My friend <a href="http://agirlandaboy.com/journal/">Leah</a> started a wonderful blog called <a href="http://nicethingsnow.com/">Nice Things Now</a> where she catalogs ideas to make the world a nicer place. (You know what would be nice? Taking a look right now. Go ahead! I'll wait here.)

She emailed me the other day about this tweet from our friend Karen (who incidentally writes a <a href="http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog/">blog and a book </a>about the beautiful things in life):

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Leah wanted to know if I was quoting someone when I said that. I don't know if I read that somewhere, but I do know that it's one of the

I believe it takes strength to be kind. People who are weak mistake swagger or cruelness with strength.

This is a mistake.

It takes confidence to be kind because your own self-worth isn't threatened by the actions of others. You don't need to put others down in order to lift yourself up. You have the freedom to show kindness without caring what other people think about you.

I'm not perfect. There are times when I am not the kindest. So what? I pick myself up, and try again another day.

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Their own self worth won’t be under threat by the actions of others.

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Weak people fear losing control and are more likely to lash out at others. Secure people with a strong sense of self-esteem know that kindness doesn’t diminish who they are. They understand that supporting others creates positive energy for all concerned.

Being rude will show off your insecurity and you weakness. Kindness is a great way of demonstrating your own strength and your self-discipline. While it might not always be easy to be kind, it is a great quality, particularly when someone else doesn’t really appreciate it. Kindness will show that you are a person has worked hard in their life and in life coaching and has reached a great place of self understanding. Kindness, therefore, demonstrates strength and not weakness.

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