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263-Has Our Collective Trauma Hurt Our Ability To Be Kind?
We are experiencing a collective trauma with the COVID-19 pandemic. I wonder if these trauma feelings are manifesting in people being short and unkind. Let’s talk about how this is showing up in real life.
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 I was talking with a friend the other day and I was lamenting on how humanity can feel heavy. And I am so purposeful about surrounding myself with the very best of the best people and all the things and I’m that obnoxious person that has never woken up on the wrong side of the bed and really has good days every day.
But my eyes are wide open. I see stuff. Even if not in my inner circle we can’t help but see the discourse and the negative communication among adults in this country. It makes me sad. But more than that, I am trying to understand it and this is the question I am pondering right now:
Has our collective trauma made us unkind, less patient, more aggressive and the more time we find ourselves communicating behind a screen, I wonder if we gain some courage and say things we wouldn’t say if we were looking someone in the eye.
Let me explain.
I believe, like others, that as a global population, we are experiencing a collective trauma with the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a sliding scale in my opinion and we are all experiencing different levels of this trauma. No one emotion or experience is less valuable than the other.
I wonder if these trauma feelings are manifesting in people being short and unkind. There is less grace or assuming positive intent. There is less openness for your neighbors opinion.
Maybe we are all so exhausted from this collective trauma that we just don’t have the bandwidth or the care, compassion and patience we once had. It feels easier and frankly more acceptable to snap back at someone from behind a computer screen than to pick up the phone or think about positive intent before typing. So I’m wondering, how did we get here? And is there an end in sight? I don’t know? I don’t have any answers. But I am pondering these questions.
What I do know is that kindness matters. More now than ever before. I invite you to be a difference maker today. To be extra kind. To give someone a reason to think our humanity is worth fighting for. That’s all. Until next time, remember, Kindness is contagious.
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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We are experiencing a collective trauma with the COVID-19 pandemic. I wonder if these trauma feelings are manifesting in people being short and unkind. Let’s talk about how this is showing up in real life.
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 I was talking with a friend the other day and I was lamenting on how humanity can feel heavy. And I am so purposeful about surrounding myself with the very best of the best people and all the things and I’m that obnoxious person that has never woken up on the wrong side of the bed and really has good days every day.
But my eyes are wide open. I see stuff. Even if not in my inner circle we can’t help but see the discourse and the negative communication among adults in this country. It makes me sad. But more than that, I am trying to understand it and this is the question I am pondering right now:
Has our collective trauma made us unkind, less patient, more aggressive and the more time we find ourselves communicating behind a screen, I wonder if we gain some courage and say things we wouldn’t say if we were looking someone in the eye.
Let me explain.
I believe, like others, that as a global population, we are experiencing a collective trauma with the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a sliding scale in my opinion and we are all experiencing different levels of this trauma. No one emotion or experience is less valuable than the other.
I wonder if these trauma feelings are manifesting in people being short and unkind. There is less grace or assuming positive intent. There is less openness for your neighbors opinion.
Maybe we are all so exhausted from this collective trauma that we just don’t have the bandwidth or the care, compassion and patience we once had. It feels easier and frankly more acceptable to snap back at someone from behind a computer screen than to pick up the phone or think about positive intent before typing. So I’m wondering, how did we get here? And is there an end in sight? I don’t know? I don’t have any answers. But I am pondering these questions.
What I do know is that kindness matters. More now than ever before. I invite you to be a difference maker today. To be extra kind. To give someone a reason to think our humanity is worth fighting for. That’s all. Until next time, remember, Kindness is contagious.
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/