Do we really know what is best for others? I mean, have you walked a mile in their shoes? Have you experienced the pains and horrors and the questions that hey have?
Most likely, even if you've had similar experiences in life, until you have walked in their shoes, you just don't know what they have been through. It is a mistake to think you do. It is condescending to believe you do.
Yes, you may think the thoughts that you spread to social media and the messages you put out are what everyone needs to hear. Unfortunately I believe the words are more for each person that writes or shares them, then they are often for others. Yes, others may benefit, but don't confuse who the recipient is.
Learn to share your experiences...
Learn to share your experiences and how that has impacted your life. Let it shine through what you've done to pick up and carry on in life when circumstances, situations, and experiences fought hard to keep you on the ground.
Learn to have compassion...
Learn to have complete compassion for others which may mean sometimes what you think they should hear, is not helpful in the least bit to them. Sometimes the best and most powerful thing you can do is to just hold the space for them, devoid of judgment.
Judgment is not what others need...
Judgment is often in the things that are shared and written, but to be honest, it is far from what this world needs. We've got too many people pointing the fingers at one another and not enough people listening with compassion and understanding.
Help make the world be a better place. Help make the world into something that reflects back your passions by cleaning your own mirror. If your mirror is dirty, it will be difficult to reflect back accurately that which you think you are doing.
Even when we think we know what is best for others, the audience is usually limited to one. The audience we speak to and share our messages is often more for our self, than everyone else.
We may think we are above reproach on this, but if you stand back and observe your actions, there is a good chance you will see things differently.
Hopefully I'm not doing the same thing here that I am speaking out against. If I am, then I failed in what I wrote. My attempt is to get each one of us to think more clearly and openly of what we throw out into the world every day. That is my intent and hopefully it shows through in the words I write.
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