I'm a true believer in kindness. When anyone asks me what I want to be, my first response is "kind." Unfortunately, we live in a world where kindness is often taken advantage of and where people who practice a life of kindness get their hearts broken by people who don't make it a priority.

In my opinion, we as humans should try to make kindness a priority. We are social beings and we are interacting with different energies every singe day, we thrive off of one another and have the ability to create relationships with all different kinds of people and I think that is an extremely special gift we have.

You're not going to get along with everyone you meet and some people will be mean no matter what, so often it is hard to make kindness a priority, but I think as we come into contact with new situations, it is important to remember that kindness can make a difference even if it's not a huge one, even if you don't realize you are making a difference, or even when your kindness goes unnoticed.

Being kind doesn't have to be an extravagant event by any means; it could literally be smiling at someone, it could be commenting on their picture, it could be anything.

I feel like there is often a downside to this belief and that is realizing that not everyone has the same heart as you do. Sometimes I personally feel like my kindness is almost seen as a joke. People take it as me being too empathetic and too emotional. Sometimes being kind can end in being hurt.

And although there are downsides, at the end of the night, I like to think that my kindness has made a difference for someone or even myself. You never really know what someone is going through, you never really know what is going on in someones head. Give compliments, smile at people, like that person's picture, give that person a call, tell your friends you appreciate them, give the guy who made you your ice cream cone a tip, say "thank you." Be kind to others and hey, while you're at it, be kind to yourself. Take a break, watch that show on Netflix, eat your favorite meal, and tell yourself you're worth it. Kindness is key. We can all benefit from kindness.