Bright’s Reviews > How to Love Better: The Path to Deeper Connection Through Growth, Kindness, and Compassion > Status Update

In a time when people devalue kindness, let your heart remain wide open.
Keep giving your gentleness to the world.
Act with kindness without worrying about what you will get in return.
Even if people forget what you did for them, the universe won't.

A relationship is not an escape, it is a deep form of arrival: one where if you want it to succeed, you will have to face yourself with great honesty and give your partner a high level of presence so you can keep feeding the connection the two of you have.

Even though you know that the deepest foundation of happiness begins within you, it is easy to fall into old patterns where you are giving away your power. Old patterns take time to unbind. Repeatedly centering yourself around the fact that your perception can make or break your happiness will help you walk into the present moment with greater appreciation and ownership.

One of the best boundaries you can have is simply not letting other people's energy bring down your emotions.
Living in your peace even when you come across those who want you to join them in their storm is a sign of deep maturity.

Your healing is directly seen through the new calmness of your reactions. You still feel sadness, anxiety, tension, etc., but nowhere near as intensely as before.