Given our experiences over the past couple of years with Covid 19, restrictions and, yes, some fear about catching it and what that might mean for us as individuals, it has been noticeable that in the midst of the maelstrom of mainstream reporting about numbers and cases and predictions for future economic impacts, what has been working and has been such a positive aspect is our sense of caring for others, being part of a connected community and trying new ways of doing and being.
The core of these new, or are they reinvented, remembered ways of being is being kind. Kindness shown by sharing time to listen carefully to others; asking questions to help them express their ideas and fears; helping with shopping and meals for the isolated; understanding more clearly the experience of how we treat people as a community, how we listen to those we think we disagree with and how this might create a better future for us all.
I have been sharing time, thoughts and ideas with Wendy Campbell and other mentors and colleagues over several years about how we might provide a space for people to take time out, read and reflect and consider how even small changes to their own way of being or on a larger business and organizational scale might move our world forward to a more sharing, caring and kind place.
Our 7 Keys of Kindness pathway is very nearly ready to be put out there into the world and we look forward to your trying it out at your own speed, having conversations about it with us and a growing community of others and contributing your stories of how changing your ways of thinking, doing and being through kindness have impacted on your life and your community.
Want to know more? You can contact Wendy or myself. We look forward to speaking with you and welcoming you to our Kindness community.
Wendy Campbell: wendy@glastonbury.com.au
Sally Paulin : sally@theoduff.com.au