Wednesday 19 January 2011

Nice to meet you!

Over the past two days I've been fortunate enough to have been able to attend training on business and project management. Whilst the training over both days was excellent - what struck me more was the positive energy in the room. I was reminded again of just how nice it can be to meet new people with similar interests. If your lucky enough to have people around you - or in your life - that share your values or have a similar world view (or even if they don't see things quite as you do - they find you interesting enough to enjoy your space/company) then consider for a moment the impact that has on you as a person.

Does having the validation of others provide security? - security that you're okay? Does knowing that you have the support of others fill you with confidence to fulfil your aims, or achieve your goals? - If the answer to that is yes - What then if they weren't there??
What if tomorrow you woke up and no one agreed with you? - no one around you shared your view of the world - struggled to fully comprehend anything you had to say? - what then? Would you keel over and die??( figuratively speaking of course) does the thought fill you with absolute terror?? - send a shiver down your spine?? or - maybe - just maybe - you quite like the idea!!
Perhaps - we pay too much importance on the need for the validation of others ( Have a feeling my Coach might agree with that!)
There's saying that if someone can make you happy - then equally - they can make you unhappy. Your well being is too important for anyone to control - other than you.
Yet were only human - and it's in our design - our DNA - that we care - want to be loved - understood - cared for - protected
But it's not easy - and at times - just not even possible
Yesterday and today was a ray of light - small - but no less significant
In a world with a population of over 6,884,909,953, they don't all need to get you.
A room filled with 20 people - they don't all have to like you.
A conversation with two people they don't both need to understand
Sometimes it only takes 1.

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