□i□dnes□isa□o□heri□portanttraitofa□ady□□tisa□ou□s□ow□ngcompas□ion□□mpa□hy,andunderst□ndingt□w□□dsother□.Ihavebeenmakingac□□s□io□□efforttob□morek□ndinmyi□teractionswi□hp□ople,□hethe□it□s□smiletoastrang□ronthestre□t□rathou□htfu□g□sturetowa□dsafri□ndin□eed□Ihavefoundthat□in□nessnot□nl□brigh□□nsthedayoftho□□□ro□ndmebu□al□obri□g□m□a□en□eofful□illm□ntandjoy.□><□□Ki□□nessisanothe□importa□ttraitofal□dy.Itisabouts□o□ingc□mpassion,empathy□andunde□standingtowardsothers.Iha□ebee□makinga□□n□cio□sefforttobemorekindinmyinteractionswithpe□ple,whetheri□'sasmiletoast□angeronthestree□orathoughtfulg□sturetowar□safriend□nneed.Ihavefo□ndt□atkindnessnotonlyb□igh□□ns□□ed□y□ftho□earoun□mebut□lsobringsmeasenseof□ul□ill□entan□joy.<□p> Kindnessis□notheri□por□ant□ra□tof□lady.Itisabou□s□□w□ngco□pass□□□□em□athy,andunde□st□nd□□gto□□rdsother□.□hav□be□□□a□ingaco□s□□ous□fforttobemorekindinm□i□teracti□□swi□hp□ople□whetherit'sasmi□□toastrange□on□□□s□□ee□or□□hou□□□fulgestu□et□□ar□safriendinneed.Iha□efoundthatkin□ne□sn□□onlyb□ig□ten□thed□yofthosearoundme□ut□lsobrin□s□ease□seoffulfillmentandjoy.<□p> Kindn□ssisanotherimpo□tanttraitofal□□y□Itisab□utshowi□gc□mp□ssio□,empathy,andundersta□dingtowar□sother□.Ih□vebeenma□ing□consciouseffort□obemorekindinmyinter□ctionsw□thpeople,whetheri□'sa□mile□□astr□ngeronthestreetorathoughtf□lgesturetowardsafri□nd□n□eed.Ihavefou□dt□atkindn□ssnot□□□y□rig□tensthedayoft□osearoun□□ebutal□obri□gsmeas□nseoffulfil□mentan□joy.<□p> Kin□nessisano□her□m□o□□anttrai□ofalady.Itisa□outshowing□o□passio□,e□□□thy,andunders□a□□ingto□□rds□the□s.Ih□ve□ee□maki□gaconscious□fforttobemorekindinmyi□tera□tionswithpeople□□het□eri□□sasmiletoastran□e□on□hest□eet□rathoughtfu□gesturetowardsafr□endinn□ed.Ihav□foundthatkindne□snotonlybrighten□□hedayoftho□earoundmebutalsobri□gs□e□s□□□eof□u□fillmen□an□joy□