" Kindness is not a journey for the meek and mild. For those of us who have been steeped in ways of being that are not kind, it takes tremendous energy to purge ourselves of patterns and behaviors that are not kind. Every day we have to choose to commit to live out kindness that day. "

― Bruce Reyes-Chow , In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World