□indnessi□anot□erimportanttraitofala□y□I□isabout□ho□i□gcompass□o□,□mpa□hy,andunderstan□in□t□w□rd□ot□er□.I□av□been□□kingaconscio□□effort□obemorekindinmyi□teractionsw□t□people,whetherit's□smiletoa□t□ange□ont□□streetorathoughtful□□st□□e□oward□afrien□inneed.Ihavefound□hatkind□□ssnotonlyb□ightensthed□yofthosearoundm□but□lsobr□ngsmea□ens□offulfillm□□□an□j□y□<□p> Kindnessisan□therimpo□tanttr□it□f□lad□.I□isabout□ho□ingcompas□ion,empa□hy□a□□und□rstan□ingtowa□dsother□.Ihavebeenmaki□gaconsci□use□forttobe□orek□ndinmyinteract□onswithpe□ple,wh□the□it'sasmiletoa□□rangeronth□streeto□a□hough□f□lgest□retowardsafrien□inneed.Ihavefoun□thatkindnessnot□nlybrightenstheda□ofthosearoundmebutalsob□ing□measenseoffulfill□entandjoy. Kin□ness□sa□otherim□ortanttraito□alady.Itisabout□ho□□□gcompassion,□mpa□hy,a□d□□der□□anding□owardsothe□s.I□avebeen□aki□gaconsci□us□ffortt□b□morek□n□inmyinteractio□□wit□people,whetherit'□asmiletoast□angeronthestr□□torathou□htfulge□t□retowardsafriendinne□□.□h□vefoun□that□i□dne□s□oto□□ybrightenstheday□fthosearoundm□b□□al□obr□n□smeas□nse□ffulfil□m□ntandjoy. □i□d□essisan□□h□rimp□□tanttrait□falady.It□□aboutshowin□co□passion,empathy,andunderstandingtowar□□others.Ihave□□enmaki□gaconsciouseffortto□emore□indi□□yinteractions□it□people,wh□therit'sasm□letoas□ra□geronthestre□torathoug□tfulges□uretowa□d□af□iendinn□ed.Ih□vefoundthatkindness□otonlyb□ighten□thed□yofthosearound□ebutalsob□i□gsm□asense□ffu□fillm□ntandjo□.□><□>Kin□ne□sisanot□er□mpo□t□n□traitofalady□Itisaboutsho□ingcompas□ion,em□athy,an□unders□andingtowa□dsothers.Ihaveb□□nmakingaconsci□usefforttobemorekin□in□□inter□□tionswithpeop□e,w□etherit'□asmiletoas□□an□□ro□t□estreet□rath□ug□tf□lgestu□etoward□afriendinne□d.□h□vefoundthatkindn□ssnoton□ybrig□tenstheda□ofthosearoundmeb□t□l□□□ringsme□senseof□ul□illmentandjo□.