How can you serve others during difficult times?
๐๐โ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ - ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ - ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ข ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐.โฃ
With so many changes, daily updates and news-feeds whizzing by, it can be a lot to process. As community leaders there are a few ways we can show up and serve others with love, empathy and compassion. โฃ
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๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ + ๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ โฃ
Whatever is available to you and could meet the needs and be of support to your team or a loved one, share it. Being open in your sharing will also help to prevent the โwhat ifโ and โworst-caseโ scenarios running through someoneโs mind which often leads to panic and fear. โฃ
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๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ โฃ
Be able to listen without judgement and withholding the urge to fix things ASAP. Allowing someone to feel heard and held in a safe space is powerful. Of course, you can re-group at the end or at a following call to address the concerns - but just know that you wonโt and you canโt expect yourself to solve every problem or concern.โฃ
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๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง โฃ
This does not mean you need to sugarcoat things, hide the realities or avoid what is going on in the world. But, itโs important to be the light in the middle of a tunnel. This is a wonderful opportunity to look at the changes we want to see in the future, how we can co-create the solutions together and build inner resilience of your team or in each individual you speak with. โฃ
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๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ โฃ
This one doesnโt show up too much when I read up about leadership but itโs critical. Without this one, you cannot be a cheerleader, you cannot fully show up to hold space for someone elseโs suffering - you canโt show up as your best self! List down resources you can turn to for self-care, schedule time in your diary, get accountability from a friend or loved one to make sure this one happens because as servant leaders and community builders, we tend to feel a lot of guilt around this one not recognising how we need it the most. Think of it as creating your โSelf-careโ tool-kit so that when you are in need of it, you donโt feel overwhelmed wondering what you can do.โฃ
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๐ฝ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ - ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ โฃ
If you find yourself in a community that has slowed down significantly, use this time proactively. Start to mind map how you would like to serve if the opportunity and the needs present itself. Run through ways you can serve others with love during this time - even if itโs not always explicitly being said.โฃ
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๐โ๐ข ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช! โฃ
โฃP.S !
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