Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
A Weekly Dose of Courage with Ryan Berman:
It’s not Humanrude.
It’s not Humanharsh.
It’s not Humanevil.
It’s not Humancruel.
It’s not Humanmean.
It’s not Humanhoodwinking.
It’s called Humankind.
In these tricky, turbulent times…
Stay good.
Stay kind.
Stay even.
Stay you.
Easy to suggest. Currently hard to act on.
Control your controllables.
It doesn’t mean you should turn off the news — which I have a tendency to do. We should also stay informed.
Know what’s going; on but don’t let politics, the news or the current stock market sink your psyche.
This doesn’t mean to be tone deaf or to turn the other cheek.
It means stay even, stay civil, and shoot your shots if it’s aligned with your values.
Want to protest? Do it.
Want to use this teaching opportunity for your kids? Do it.
Want to reach out to someone on the other side to understand their POV? Do it.
We all lose when we lose ourselves in the chaos.
We all lose when we’re humanrude, humanharsh or humancruel.
How will you show up?
Why will you show up?
Where will you show up?
If and when you do…
stay humankind.
Jason Mraz- My Kind:
This song will lift you up and bolster your spirits!
The Rules of Forgiveness with Robin Sharma:
Confucius had it right when he advised “before you go off to seek revenge it’s best to dig two graves.”
Getting brilliant at forgiving those who have wronged and hurt you delivers these benefits to you as a leader, producer, and person:
—you avoid becoming a resentment collector, full of negativity and cynicism.
—you protect the energy needed to get big things done.
—you live in the present and pursue a richer future rather than staying stuck in the past.
—you free up a ton of creativity that would be consumed grumbling about what someone did to you.
—you remain peaceful and helpful instead of obsessing about being mistreated.
A few of the forgiveness rules that have been super useful to the clients I mentor:
1. Forgiveness isn’t condoning the behavior. No. It’s more about understanding that everyone does the best we can based on how we think. And, as Maya Angelou observed: “If they knew better, they would have done better.” How they behaved made sense to them at the time (read that twice), even if their actions were foolish and hurtful. So, practice the master skill of letting go.
2. Let success be your confident reply. Staying bitter and stagnant is a violent defeat. What I suggest is to try and use what someone did to you as soil for your growth and fuel for your winning. Let any pain you suffer actually purify you by processing through it so that you become emotionally richer, internally stronger, and personally wiser. And, as best as you can, exploit this newfound clarity, creativity, and maturity to build glorious fortunes of success, beauty, and inner freedom. Let an even more beautiful life be your elegant response.
3. What’s yours can’t be taken from you. Mom taught me this one and I wrote about the lesson in-depth in my latest book The Wealth Money Can’t Buy. What she taught me is that what’s meant for me can’t be taken from me and if something didn’t work out the way I wished it would have, it just wasn’t meant to be. Allow people to be on their own path and know that what unfolds for them is none of your business. Do your best and trust—with deep faith—that life has your back. And that what appears is always for your fortune, never for your failure.
4. Keep Death Close [KDC]. Reflecting on how short life really is and the fact that in 100 years, everyone alive today will be dust will give you perspective. A mistreatment that seems so big will begin to look small. You’ll see the value of moving on and letting the hurter deal with their karma. And you’ll be energized to “stick to your knitting” by doing what you know to be right, making excellent daily progress and remembering that good things inevitably happen to people who do great things.
Pets increase life satisfaction as much as marriage or close friendships:
In a world where happiness often feels like a moving target, we constantly seek what brings true contentment.
People turn to careers, families, friendships, pets, and even meditation or travel in the hope of feeling joy and fulfillment in life.
Living with a pet brings more joy to everyday life – Earth.com
A crow’s math skills include geometry:
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
A crow’s math skills include geometry : NPR
Missing toddler who walked 7 miles through Arizona wilderness led to safety by a dog:
The rancher traced the boy’s steps and discovered that Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees who normally patrols his land and wards off coyotes, had escorted the 2-year-old for at least a mile.
Missing toddler who walked 7 miles alone through Arizona wilderness led to safety by rancher’s dog
Thanks, this week go to Ryan B, Robin S, and all you kind souls modeling empathy and compassion!
May we all be the person our dog thinks we are…
Pay it forward.
Love,
Neville
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Happy Soul Food Friday! 