Kindness Is Free. 040622
From sex and family drama to work woes and hangovers, what's on your mind today? Welcome to a space to reflect light on three things, and please share if you're comfortable doing so. Day 40!
I received so many interesting responses about my post yesterday. First, I want to thank you for opening up about your own personal experiences on the subject of breaking up with close friends. I fear it gets harder as we get older, and the pandemic has been no help, or has it just brought out the truth regarding people we thought we knew?
This quote I read yesterday seemed worthwhile sharing with you all.
“Kindness covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” Roger Ebert
The title of my post today was the subject for the last week of an online Creative Nonfiction course I took last year, “How To Write Angry, Honestly.”
Despite the title of my post, some people just don’t deserve to be forgiven. Can you guess the percentage of women to men in that class? Let’s just say if my father had joined it (like I hoped he would have), he would have been the only male.
Tomorrow I will get back to travel stories, booziness, and vegan food! What’s on your mind today?
Cheers,
Jess
Beautiful post. 🌻💚🌻💚
Wow... that Roger Ebert quote is perfect. I always liked and admired that guy... and usually agreed with his movie reviews. He shows and shares such great wisdom. Thank you Jessica for including it. I've been pondering the friendship issue you talked about yesterday. I think empathy is the most important thing, and on top of that, some people have evolved, or devolved, over the last couple years, and their empathy level is something of a barometer. It's a shame there weren't any guys in that How To Write Angry, Honestly creative writing class. I'm sure it would've been interesting to hear their stories... if only they were gutsy enough to write about them them. Very meaningful MATs, and photo, today. Thank you.