THE DAILY SPARK

Palace of the Popes - Avignon, France -Masonry oven to feed 100's of priests during Conclave When we impulsively react to people that irritate us or have wronged us, we instantly get pulled into their own vortex of negativity.  Yet even from these negative people and situations, it's still possible to get positive results.  And that is by showing GRATITUDE. Why?  Because every single person in your life has the potential to teach you more about love, forgiveness, compassion, trust and yourself.Quote by Natalie LedwellREFLECTION:Is there someone who is irritating you now?How can you be grateful for what they are showing you?What can you learn about love, trust, compassion or yourself from this person?

When a crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas lying around.Quote by Milton Friedman from the preface of his treatise: Capitalism and FreedomREFLECTION:Crisis creates the critical shift for fundamental change to occur. What ideas do you have "lying around" should crisis occur?Do you have fall back positions or are you open to thinking outside the box ... being proactive not reactive?

While survival of the fittest may lead to short term gain, research clearly shows it is survival of the kindest that leads to the long-term survival of a species.Quote by Dacher Keltner - Professor at US Berkley and leads Science of Happiness podcastREFLECTION:Kindness wins!Who can you show extra kindness to today?