The world has changed, or maybe it hasn't changed, but we have changed. What is clear, in Covid, we are not the same people and small gestures of kindness have become even more important. In Covid, our gestures follow us.
Small gestures
Through small gestures of kindness, we demonstrate who we are. From a kind smile to brighten someone's day, to showing gratitude; to words that encourage. Being kind, bringing gestures bring warmth, kind gestures bring strength.
It is the small gestures that have the biggest impact. It’s not the big things that bring us the most pleasure or happiness, it’s the little things. It is the small kind gestures that create the biggest ripples.
It is the same with words. Words can be kind, soothing, or they can be back-biting and scathing. Words that we use to set out to hurt that are unkind, scathing, says a lot about us and can be the difference between others having a good, or bad day.
The wrong words can cause stress and anxiety, but the right words will always bring peace. The right words sooth the soul, mend and empower us to want to do and be better. Words express a person’s motives, explain a person’s character. It is important to get those right.
The right words and gestures make us feel loved, and empower change in us, to become better people. In Covid-19, it is very much needed. In Covid-19 things aren't going un-noticed. Everything is noted; if anything through social media, it has become too obvious.
There is no doubt in my mind the pandemic and in the UK, Brexit too has changed people. There is an air of mean-spiritedness pervading and relationships are more difficult.
Unfortunately this is compounded by a political ideology in the UK government which strives on divide and conquer.
I agree it costs nothing to be kind and it can make all the difference to someone's day.
Thanks. Yes, I'm not just reading your words. The media and social media, people are all saying the same thing too.
It is exactly because we're living through Covid-19 and Brexit we should be kind. But I think you're interpretation of what is happening in UK politics is compounding the issues.
There is an air of divide and conquer. I liken it to a parent playing one child against another. It's not healthy, it's unkind and hurtful and agree, it costs nothing to be kind.