Kindness

Today was not a good day.

I've felt really disconnected from my friends lately, and it kind of all hit me at once tonight along with some really terrible news about someone I knew in middle school.  Being tired and grumpy at the end of the day usually does not help my attitude either.

So now I'm sitting here on my bedroom floor mad and upset trying to figure out how to confront my problems when I realized that being angry and retaliating will not solve anything.

Yes, going off on someone via text message might feel good a the moment, but about five minutes later I know I will regret it. Instead of responding with rage, I need to, for lack of better wording, kill 'em with kindness.

While being kind is not always the easiest route to take, it's always the way with less fallout. I personally want to leave behind a legacy of love and life, and not of things I said in a hotheaded rage.

Life is way too short, unexpected, and far too important to make yourself or anyone else unhappy, so I am going to try my absolute hardest to treat everyone I come across with the kindness that they deserve. You never know what inner demons someone is fighting, and your kind words just might be their saving grace.

With a heavy heart,
Rachel

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10