This is my mantra. Just those few little words can guide you well through most of life’s sticky situations.
Think about it – if you are always kind, you will feel good about yourself and you will make others feel good as well. How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.
The confident part is about personal growth and stability. If you are confident you will never be “too kind.” What I mean by that is sometimes in an effort to be kind we may put our needs aside for the sake of others, and I just don’t think that is necessary. I tell my kids (and try to practice for myself) that if you are confident that what you are doing is having the impact of being kind to yourself and to others – you can’t go wrong.
If you are confident, you will never be too kind; and if you are kind, you will be confident you are doing the right thing.
At least is how I see it.