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260-How Women Are Like Elephants
There is no community like a community of women and perhaps we can learn something from female elephants.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and there is no community like a community of women. When you have made good friends, you know it. The other day, my dear friend Wendy dropped a little surprise gift off at my door. And, friends, let me tell you how meaningful it was to me. This act of kindness.
I opened it in front of her, she said she saw it and thought of me. Which is so nice because gift giving is not my speciality. I am always in awe of people that find the perfect things.
It was a beautiful scarf with elephants on it. Do you know the story of the female elephant? When an elephant is about to give birth or is injured, the other female elephants will close ranks around this elephant. They will back into a circle until the vulnerable elephant can’t even be seen. And they will then, start to kick up dust to, so much dust, to mask the scent of any predators and they will stand there, at attention, for as long as it takes.
This, my friends, is what girlfriends do. This is what we do in my membership community. You take turns in the center, when you need a helping hand or you are going through some dark times, and the fiercest of ladies are circling around you. Saying, we’ve got you until you are ready to stand back up and you will.
When the baby is born or the elephant is ready to stand up, the female elephants trumpet in celebration. If it’s a baby, they cover it with mud to protect it’s delicate skin.
This scarf means so much to me. And this is how the ripple effect of kindness starts. It doesn’t have to be a scarf. It can be a postcard. It can be a voice memo, it can be any act of kindness.
Tomorrow is random acts of kindness day and I encourage you to think about how you can spread your own type of kindness.
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/
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There is no community like a community of women and perhaps we can learn something from female elephants.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and there is no community like a community of women. When you have made good friends, you know it. The other day, my dear friend Wendy dropped a little surprise gift off at my door. And, friends, let me tell you how meaningful it was to me. This act of kindness.
I opened it in front of her, she said she saw it and thought of me. Which is so nice because gift giving is not my speciality. I am always in awe of people that find the perfect things.
It was a beautiful scarf with elephants on it. Do you know the story of the female elephant? When an elephant is about to give birth or is injured, the other female elephants will close ranks around this elephant. They will back into a circle until the vulnerable elephant can’t even be seen. And they will then, start to kick up dust to, so much dust, to mask the scent of any predators and they will stand there, at attention, for as long as it takes.
This, my friends, is what girlfriends do. This is what we do in my membership community. You take turns in the center, when you need a helping hand or you are going through some dark times, and the fiercest of ladies are circling around you. Saying, we’ve got you until you are ready to stand back up and you will.
When the baby is born or the elephant is ready to stand up, the female elephants trumpet in celebration. If it’s a baby, they cover it with mud to protect it’s delicate skin.
This scarf means so much to me. And this is how the ripple effect of kindness starts. It doesn’t have to be a scarf. It can be a postcard. It can be a voice memo, it can be any act of kindness.
Tomorrow is random acts of kindness day and I encourage you to think about how you can spread your own type of kindness.
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/