if you want to destroy my sweater. hold this thread while i walk away.

i realize when i say people should be kind that i'm a hypocrite. i am not aways kind, myself. so just know when i say it, i'm not just admonishing others, i'm including myself. i should be kinder too.

to paraphrase one of my favorite quotes: there are three important things to be in the world. you should be kind. you should be kind. you should be kind.

all that said. you should be honest too. and sometimes, it's impossible to be both kind and honest. and you have to choose.

i can't really tell you which one to choose. and in fact, i think which one you might choose depends on the situation.

and i suppose that if i'm really honest right now- there are times when i'm neither honest or kind.

i watched a part of a special recently about mr. rogers. i did so and do so love mr. rogers. doesn't he define kind? doesn't he define simultaneously being both kind and honest? i feel i should have watched him more when i was young.

maybe i should get myself a new cardigan.