When Kindness Feels Like a Curse (But Isn't)

 

🌾 When Kindness Feels Like a Curse (But Isn't)

Some Days, It Just Feels Harder

Today, I had one of those conversations—the kind that lingers in the soul.

My aunt and I were talking about life. About blessings. About luck. And she said something that’s stuck with me:
"It really does seem like the kind souls have it harder than the thieves."

And I felt that. Deeply.

Because the truth is—I’ve never had an easy life. I haven’t had the kind of luck people talk about over coffee or smile about in social media captions. My journey has been one of heartbreak, struggle, starting over, and pushing past the breaking point more times than I can count.

Kindness Isn’t a Weakness

I try to live kindly.
I try to love generously.
I try to believe that good wins.

But there are days—hard ones—where it feels like being a good person comes with a cost that others never seem to pay. People who manipulate, deceive, or take advantage often seem to glide through life, while those of us who feel deeply, who live with open hearts, are left swimming against a tide that never lets up.

And honestly?  

It gets exhausting.

But It’s Also Sacred

But here's the part I’m learning—slowly, tenderly, with trembling faith:
It’s not a curse to be soft.
It’s not a punishment to feel deeply.
It’s not a weakness to keep showing up when life tries to knock the breath out of you.

It’s holy ground.

Every time I choose compassion instead of bitterness,
Every time I pick myself up from the floor and whisper, “God, I trust You,”
Every time I write through the pain,
Every time I refuse to let grief make me hard—

I am winning.

You Are Not Alone

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

So to the weary soul reading this—
To the one who wonders why doing the right thing still hurts...
To the one who’s felt overlooked, worn out, or invisible…

You are not weak.
You are not unlucky.
You are not behind.

You are forged, not forgotten.
You are beloved, not broken.
And God sees what the world misses.

Maybe kindness hurts because the world was never made to reward it.
But Heaven was.

You’re Still Standing

Take heart. Let the tears fall if they need to.

You are not alone in the fight to stay soft in a hard world.
You're still standing.
And that matters.

You’re doing better than you think.

—
🕊️ From my heart to yours,
Dyan

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