I had a big realization today.

I felt a joy inside of me today.  The joy came from me being kind to people I love.  I love how I talk to my nephews, how I encourage Jaden, how I let him know that he is the best violinist, that I am so proud of him, how I tell Danny what is happening when he is not around, hahaha…
I realized that it didn’t come from people being kind to me.  And I remembered times when people were “trying” to be kind to me, I didn’t even notice it, and when I did, I couldn’t even take it in.

The bottom line is:

I love me when I am kind to you.
I love me when I am kind to myself.