Kindness

Kindness

By Craig DunklebergerHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Kindness episodes

  • FREE TO LIBERATE

    Every American has the liberty to simply choose.

    Too many give that right up, for too many views.
    Your choice might not be the same, as my choice.
    Your choice isn’t better, making me lose my voice.

    Politicians and the government, all have their place.

    We will hear it the loudest, during any political race.
    Never having authority on how i think or how I live.
    My life and my choices, will leave nothing to forgive.

    I am only free, when I can choose to just be myself.

    Who I choose to be, shouldn’t affect my own wealth.
    I can act, speak, and think without fear of restraint.
    If they do, you will always find it, on my complaint.

    The USA is so great; because of freedom and liberty.

    You get those rights, regardless of your political party.
    Democrats and Republicans, disagree on everything.
    They each view themselves as boxers inside of the ring.

    They take their low blows, looking for knockout punch.

    What they choose to miss, could be settled over lunch.
    Slavery is long gone, no human should be trafficked.
    Their talent and wages shouldn’t be what you restrict.

    We are the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

    There are no more indentured servants to just enslave.
    Differing opinions, should always be heard or accepted.
    We should never let our freedom or liberty be rejected.

    Written by Craig Dunkleberger

    Photo by: Raw Pixels

    3 min
  • The colors we all see 2
    You will always see color, and me, will just the same.
    Our eyesight doesn’t need adjustment, or reframe.
    Color is something, we all see, with some emotion.
    The colors we see, set our emotions, into motion.
    3 min
  • The Compare We All See
    You will always see color, and me, will just the same.
    Our eyesight doesn’t need adjustment, or reframe.
    Color is something, we all see, with some emotion.
    The colors we see, set our emotions, into motion.
    3 min
  • OPEN YOUR MIND
    Everyone has different beliefs, all felt in the heart. First you have beliefs, they make you fall apart. Untrue beliefs, or confront it from the very start. Understanding your current thinking, plays a part.
    2 min
  • Parents as artists
    When your child is born, they are simply a blank slate. There are about a canvas, for your artwork to demonstrate. Artwork, is not a duplication, but an opportunity for art. No formula or directions are given, right from the start
    5 min
  • WHO AM EYE?
    Always be humble, kind, happy and proud.
    Be the man in the arena; in front of a crowd.
    Funny how we view “pride”, as a deadly sin.
    I’m about to dismiss that belief, as we begin.
    Diving in, we discover that pride, is not bad.
    It’s a celebration of the achievements, we had.
    Achieving greatness, because of strong effort.
    We must always choose courage, over comfort.
    4 min
  • Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortability

    What if we all wore a mask everyday, like it was on Halloween?

    We’d all be different, making us not so judgemental and mean.
    We would understand that each costume, is merely a disguise.
    It misrepresents the true nature or identity, like it is a surprise.

    The truth is that we all know they aren’t who they appear to be.

    Ultimately, what we know and interpret, don’t match what we see.
    Therefore, it is hard for us to make judgements and to discriminate.
    Any disguise inhibits our ability to see or make distinctions on a trait.

    This is because what appears, and is there in reality, aren’t the same.

    Since everyone is in disguise, no external shells have a better claim.
    You might be terrified of ghosts, see Casper and not even be afraid.
    Since beliefs aren’t real, your fear or apprehension won’t be displayed.

    What we believe to be true, is often fear just disguised as the truth.

    The truth has been verified; our beliefs and worries have no proof.
    Try not to find comfort in things that are the same, we are all unique.
    Extreme beauty is found in things that are rare, different, or antique.

    If a human being is different, that doesn’t mean they do not belong.

    It means that our criteria or classification is too narrow and wrong.
    A rainbow includes all primary and secondary colors from the wheel.
    It is these contrast of colors and their differences that give it appeal.

    People and things that are different, can leave you feeling distress.

    When you are uncomfortable, there are things that you must address.
    These aren’t emotions, but are really signs or signals making you alert.
    Your brain is telling for you to increase your awareness to not get hurt.

    It can be unnerving and irritating to feel defensive, distress, or fear.

    When you are open minded and vulnerable, great things can appear.
    You’ll create rare and beautiful things when you constrict and expand.
    An oyster can make a pearl on its response to being irritated by sand.

    The defensive oyster secretes more fluid to coat the irritant, over time.

    If the oyster’s soft tissues is irritated, it covers up the scene of the crime.
    While at the scene of the crime, the pearl can finally just be discovered.
    The pearl is inside of the oyster, hidden by its exterior shell and covered.

    Many times, the thing with a tough exterior shell has beauty on the inside.

    It is often heavily guarded and not found because of the bias that’s applied.
    We all feel different emotions and we all respond to the discomfort and pain.
    The magic only happens when you’re self-aware and can control your brain.

    Written by: Craig Dunkleberger

    Photo: Freepik

    5 min
  • BIASED ABOUT BIAS

    Check out my latest poetry podcast on Emotionally Smart Living on the topic of bias

    There is something called bias, that keeps us from getting in any harm.

    Most of our biased thoughts are subconscious, gathering some alarm.
    Ninety-five percent of these biased thoughts require zero to no thought.
    They come from our experiences and values that we have been taught.

    But a part of the brain called the amygdala lets us know we’re in trouble.

    If we don’t use our conscious brain, we’ll be found underneath the rubble.
    When we have little experience or don’t know what we should do or think.
    Our conscious brain takes over, so our thoughts and actions are in sync.

    Our brain is designed to do things automatically, to alleviate your stress.

    But sometimes doing things without any thought, limits your own progress.
    Our brain process images, by connecting them to what it is that we know.
    It then determines if thought is something that we could possibly forgo.

    It then applies bias, based on prior experiences, in order to keep you secure.

    Your decisions become wiser with more experience and when you’re mature.
    When you are uncertain and have limited experiences, your brain takes control.
    Then your conscious thoughts begin to play a very important and vital role.

    You will think carefully about how it is that you behave and that you interact.

    This will always cause you to act very responsibly, and act with good tact.
    It is okay to have some bias, but being self aware and thinking are the key.
    This allows you to apply thought, when your heart and brain don’t agree.

    When your heart and head don’t agree, you should always proceed with care.

    Your conscious and subconscious thoughts, should always be ones you compare.
    When they don’t agree, your behavior can be thoughtless and quite impulsive.
    The very last thing in the world it is that you want is to be seen as compulsive

    3 min

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