My good friend and excellent writer Teagan R Geneviene sent me this today and I couldn’t fail to share it with you so apt it is.
We Are All Human
As the population gets bigger and bigger, the world gets smaller and smaller. People of various specialties, and within that different levels of experience, inevitably bump into one another. The thought of comparison and competition can take some down a negative path. But why let that take hold?
We are all human. Imagine if all of us as humans, at the most basic level believed in one simple construct. We are here on this planet to support each other, and to hold each other up.
We fight the same battles at one point or another, we want to feel good about ourselves and our work, and we should realize that many find happiness in other people’s eyes.
We want to provide for our families, large or small. We spend hours consuming content, shedding tears both happy and sad for people that we will never meet. We celebrate victories and suffer losses with teams that we will never join. We choose to encourage and endorse people that run in “our inner circles”, our tribes, while others we publicly call out, and shun. What is the point?
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”
– Buddha
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
– Aesop
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
– Albert Einstein
We are all traveling in this sometimes fantastic and sometimes utterly confusing and unsettling place called Earth. What if our mantra, collectively as imperfect people is not you aren’t as good as me, but rather I support you for trying to be better than you were yesterday. I don’t know about you, but can we give it a try?
JD
©2015, Jennifer Davis All Rights Reserved
From the Bringing Talent Together Blog http://www.recruitradical.com/human/
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog….. An Author Promotions Enterprise! and commented:
AUTHORS, BLOGGERS, EVERYONE – This applies to ALL of us 😀
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David you are too kind. But I must have mislead you. The truly excellent writer here is Jennifer Davis, who posted this lovely piece to LinkedIN. Hugs all around. ❤
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Oops… sorry — just delete this. I should have known you better. I see her name at the end. My apologies. And extra hugs for my silly mistake. 😀
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I tried to link it back to her original site.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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A . m . e . n .
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Hear hear! Jolly well said. A very inspiring post.
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I’m very lucky Teagan decided to send me this today. I have the opportunity to make new friends. Pleased to meet you.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Ah, thanks, David – your comment has really cheered me up. xx
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Well, that’s just put a smile on my face so thank you.
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
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So true. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks so much Merril. xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Reblogged this on Taylor Grace and commented:
What a beautiful, beautiful message!
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Thank you so much for this post! What a beautiful message!
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I’m grateful to Jennifer Davis who created the post on Linkedin and to Teagan who found it and knew I’d like it and most especially to those of you who like it in turn.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Great post. Amazing how a little shift in thinking, a new mantra, could change the world.
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I agree and hope that the new mantra changes the world enough so that peace and tolerance reign.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Great post, David, couldn’t agree more. Brings to mind a beautiful song with the same sentiment: “Get Along” by Guy Sebastian. Well watching for the pictures as well as the music and the lyrics.
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Whoops, that should’ve been “Well worth watching…” 🙂
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Knew what you meant but thanks..
Hugs
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Not heard of him before Amos but it was a great song with all the right hopes. When everyone talks lof terrorists they forget the ordinary people who just want to get along like those who smiled for the camera here. Thanks for sharing that.
Hugs
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David, I just found this site, and it’s wonderful. I love encouraging others and helping them smile – and this post from Jennifer is absolutely reason to smile so thank you!
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Nothing I like better than to bring smile to my friends Christy. Jennifer’s post is wonderful.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Hugs right back to you, sweet David! xx
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I love that quote David. Very apt. 🙂
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Yes Suz, I love the quote too. It takes so few words to get it’s meaning over. It would be great if everyone knew it and acted on it.
xxx Humongous Hugs xxx
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Reblogged this on Musings on Life & Experience and commented:
Beautiful thoughts by a lovely man who cares about others.
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I’m sure you like making me blush.
xxx Cwtch xxx
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