As we connect with others on LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter adding more and more connections it seems that the more people you know the better. Only 6 degrees away from everyone. Pretty soon everyone will know everyone. Or will they? What does it mean to be connected? Does it mean I trust you, I know you in my heart, I can ask you a question, I can have a conversation, I can listen to you? Wow! If this is where we are headed then it is a wonderful place.
Of course this is a little unrealistic to think we can trust everyone. We know that we can’t. We have been taught that we shouldn’t. We read in the media why we must be so careful with all the terrible violence, corporate dysfunction, scams, and predators.
So which world do we live in? The good or the bad. What kind of people are we attracting into our space and which ones are we allowing in? I ponder this and wonder what the percentages are. What is the percentage of bad vs good? We news we read in newspapers, the headlines, the internet stories, see on TV mostly the bad of our world. All the awful things we have done to the planet and ourselves stare us in the face and we almost start to believe their is little good left. Where has it gone?
I look for goodness everywhere and I see it. In the extreme kindness of our friends hosting a surprise birthday party dinner. In the deep listening I receive from a colleague who coaches me out of care. In my clients who honour me in their trust of my work with them. In the young mother who so carefull y explains to a child the importance of being kind to an elderly person. In the activism of youth today who believe our planet is worth saving. In the companies that are changing to be healthier workplaces for employees. In the doctor who chooses to balance his life to model for his patients rather than working 70 hour weeks and burning out. In the teachers who are so dedicated to their students, so proud of them as they go on to shine in the world. In a young highschool student who somehow finds a way to volunteer to work in cancer research at age 14. In my colleagues who so generously support me and share my work in the world with others.
The space we have between us can be filled with love, trust , and caring. I choose to see the good in the world as much as I possibly can and try to attract this to me. When I connect with you I hope you see and feel this goodness and want to connect from this same place.
My friend Jim Taggart used some of his space today to post some of my writing. Thanks Jim for sharing your space with me!
