The Chameleon Syndrome: Kindness & Boundaries
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010So, you treat others with kindness, compassion and empathy, in the manner in which you would like to be treated yourself. Hows that working for you? Perhaps one feels that somehow, even though they are good to others, one always seems to receive the short end of the stick. Cannot fathom why people do not seem to reciprocate ones kindness, and may even act in direct opposition to this. Kindness begets kindness, yeah? Or so one would think. One may find themselves wondering if their kindness is seen as weakness in some way, a free ticket to take advantage of oneself, a sign on ones back that says kick me. I am kind to people, why are people not responding in the same way to me? One can see it if they acted unkind, rude, etc. to another, so find it difficult to comprehend as to why this occurs and how to turn this around. (more…)
