45. Develop your own helping rituals
In the quest for peace and kindness which is an ongoing theme in this book, this chapter talks about how if we want to live a life of peace and kindness, then it's necessary to do peaceful kind things.
Could my peace and kindness be my janergy - that thing that i have that is jan's energy.... the part of me that makes me nice to be around - that always has time for others, the name i hear called across the cubicle at work, the name that i get greeted with by people who i work with, is it that i will offer a meal to someone in need, or let that person who's trying so hard to run me off the road, get in to my lane, or is it that my maybe i can help someone in someway just by being me, or is it to just try and be peaceful and kind, regardless of what's happening. I always try to find a silver lining in any situation and i think that comes from having to look beyond the things that have troubled me and work towards building a world that brings me peace and happiness regardless of what's going on around me or to me.
So, as for being peaceful and kind.....well, I probably wont go around picking up litter like this guy in the book, but i can be more conscious of what i am doing to help me and others as i continue on with my journey of not sweating the small stuff. My helping rituals could be as simple as buying someone a coffee, or holding the lift for someone, and it has to be a conscious decision to do more that i am doing today.
Note to self: If what i am doing as part of my day to day life, is making me feel good and making those around me feel good about them and their life, then maybe i need to keep doing more of that. It has to start from within. Be love, Be peace, Be happy, Be kind.
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