{"id":3092,"date":"2022-01-18T17:06:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamclaudia.nl\/values\/i-value-kindness\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:33:53","slug":"i-value-kindness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iamclaudia.nl\/en\/values\/i-value-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"I value &#8216;kindness&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;full_screen&#8221; m_top=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1482&#8243; img_size=&#8221;2048&#215;750&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_id=&#8221;headerimage&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;container&#8221; bg_select=&#8221;bg_color_section&#8221; p_top=&#8221;60&#8243; p_bottom=&#8221;30&#8243; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;valueclass&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"wbc-heading clearfix\"><h3 class=\"special-heading-3\" style=\"font-size:45px;text-align:center;\"><span class=\"wbc-color\" >I VALUE<\/span> 'KINDNESS'<\/h3><\/div>[vc_text_separator title=&#8221;&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-comments-o&#8221; i_color=&#8221;black&#8221; i_size=&#8221;sm&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;seperator-with-icon&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575643036428{margin-top: -10px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.08)&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1642518875269{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatright alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iamclaudia.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200104-Icons-Values-DEF-vriendelijkheid-rood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Kindness is a strength that is often underestimated. It is a power that can open and heal your heart. It is a power that can liberate you from suffering. Loving kindness encompasses much more than just being kind or charity. It is a radical and realistic attitude to life that develops compassion for all living beings.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row match_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; vertical_center=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;container&#8221; bg_select=&#8221;bg_parallax&#8221; parallax_speed=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_repeat=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_image_postions=&#8221;center center&#8221; font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#a50022&#8243; p_top=&#8221;100px&#8221; p_bottom=&#8221;80px&#8221; parallax_img=&#8221;1892&#8243; parallax_overlay=&#8221;rgba(165,0,34,0.6)&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; parallax_repeat=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_image_postions=&#8221;center center&#8221; content_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"wbc-heading clearfix\"><div class=\"special-heading-2\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center;\">\u201dIf we devote ourselves to the development of kindness\u2026 Then this becomes a movement of the heart as deep and subtle as the movement of the sea at the bottom of the ocean, almost hidden, but affecting everything that happens above. That is the power of kindness.\u201d<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wbc-heading clearfix\"><div class=\"default-heading\" style=\"color:#ffcbcb;text-align:center;margin-top:20px;\">Sharon Salzberg<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;container&#8221; bg_select=&#8221;bg_color_section&#8221; p_top=&#8221;0&#8243; p_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color=&#8221;#ebebeb&#8221; anchor=&#8221;services&#8221; el_class=&#8221;icons_services&#8221; m_top=&#8221;0&#8243; m_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; m_left=&#8221;0&#8243; m_right=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1580648550407{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]PCEtLSBWYWx1ZXMgY2xhdWRpYSAtLT5bY29udGVudF9ibG9jayBpZD0zMDM5XQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;full_screen&#8221; m_top=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1482&#8243; img_size=&#8221;2048&#215;750&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_id=&#8221;headerimage&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; type=&#8221;container&#8221; bg_select=&#8221;bg_color_section&#8221; p_top=&#8221;60&#8243; p_bottom=&#8221;30&#8243; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;valueclass&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-comments-o&#8221; i_color=&#8221;black&#8221; i_size=&#8221;sm&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;seperator-with-icon&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575643036428{margin-top: -10px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.08)&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1642518875269{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;] Kindness is a strength that is often underestimated. 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