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It’s human to be injured when somebody says something cruel about you, in this case about how I responsed to the death of my child.
Here’s how I process that. (I apply this in many scenarios)
View yourself as the subject of your own sentence, not the object of someone else’s.
Here’s how I process that. (I apply this in many scenarios)
View yourself as the subject of your own sentence, not the object of someone else’s.
To do it any other way, gives away your power, gives away your self and this, in its core is an active, selfFULL(opposed to selfish) decision.
Think of it this way: you know when you know something. So you know when someone else doesn’t know about what you know. So whatever
Think of it this way: you know when you know something. So you know when someone else doesn’t know about what you know. So whatever
might be projected at you... is often not about you. So don’t let it have the intended, cruel impact on you. Or, if there is an imprint, allow that imprint to propel what you do know.
You do not have control over so many things in life. And in so many of our experiences at home
You do not have control over so many things in life. And in so many of our experiences at home
or in our professions, we can be lured into viewing ourselves as other people view us.
** this is in fact very much a result for people who perform on TV/stage/for any audience, professionally**
** this is also the pulse of social media. Chasing likes and tracking posts**
** this is in fact very much a result for people who perform on TV/stage/for any audience, professionally**
** this is also the pulse of social media. Chasing likes and tracking posts**
But you can’t control any of that. You’ll drive yourself crazy trying to.
What you always have control over: how you respond.
What you always have control over: how you respond.
None of this is to say anyone has to respond in any one particular way. It can be for yourself, for your pride, for your family. But here’s one closing thought to this after school special: Don’t forget other people in your response. Don’t forget how they have different
lives, different experiences. Don’t forget these different experiences are sometimes ones you can’t relate to/imagine, sometimes affected (positively and negatively) by your own experiences.
Here’s when a response needs to include listening. And when it needs to be about
Here’s when a response needs to include listening. And when it needs to be about
ENCOURAGEMENT.
This is my favorite word. Encouragement takes courage, and courage is sometimes in short supply- especially in ourselves. But even before that, those three letters in the middle.
Our.
We can’t do any of this without all of us.
This is my favorite word. Encouragement takes courage, and courage is sometimes in short supply- especially in ourselves. But even before that, those three letters in the middle.
Our.
We can’t do any of this without all of us.
