A Complicated Kindness

body scan is to bring awareness to each part of the body, to see how it is, not to think of it judgmentally (Valentine, 2007). Loving Kindness Meditation. This is also known as “metta” meditation. Metta is the Pali word meaning “universal love”. The meditation starts with developing a loving acceptance of yourself, and then systematically sending loving-kindness to other people present in your life (Ven Pannyavaro, 2012). This type of meditation is used as a tool for empathy awareness that…

problems. Being rude won't help any of your problems, it's just another way to make yourself angry at yourself and the world. We need to work as a team and stand out together, then eventually the world will change. A wise person once said “ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Remember that and you can make a…

Personal Manifesto The subject of personal manifesto should never be something that is of foreign content. There are many different ways that you can be translated into a character. For instance, some contributors are your personality, your occupation, your habits, your work and motivation, and more. What a manifesto is, is what a community thinks of what you are rather than the content of your character. You are defined by society’s social queues and status quos. As a result, more than half of…

think, not everyone. If you ask someone to picture a hero they might picture a superhero, celebrity, or famous person from the past. Though they can be seen as heroes sometimes they might not really be. Heroes sacrifice for the good of others, show kindness and integrity when a situation calls, and do not brag and boast. Heroes sacrifice time, energy, and even sometimes their lives for the good of others. One example of a hero doing this is Welles Crowther, more commonly known as the man in…

end. Maybe we can’t just go and change the entire world, but by starting small and united the staff and students of Higley High School we can get a head start. We need to unite Higley. There are hundreds of thousands of tasks we can do to spread kindness and unity throughout the school and eventually the world. Positivity. There is a power in positivity, it can be easily contained or spread. I propose that we chose to spread it. We can do this by recognizing positivity when it is present and…

It is the year 2021. You hear your name echo through the auditorium as you are called to the front of the stage. All eyes are on you as you walk towards the principal who is holding the piece of paper for which you have worked so hard; all of the hours of work, studying, and preparing. Accepting your diploma, you smile and think about your life ahead. You have just graduated high school- now off to college. How will you be remembered as a student? What will you have done? A legacy is how you are…

The Gift of Kindness When one thinks about kindness what comes to mind? Maybe helping an elderly with something they can not do anymore or making somebody feel better when they are having a bad day. Whatever it is it is always something that is positive. Kindness is something that can change somebody’s feelings, it can help to create a better society, and it is also proven to improve one's health. In the story “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children” there was a man who was…

This sequence takes place just after Amélie returns the box of toys she found to their owner. Inspired by the effect this small act of kindness has, she is overcome by an “urge to help mankind”. Amélie has always had an interest in the small quirks that make life unique, so in this sequence, her act of kindness is to share them. This sequence shares the excitement and joy Amélie finds in seemingly minute details, not only with the blind man she walks with, but with the viewer, through the use of…

allowed the question to arise what is kindness. This question is the question chosen for research. When starting research, there is not much information on definitions or studies of kindness. Through researching under the topic kindness there needs to be more research done on this topic for future references. With the research done one will be able to create a general understanding and definition of kindness. There are many different ways to describe kindness and for that there is no definite…

affected by your thoughts, emotions, and ideas. Your ideology is composed of: your core values, aspects of positive and negative thought, how you behave when you don’t have distractions, how you cope, what you 're grateful for and how you demonstrate kindness, and the things that add meaning to your life. Your core values, while developing over time, help show who you are as a person. Mine includes: freedom, integrity, and enjoyment. I dislike being tied to things indefinitely and never making…