Kindnessis□notherimportan□□r□itofalady.I□is□□outsh□wingcompassio□□em□athy,a□du□derstand□ngtoward□□thers.Ih□vebeenma□ingaconsciousefforttobemore□indinmyintera□tionsw□thpeople,whetherit'sasmiletoastrangeron□□estreetor□thought□u□gestur□□□wardsafrie□di□need.Ihavefo□ndthatk□ndn□□s□□tonl□brig□ten□t□ed□□ofth□searoun□mebutalsobringsmease□□eo□fulfillm□n□□ndj□□.<□p> □in□□essisanot□eri□portanttraitofalad□.It□saboutsh□w□ngc□mpa□s□□n,empat□y,andun□erst□ndin□to□a□dsot□ers.Iha□e□e□n□akin□aconsci□useff□rttobemorekindinmyinteractio□swit□□eople,wheth□rit'sa□mi□etoa□t□angeronthestreetor□thoughtfu□□es□ure□ow□rds□f□ie□dinn□ed.Ihavefoundt□atk□□dness□otonlybrigh□ens□hedayofthosearound□□bu□□□□ob□ing□measenseoffulfillment□ndjoy. Kind□essisa□ot□erimportantt□a□tofalady.It□saboutshowi□gcom□as□i□n,e□pa□□y,and□nderstandingto□ards□thers.Ihave□eenmakingac□nsci□□se□forttobemorek□ndinmyinter□ctionswithpe□ple,whether□□'sa□m□letoastrangero□thestr□et□ratho□□htfu□□esturetowa□dsafr□e□dinn□□d.Ihavefoundthatkindnessnoton□y□r□ghtensthedayo□th□searo□ndmebutalsobringsm□as□nse□ff□l□ill□□ntandjoy.<□□> Kindne□sisanother□□portanttra□to□ala□y.Itisaboutshow□ngcompa□sion,e□pathy□andunderstan□ingtow□rdso□he□s.Ihave□e□nmaki□ga□onsciousefforttobemorekindi□□yint□ra□t□onswi□h□eople,whetheri□'sasmi□□□□astr□□geronthestre□toratho□ghtfulgestu□etow□rdsafriend□nneed.□havef□u□dth□tki□dness□otonlybrighte□sthedayofthosearo□n□□eb□talsobringsmeasenseoff□lfillmentandjoy.