I'm so glad you recommended baby reindeer to me. Your words shine a lot of light on why I felt so much frustration towards the characters. I was in the same boat that was thinking "wtf??? why??" for a majority of the show. But a lot of this comes from me assuming I know a person perfectly and projecting what I would have done onto them.
ily sow - this is such a refreshing read that reminds me to have more empathy and grace in my daily life. And to take time to truly listen and understand others.
ugh I love YOU. what you said about how our reactions are basically a projection of our assumptions is so true. especially for those we THINK we know perfectly, imagine how much more frustrating it is for them to make sense of our ill informed reactions 🤯🤯🤯
So well written Sowgandhi. As you rightly articulated, I am one of the billions out there pondering the same –
>> How could anyone in their right mind not choose the obvious path of solving this fixable problem?
You hit on it so well peeling this complex/convoluted human psyche layer by layer. And, I am so connected to the way you defined “what we are all truly made of”
>> We are a product of every thing we were born into, every circumstance we grew up with, every person we brushed shoulders with, every ray of sun that hit our skin, every fight we heard from the neighbor’s house, every sensory experience we fell into either by choice or happenstance, every friend who we planned sleepovers with, every heartbreak, every drug, every laugh, every hurt, every moment in time that continues on as you read through this string of letters, and every version of ourselves that existed and exists and persisted and persists through all of this
And, the way you unfolded recommending something that we all should follow to build a better world for generations is truly “impressive”
>> When trauma occurs, it fundamentally re-wires vital pathways in our brains. And while of course course, it is absolutely possible to undo and re-wire what has been restructured, but this takes time, support, energy, and plenty of space for healing and relapses
>> can we consider giving more grace to those that we call ours?
>> But maybe if we asked more questions and tried to get to know them just a bit more on the inside, we find threads of empathy to paint these canvases with an invigorating sense of clarity... alowing us to meet their flaws, impulses, shortcomings, and tendencies with more understanding.
Wow I need to watch this show ASAP, this was so thought provoking 🤯
please let me know your thoughts!
Ah this was such a good Friday dose of wisdom! Might be hard to practice at first, but I am sure just trying would help so much.
SO, SO MUCH!!! something that we're never going to perfect, but something where even a little bit of effort goes long ways!
I'm so glad you recommended baby reindeer to me. Your words shine a lot of light on why I felt so much frustration towards the characters. I was in the same boat that was thinking "wtf??? why??" for a majority of the show. But a lot of this comes from me assuming I know a person perfectly and projecting what I would have done onto them.
ily sow - this is such a refreshing read that reminds me to have more empathy and grace in my daily life. And to take time to truly listen and understand others.
ugh I love YOU. what you said about how our reactions are basically a projection of our assumptions is so true. especially for those we THINK we know perfectly, imagine how much more frustrating it is for them to make sense of our ill informed reactions 🤯🤯🤯
So well written Sowgandhi. As you rightly articulated, I am one of the billions out there pondering the same –
>> How could anyone in their right mind not choose the obvious path of solving this fixable problem?
You hit on it so well peeling this complex/convoluted human psyche layer by layer. And, I am so connected to the way you defined “what we are all truly made of”
>> We are a product of every thing we were born into, every circumstance we grew up with, every person we brushed shoulders with, every ray of sun that hit our skin, every fight we heard from the neighbor’s house, every sensory experience we fell into either by choice or happenstance, every friend who we planned sleepovers with, every heartbreak, every drug, every laugh, every hurt, every moment in time that continues on as you read through this string of letters, and every version of ourselves that existed and exists and persisted and persists through all of this
And, the way you unfolded recommending something that we all should follow to build a better world for generations is truly “impressive”
>> When trauma occurs, it fundamentally re-wires vital pathways in our brains. And while of course course, it is absolutely possible to undo and re-wire what has been restructured, but this takes time, support, energy, and plenty of space for healing and relapses
>> can we consider giving more grace to those that we call ours?
>> But maybe if we asked more questions and tried to get to know them just a bit more on the inside, we find threads of empathy to paint these canvases with an invigorating sense of clarity... alowing us to meet their flaws, impulses, shortcomings, and tendencies with more understanding.
thank you for the words! I am so glad this helped you reflect ♡