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I once tweeted*, “Ever notice kindness and busyness tend to be mutually exclusive? Are you too busy to be kind?”
Yes, this is another margin thing. Kindness is far easier when you have margin in your life. When you’re rushed, you don’t want to take the time, but when you have time to spare it’s easy to be loving, kind, and generous. This is true at work, in line at the store, in traffic, and in your marriage. Add some margin to your life, and I bet you will find yourself being a nicer person.
* Follow me on twitter (aka X) @themarriagebed
[This post first appeared Aug 08, 2012.]
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This is really good! Come to think of it, I’m fairly certain that many of the times, perhaps even most, that I have been short tempered and unkind were when I was in a hurry and irritated at the delay. Being tired, stressed, and/or …um… “needy” would likely overlap with that and fill in pretty much the rest of the times. Still, not being in such a rush would probably cut that down by a wide margin.
That requires planning ahead better, not something I’m particularly good at, and leaving with more of a margin for arriving on time (something I dislike intensely as it often means sitting and waiting at our destination). I’m working on that.