Friday’s are for reflection. Stop what you’re working on. Take a deep cleansing breath. Now, another.
With all that is happening in the world, there’s still time for yourself. Today, find a moment of solitude in a place that asks nothing of you and you nothing of it. Wander and gaze into the distance. Watch the natural world do what it does without effort. Allow yourself to breathe, rest, observe, feel, and reflect. Even a few moments are good for your soul and our collective well-being.
When you seek health and wholeness for yourself, it motivates others to do the same. Just as the vibrancy and joy of another can inspire the same in us, so can anxiety, restlessness, fear, and despair. These are not shameful feelings or moments. They are normal experiences in a conscious existence because we’re fundamentally interconnected physical and spiritual beings.
With all that is happening in the world, there’s still time for yourself.
The lesson is this: self-care is universal love. When we rest, reflect, and rejuvenate, we train ourselves to be fully human, fully alive, and present for each other. Universal love is how we feel and see more clearly with empathy, justice, and hope.
As leaders of hope and change, we never forget who we are. We simultaneously celebrate humanity and grieve injustices against it. Hope is not blind to wrongdoing, and change is not passive. The decision to rest and reflect is an action of productivity with proven results. Reconnecting with ourselves in fellowship with the natural and supernatural world is the greatest gift we can both receive and give.
When you embrace the fullness of your being, others can see the hidden goodness and potential waiting to be unleashed in themselves for a better tomorrow.
Hope and Justice For All
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Matt Till 