Part of the Finding Your Joy course was a video interview with Seth Godwin. He had many intriguing and thought provoking ideas and suggestions. He also did not take any prisoners..............refreshing and daunting at the same time.
He encouraged us to blog every day about a point of view, something we see. The aim was not to garner followers but rather to change the way our brains are wired.
Today's point of view......the vulnerability and the tenacity of the human spirit. My son was admitted for psych evaluation in a public hospital in South Africa. Today I was aware of the myriad of engagements through eye contact and questions. The old man lying alone , the male patient staring into space and the fleeting connection of our eyes. To smile at him and see the surprise and then the response of one human being to another. The greeting and friendly asking of questions to Security personal and Staff, to watch the body soften and the willingness to share information and direction.
To see my son, the child I fought so hard for and now a man who has made decisions that will have an irrevocable impact in his life. Watching the separation of mind from self and family. To know I cannot reach or change anything.
Amid poverty, illness, fear, abandonment, exhaustion, tedious and repetitive work actions, acknowledgement of the fact that you are human and you exist made a difference to a complete stranger.
We are wired for connection, and for the majority validation of existence and connection is not complicated. We are the change agents of our environment, the choice to be kind, engaged and open rests with us.
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