Grief without boundaries
It has been a few days since the tragic air crash, and it continues to move many of us. What stayed with me was the realization that it could have been someone I knew. In a world where diverse people are connected and interdependent, no tragic event is a distant news story. Death is no longer just a statistic – it affects us collectively as human beings. It serves as a reminder that, at least for a brief period, we are willing to expand our identities and break barriers.
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main… Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” — John Donne.
Hunger and Anger
You may become so caught up in your thoughts that you forget you have a physical body. You don’t see how hunger fuels your anger. You fail to see how sleep deprivation makes you snap at others. You misjudge your afternoon energy levels and blame yourself for working slowly. There is no point in blaming your behavior when you have overlooked the biology at work. Your body mechanisms have a huge influence on your emotions.
“The chemicals that are running our body and our brain are the same chemicals that are involved in emotion. And that says to me that we’d better pay more attention to emotions with respect to health.” — Candace Pert.
Thinking big
You are thinking big if your ideas
- Challenge existing perspectives or experiences
- Disrupt the usual approach
- Spark debate and discussion
- Have the potential to scale
Big ideas emerge when you zoom out, observe objectively, and are willing to face debates.
“If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough.” — Richard Branson.