K□□□ne□sisan□the□i□por□anttraito□□lad□.Itisaboutshowingcompassi□n,emp□thy,andu□derst□ndingtowa□dsothers.Ihavebeenmaking□con□ciouseffor□tobem□rekindinmyinter□cti□ns□ithpeo□le□w□et□er□t'sas□iletoastrangeront□estreeto□athought□ul□estu□etowards□f□iendi□need.Ihavefo□ndthat□indne□snotonly□rightenstheda□ofthosea□o□ndmeb□t□lso□ringsmeas□n□eoffulfillment□ndjoy.<□p> Kindnessisan□th□rimportanttrai□□falady.Itisabo□ts□owi□□c□mpassion,empa□hy,a□dunde□□□anding□owa□dsoth□r□.Ih□ve□eenma□ingaconsc□□us□ffor□□ob□m□re□in□inmyi□ter□□tionswithpeople,wh□□herit□sasmileto□stranger□nthestreetoratho□ghtfulgesturetowar□safr□end□nn□ed.Ihav□fo□ndthat□i□dn□□snotonly□rig□tensthed□yo□thosearoundmebutalsobrin□smease□s□offulfil□me□tandj□□.□/p><□>Ki□□ne□sisano□herimp□rtanttra□tofala□y.Itisaboutshowingcompassion□□□pathy,andunderstan□i□gt□wardso□her□.Ihavebeenmakin□acon□ci□use□fortt□bemorek□nd□nmyi□teractionswithpeople,w□e□h□□□t's□smi□e□oastrang□ronth□stre□torathought□u□gestureto□ardsafriendinnee□.□□avefou□dthatk□n□n□ssn□tonlybrightensthedayofthosearo□nd□ebutalsobringsm□□se□seof□□lf□□l□entandj□y. Ki□dn□ssisano□her□□portant□ra□tofal□□y.□□is□boutsh□w□ngc□mpa□sion,□mpa□hy,andunderst□ndingtowardso□hers.Ihavebeenmakingaconsciousef□orttobem□rekindinmyinteract□o□s□□□hpeople,w□ethe□it'sas□ile□oastra□g□ronthestr□etorathought□ulgesturetowardsa□r□endinneed.Ihavefoun□thatkindnessnot□n□ybri□h□ensthe□□y□fthosear□undm□butal□ob□ing□measenseoffu□fi□lm□ntandjoy□ Kindnessisanoth□□impo□t□nttraitofalady.It□saboutshowingcompassio□,□mpathy,andun□er□tandingtoward□□thers□Ihavebeenmakin□aconsciousefforttobemore□ind□n□yint□r□ctionswithpeople,whet□erit'sasmi□etoa□trangeron□h□st□eetorathoughtfulgesturetowar□safr□endinn□ed.□havefoundthatkin□nes□n□t□nlyb□ightensthedayoft□osea□o□ndme□utalsobringsmeasenseo□f□lfi□lmenta□djoy.