In these tumultuous days where everything feels awful, it’s easy to feel lonely and isolated. While you might be powerless to affect national or global events, you can still help one person so reach out to somebody and connect.
AI enthusiasts are raving about how quickly computers will replace our knowledge and production, but human connection is still valuable and unique. When you tell somebody how you feel and you know they understand, it feels different than typing into the void. I have been reminding myself to value these moments of connection.
I can’t do much about the LA wildfires, but I can listen to one of my coaching clients and help them find a way forward from their dilemma. I can’t do much about the awful policies being perpetrated by my government, but I can reach out to a trans friend and listen to their fears. I can’t do much about poverty and racism, but I can create a moment of joy for my children.
It isn’t much, but each action we take is a vote for the world we want.
I want to live in a world of caring and connection, where humanity matters more than productivity and consumption. I have a choice on what my next action is, so I choose to care for the people that matter to me.
Each of us is a role model to somebody. So what behaviors will you model?