow...
On good days, we can see how awareness and/or self-restraint in our words, actions, facial expressions can provide an opening to kindness. It’s in the moment when someone has hurt us-with or without intention-and we hold our words, we listen more generously, we soften our gaze, and we trust that these small gestures will be of enormous consequence in bringing us closer to our true selves, and thereby also seeing the true self in another. Here, kindnesses grow...
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