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Choose Kindness

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Kindness is not one isolated deed.

It's not just a moment. It's a way of relating to people. Most of us are not able to do this out of instinct. When you're behind the wheel of a car and someone pulls in front of you, kindness is not your first impulse. When you're with another person, working or living together day in and day out, responding with kindness is not always easy. We leap to judgments instead, reasons why the person doesn't deserve our kindness. Kindness is a learned response that comes from choosing it and practicing it. Even when people do stupid things, when things don't go well, the ability to respond to another person with tenderness requires enormous discipline. Our kindness reflects our experience of the kindness we have known toward us, and it begins with how we treat ourselves, so treat yourself with kindness. Recognize it's not a sin if you need a nap. Give yourself a pep talk when you need it, not a lecture. Be kind to yourself, so that when you see someone else in need, you will know how to respond. This is Dr. Scott Morris for Church Health.

Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., M.Div, is founder and CEO of Church Health, which opened in 1987 to provide quality, affordable health care for working, uninsured or underserved people and their families. In FY2021, Church Health had over 61,300 patient visits. Dr. Morris has an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, and M.D. from Emory University. He is a board-certified family practice physician and an ordained United Methodist minister.