Write Club Prompt #16

Kindness

This is another one that leaves me drawing a blank. I stay in a lot these days and when I do go out it’s to hang out with friends I already know. Not a lot of strangers coming into my life these days.

As I think about kindness I think about my niece and nephew playing in the park around Halloween. There was a little girl there giving out candy to other children. It seemed so nice and kind to me. That’s one thing I definitely miss. Seeing the kids almost everyday gave me a new perspective on life. On the one hand their well-being became my one and only concern. Except when they were upset over nothing or throwing tantrums. That gave me another perspective shift. Kids value things differently than adults and they can’t regulate their emotions yet. I’m not sure what it is but there is a price to pay for keeping ones emotions in check all the time.

It’s cold this time of year but maybe tomorrow I will go out by myself and see what happens