Kindness Is Like Spray Paint

I had a really busy, hard week at work, and I must be getting post-Christmas blues.

I always wonder why we pack so much kindness into the Christmas season.  We all desire to spread consideration throughout the year.  Why have we made such a tradition of packing it all into a two-week period at the end of a calendar year?  And, why is our thoughtfulness focused on a small group of loved ones and the occasional charity?  Christmas is a primer in the frittering of kindness.  Plenty of people spend money on gifts to put under the tree.  Sometimes, they know of or have heard of a need or want, and "hit a home run" with the gift.  Too often, the gift is just a filler for the tree skirt.

Kindness is like spray paint.  It should be spread in even layers, frequently and consistently.  Love and solicitude should be given habitually and to all.  In a time of need throughout our country, we should all be giving of our time, talent and treasure as we can, whenever we can, not just in "the holiday season."  Goodwill toward all should be a daily mantra, not a Christmas carol.

Please spread a little kindness to all you encounter in your day today and always.  Be the spray painter.