Kind stroke
Once in a moment of deep of pain, I held someone’s hand and gently patted them. The person later confided of feeling deeply nurtured. It assured them that the world is safe and they are not alone. As for me, I felt connected to the person at a deeper level. A gentle and kind stroke can touch people deeply which no amount of words can do.
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – His Holiness Dalai Lama
Wellbeing
There are two ways by which we can look at our well-being. One is looking at how life has turned out compared to where we were in the past. Another is how we are experiencing life at the present moment. There is wisdom in ensuring we do not look back at our lives with regret. However, there is also wisdom in ensuring we care for ourselves now and not suffer in the present.
“The majority of us don’t do what’s best for us all the time because life is complicated and busy – and creating excuses is so much easier than getting on with the business of wellbeing.” – Dawn Foster, British Irish Journalist and Author
Storytelling
Storytelling is one of the tools that humans have carried in their repertoire. It can help bridge the dry facts with the emotions and evoke desired feelings in others. Yet many are reluctant to engage in storytelling especially if it is their journey. Telling your own story becomes hard when you feel it is a self-promotion or evaluation. When you share your story you are
-Opening a door inviting others into your world.
-Leaving others feel privileged that you have let them in
-Allowing others to open their own window and see within
Your story may have the potential to evoke or inspire others.
“I am a person who believes in asking questions, in not conforming for the sake of conforming. I am deeply dissatisfied – about so many things, about injustice, about the way the world works – and in some ways, my dissatisfaction drives my storytelling.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author