More in Common Than You Think

We live in a 24/7 instant gratification culture that is in constant search for the next big story. We have become fixated, curious, and borderline obsessed with stardom and today’s celebrities, executives, athletes, politicians, coaches, and entertainers. We put these individuals on pedestals, religiously keeping up with their daily lives — praising them, ridiculing them, lifting them while quickly tearing them down. Their pain becomes our entertainment in the process, dehumanizing the essence of who they are. But as we attempt to emulate these individual’s uniqueness, we venture farther away from accepting and embracing all of who we were born and meant to be.

When we put our notions of fortune and success aside and examine humanity at its core, human beings have a constant desire to feel accepted, appreciated, loved, valued, heard, and seen. As you reflect on this year and prepare for 2020, realize wisely and earnestly regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, we all have something in common.

We Are All Fighting A Battle

We are all are fighting some battle that another person knows nothing about while carrying with us our dreams, aspirations, fears, and uncertainties. When we liberate ourselves from our ego, we can begin to value another person — not for how they can serve us but for who they authentically are.

To Be, or Not To Be

One of the fiercest battles a person has to fight is to live in a world where every single day, someone is trying to make you be someone you don’t want to be. The most important relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves. We must begin the transformative journey of healing our mind, body, and spirit while celebrating all of who we are. If we equate our worth to the amount of money and materials we obtain, we will always live in a constant race for more, equating objects to peace of mind.

Compassion for Others Begins With Kindness to Ourselves

It cost us absolutely nothing to be kind. As we consistently practice kindness towards others, we must never forget to be kind to ourselves. We must not judge our reflection in the mirror. Instead, be receiving of that reflection, permitting ourselves to be whole, present, and a masterpiece that is a work in progress. Every day we are presented with an opportunity to be beacons of peace, love, positivity, courage, and perseverance — in the process, leaving footprints of kindness everywhere we go!

We are all trying to figure out this game called life. No matter our longevity life is finite and precious. There is no reset button nor playbook on how to navigate all that we might experience and feel on this self-discovery journey. So live and live immediately. Live life to the fullest from a place of love and gratitude. And as the renowned poet Dr. Maya Angelou once eloquently voiced, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

P.S. If you are in search of a book recommendation, our team at The Daily Coach highly recommends Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman. The book brilliantly shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations—if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to reimagine work, politics, and community. Thank You for Being Late is an essential guide to the present and the future.

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