I was at a birthday celebration at True North the other night and a really cool thing happened. Each person's whose birthday we were celebrating got birthday affirmations.
I know you're probably thinking about Stuart Smalley here, but in no way was it cheesy or cliche. Each person who spoke, really spoke from the heart. In only a few words, you could see how it blessed the person it was being spoken to.
People get told all the time in their daily lives about what they are doing wrong or how they are coming up short. It really breaks people down and wears them down until those things just become burdens and wounds. People do not get told enough that they are right or good.
So the next add on to the Returning Dignity Project is to affirm people. Especially people who it has not been so easy to affirm. Maybe they have wronged you or frustrated you lately. Let's see who can be built up and changed through this.
Here is a quick recap of the first four steps of this project:
1. Call someone by name who you wouldn't usually called by name.
2. Learn the name of someone you interact with on a regular basis but don't know.
3. Find a way to take away a small burden instead of load one on.
and now:
4. Affirm people in your life especially those who it may be hard to affirm.
I've been a bit spotty in the writing this week, but I will be getting back to my normal schedule next week.
I hope this finds you all well and I look forward to seeing how the project is changing your lives and those around you.
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