Acts of…Inclusion
It must be said. Performing acts of kindness can bring up a lot of insecurities. If I’m not careful, I drift into thinking my gifts aren’t quite good enough. “If only I had more money….or was more creative.” “I bet other people are much better at this.”
I wonder if Inclusion is a bit like this as well. In our hearts, we want to create a world where everyone is valued and can participate fully. Yet the task feels huge, the baby steps fuzzy, and our own fears and sense of inadequacy get in the way. Worried we might not do it “right”, we don’t take the risk.
One thing that is weighing on my mind at the moment is a friend who is deeply depressed. I want to smother her with acts of love: bowls of soup, walks in the sunshine, a shoulder to cry on. Unfortunately, this friend lives 5000 kilometers away, which makes just about all of my great ideas impossible.
But just as inclusion is about small steps in the right direction, so is kindness.
I emailed my friend this morning, and told her I’d be sending her one email every single morning in May. Poems, photos, memories from our times together… whatever will reconnect her with her happier self. This does not feel like enough, but it feels like a start.
Now I’m wondering what you think? If you knew you could not fail, what would you do for someone? Or for everyone?
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One Response to “Acts of…Inclusion”
I love that everyday is a new day and we get to start fresh. I also love that I am responsible for creating joy and finding my bliss in my life and this I can share. I am mindful that in sharing my love, joy and bliss brings me even more love ,joy and bliss though at the moments I choose to give it not everyone is in a place they are able to receive and i=I am learning to be oK with this trusting that one day they will.
mauri oho
Sandy